The cost of constructing new nuclear power stations could be cut by 30% by the end of the decade, the industry has claimed.
Continue ReadingEDF will close its Hunterston B nuclear power station next year, at least a year earlier than scheduled.
Continue ReadingNational Grid has called on a coal-fired power station for the first time in nearly two months, as the record-breaking heatwave stilled wind…
Continue ReadingSocial Energy Customers Offered £500 to Install a Home Battery and Connect to Smart Grid
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Green supplier Social Energy will pay customers in parts of south London, Hertfordshire and Kent £500 over four years to participate in a…
Continue ReadingNational Grid will pay French energy group EDF to reduce the output of their Sizewell B nuclear plant in Suffolk until September, in…
Continue ReadingMillions to See Savings This Winter as Energy Price Cap is Lowered by £84
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Ofgem will reduce the energy price cap to its lowest level yet from October, saving 15 million UK households around £84 a year…
Continue ReadingWholesale Price Drop Could Push Down Energy Bills, E.ON Says
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Households in the UK could see their annual energy costs fall by at least £85 this autumn following a tumble in wholesale gas…
Continue ReadingRenewable Resources Generated 37% of the UK’s Electricity Last Year
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Renewable resources supplied a record 37.1% of the UK’s power last year, up from 33.1% in 2018, the government’s latest Digest of UK…
Continue ReadingOffshore Wind Could Soon Pay Money Back to UK Billpayers
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Offshore wind power is now so cheap it could return money to British households and bring down electricity bills by the middle of…
Continue ReadingCouncil-Sponsored Switching Services Saves Residents £258 on their Energy Bills
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A council initiative to help Essex residents switch energy supplier has saved households £258 on average and helped them trim their carbon emissions.
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