From The Daily Sceptic

By Richard Eldred

Ed Miliband’s Net Zero push has seen costs balloon and staff numbers surge by up to 382% across Britain’s top four energy quangos. The Telegraph has the story:

Ofgem, the Climate Change Committee, the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) and Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) have all exploded in size over the past decade as Britain races to cut climate emissions, a study from the Taxpayers Alliance (TA) found.

Among the biggest beneficiaries is the little-known LCCC, which administers the UK’s multi-billion-pound annual Net Zero subsidies to generators.

It has seen its headcount soar by 382% from 49 employees to 236 staff while costs have also tripled, TA said on Tuesday.

Those costs are set to more than double by 2029 as more subsidised wind, solar and other projects commissioned by Mr Miliband come into operation.

Similarly, regulator Ofgem saw expenditure rise by 237% from £77 million to £260 million while its headcount more than doubled from 907 staff to 2,276, making it one of the largest energy regulators in Europe.

Much of the growth in all four bodies is linked to the increasing focus on achieving Net Zero targets, the growing complexity of the UK’s energy systems and especially decarbonising electricity.

The data covers 2015 to 2025, meaning Mr Miliband was in charge of energy policy for only a small amount of that period. However, the Labour Energy Secretary has dramatically stepped up the country’s Net Zero push since coming to power.

The Climate Change Committee’s headcount rose 89% from 30 to 57.

A Government spokesman said such quangos were good value for money. “Net Zero is the economic opportunity of the century… We are absolutely focused on ensuring every pound spent of taxpayer money delivers for the public”.

Worth reading in full.