Unless Britain’s power grid is upgraded, the demand of millions of electric vehicles could cause blackouts, the House of Commons’s Transport Committee warns.
Continue ReadingBan on Gas Boilers Could Be Pushed Back to 2040
Written by Lauren Smith in Government Policy Household & Bills
Britons could be given five more years to replace their gas boilers, as the government bows to pressure from MPs over the high…
Continue ReadingHouseholds Could See Levy on Gas Bills to Support Hydrogen
Written by Lauren Smith in Household & Bills
Households could face a levy on their gas bills to support hydrogen as a low-carbon alternative to gas-fired heat, with the government consulting…
Continue ReadingThe Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has laid out guidelines to ensure the UK has a robust network of public electric vehicle charge…
Continue ReadingMinisters are exploring ways to block China’s state-owned energy company from involvement in the UK’s next generation of nuclear power plants, including the…
Continue ReadingGreat Britain will face its greatest risk of blackouts in six years this coming winter, as closures of coal plants and nuclear power…
Continue ReadingWith three offers rebuffed in recent weeks, Ecotricity has made another play for fellow green energy supplier Good Energy, this time with a…
Continue ReadingIndependent Body to Replace National Grid as Electricity System Operator
Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity
National Grid will lose its role in running Great Britain’s electricity grid to an independent body, which will better and more cheaply deliver…
Continue ReadingBritish billpayers should brace for steeper energy costs this autumn after wholesale power prices reached record highs in the second quarter of the…
Continue ReadingSSE Offers Businesses Electricity from Straight From “Wind Farm to Socket”
Written by Lauren Smith in Renewable Energy
SSE is offering British businesses “traceable green” electricity sourced directly from its wind and hydroelectric assets.
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