How should energy be priced?

Wake Up To Money

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4.1 • 775 Ratings

🗓️ 10 July 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

The government is due to decide very soon whether to adopt “zonal pricing” – i.e. whether people should pay different amounts for their energy depending on whereabouts in the country they live. All indications are that Downing Street will reject the idea but it’s yet to be confirmed. Will Bain looks at the pros and cons of zonal pricing. Also, Elon Musk is left looking for a new CEO for his social media platform X as Linda Yaccarino resigns. And chipmaker Nvidia becomes the first company ever to notch up a $4 trillion stock market valuation.

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0:41.4	Do you think the amount you pay for your energy
0:43.4	should depend on which part of the country you live in?
0:46.3	That's what the government was weighing up.
0:48.7	It's due to make a decision on what's known as zonal pricing soon.
0:51.8	In fact, it might well have done so.
0:53.1	We'll be talking about that on the program.
0:55.1	Also today, Elon Musk is looking for a new CEO this morning
0:58.3	as his social media platform X sees its chief exec lead.
1:02.6	We'll be taking a look at why Linda Yakorino has decided to go now.
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