Claim: Green levies make up 25% of our energy costs.
Fact-check: Green levy costs do not make up 25% of energy bills - Full Fact
Verdict: this figure is inaccurate. green levies represent a proportion of environmental and social obligation costs, which account for less than 8% of an average energy bill's costs under the current price cap. they did make up 25% of the 2021 average electricity bill.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Hannah Smith
Date published: 2022-05-17T00:00:00