Guardian: The disclosure of the profits comes as Gordon Brown has been pressuring power companies to help cash-strapped consumers. Photograph: Murdo Macleod Rising energy prices are on course to net the government a windfall of over £1bn thanks to a little-known scheme designed to promote the development of renewable energy. The disclosure of the substantial sums made through the scheme comes as Gordon Brown has been piling pressure on power companies to plough some of the profits they …