Ford says it's trying to encourage more gas stations to carry E85 and the energy bill offers a tax credit to stations that put in E85 pumps, but even the ethanol lobby admits that these efforts are not enough to bring E85 closer to most consumers.

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There is a priority in the bill to keep gas stations running that are located on major highways and streets and near exits.

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Through this mechanism outlined in the bill, payments will be made to power stations to ensure there is sufficient and reliable capacity to meet demand.

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But one major power company, EDF Energy, which is planning to build two nuclear power stations in Somerset, said it was happy with the contents of the Bill which gave "further clarity".

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According to the NAB the bill would impose an additional financial burden on broadcasters during a recession and would drive many music stations into talk radio or out of business.

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To take one example, the average household's energy bill is projected to rise by hundreds of pounds by 2020 to fund the nuclear-power stations, wind turbines and power cables needed to keep the lights on and carbon emissions low.

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They should be using the Bill to create a market for electricity saving, which would avoid the building of as many costly power stations.

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