Soaring gas and electricity bills could eat up more than half of some households’ incomes, leaving some at risk of not eating and…
Continue ReadingEnergy Bills to Take up “Generationally High” Portion of Benefits, Citizens Advice Warns
Written by Lauren Smith in Household & Bills
Consumer champion Citizens Advice is urging the government to provide a one-off grant to families this April to offset energy bills that will…
Continue ReadingBritain’s gas network companies say they could replace a fifth of the grid’s fossil fuel gas with lower-carbon hydrogen from as early as…
Continue Reading27,705 pure electric vehicles rolled off forecourts in December, accounting for one in four vehicles sold during the month, according to new figures…
Continue ReadingThe Hunterston B nuclear plant was shut down for the final time on Friday 7 January, reducing the UK’s nuclear capacity by one-eighth…
Continue ReadingBoris Johnson has dismissed removing the 5% tax on domestic gas and electricity bills as a blunt instrument, saying he favours targeted support…
Continue ReadingScotland Narrowly Misses 100% Renewable Electricity Target
Written by Lauren Smith in Renewable Energy
Official figures confirm that Scotland narrowly missed its goal of matching 100% of its electricity consumption with renewable generation by 2020.
Continue ReadingFossil Fuels Dropped to All-Time Low on British Power Grid on 29 December
Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity
Britain received no coal in its stockings this year. In fact, fossil fuel generation fell to its lowest level yet just days after…
Continue Reading6m Households Could Struggle with Fuel Poverty after Price Hike
Written by Lauren Smith in Household & Bills
A looming energy bill hike could increase fuel poverty to the highest level on record this spring unless the government intervenes to spread…
Continue ReadingCharging electric vehicles when power supplies are high and demand low could save motorists £110 per year on refuelling and prevent the grid…
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