At the UK Labour party conference opposition leader Keir Starmer promised to establish a new government owned energy company aiming to cut bills and create jobs within one year of being in power. This comes at a time when the Labour party is 17% ahead in the polls, but with no imminent election. This follows decisions from Germany and France to nationalize portions of their energy sectors in response to high gas prices arising from Russia’s war in Ukraine. As is par for the course with most political announcements specific details are scarce, but so far we know that the company would be called Great British Energy, it will be publicly set up and owned, and it will be run…