From December energy suppliers will be required to grant emergency credit to prepayment customers who are struggling to top up their meters and…
Continue ReadingNational Grid Launches Subsea Cable to France to Power 1m Homes
Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity
A new 149 mile-long subsea cable will allow France and Britain to share surplus power, helping the countries balance their grids with zero-carbon…
Continue Reading1 Million Pensioners to Receive £140 Warm Home Discount
Written by Lauren Smith in Energy Suppliers Government Policy Household & Bills
Nearly a million pensioners will receive £140 discounts on their electricity bills to offset the cost of heating their homes this winter.
Continue ReadingUK Will Take 700 Years to Transition to Low Carbon Heat at Current Rate
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The government must overhaul its domestic heat policy framework and speed up the rollout of low-carbon heating technologies or jeopardise its net-zero target,…
Continue ReadingLeeds to Develop Six New District Heating Networks
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Leeds City Council is pouring £24 million into developing six new district heating networks, which will reduce the energy bills and carbon footprints…
Continue ReadingScottish Power to Take On Customers of Failed Tonik Energy
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130,000 customers of the failed supplier Tonik Energy will be transferred to Big Six supplier Scottish Power after a competitive process selection run…
Continue ReadingThe prime minister has outlined a bold vision of offshore wind powering every home in the UK by the end of the decade—an…
Continue ReadingOctopus Wants to Make the UK the “Silicon Valley of Energy”
Written by Lauren Smith in Energy Suppliers
Rapidly-growing supplier Octopus Energy has unveiled plans to construct a new tech hub in Manchester and double its workforce across the UK by…
Continue ReadingOffshore Grid Could Save Consumers £6bn on Energy
Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity Renewable Energy
An offshore grid linking wind farms and interconnectors could save consumers £6 billion by 2050, National Grid Electricity Systems Operator (ESO) has said.
Continue ReadingGovernment Launches £1bn Fund to Decarbonise Public Sector Buildings
Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity Government Policy
The government will spend £1 billion to boost energy efficiency and decarbonise heating in public sector buildings.
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