The government is shuttering the troubled Green Homes Grant scheme, a £1.5 billion initiative to upgrade the country’s energy inefficient homes and key…
Continue ReadingRenewables Met 97.4% of Scotland’s Electricity Consumption Last Year
Written by Lauren Smith in Renewable Energy
Scotland fell just short of its target of matching 100% of its electricity consumption with renewable energy in 2020, covering 97.4%.
Continue ReadingA community-owned wind farm will be built near Coedely in South Wales after receiving £1.1 million of backing from the Welsh Government.
Continue ReadingGovernment investment in energy efficiency measures has been “woefully inadequate” and jeopardises the UK’s legally-binding decarbonisation goals, the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has…
Continue ReadingEDF will shutter its last remaining coal-fired power station in the UK, West Burton A, in September 2022, ahead of a 2024 phase-out…
Continue ReadingWhile the UK has been transitioning to renewable energy and phasing coal out of our power system, a few NHS buildings remain powered…
Continue ReadingElectricity Switching Still Down in February, But Signs Point to Recovery
Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity Energy Suppliers
The domestic electricity market remained sluggish in February, continuing a trend of lockdowns and pandemic worries dampening household switching. However, ElectraLink is forecasting…
Continue ReadingGlasgow Energy Efficiency Programme Cuts Half a Million Tonnes of CO2
Written by Lauren Smith in Household & Bills
A scheme that installs energy efficiency measures in homes in Glasgow has cut residents’ energy bills and slashed nearly 590,000 tonnes of carbon…
Continue ReadingStart-Up Supplier Rebel Energy Prepares for Summer Launch
Written by Lauren Smith in Energy Suppliers
A start-up that claims it will “reinvent the very business model of what it is to be an energy company” has surpassed its…
Continue ReadingElectrical Appliances to Cost £75/Year Less to Run Under New Rules
Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity Government Policy
Your next washing machine and fridge will use less electricity and work for years longer, under new legislation that will tackle premature obsolescence…
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