Category: Electricity

UK Runs Without Coal for a Month

Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity Renewable Energy

National Grid ESO confirmed that the UK has reached another milestone in its journey away from coal power, operating without the fossil fuel…

May05

Government-Backed Trials Show How EVs Can Balance Electricity Grid

Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity

A government-funded trial of Vehicle to Grid (V2G) technology has successfully demonstrated how real-time data can allow electric vehicles to act as distributed…

Apr17

Low Electricity Demand During Lockdown Puts Stress on National Grid

Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity

Dampened energy demand during lockdown could force operators to switch off wind farms and power plants, or risk overloading the electricity grid, National…

Apr07

Customers Paid to Use Green Energy Over the Weekend

Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity

Customers signed up to smart energy tariffs were paid to use green electricity during the day for the first time on Sunday, as…

Mar31

UK Has Cut Emissions by 45% Since 1990

Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity Environment Renewable Energy

A renewable energy boom and the retirement of coal power stations have driven the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions down by 45.2% since 1990,…

Mar05

Businesses Could Save £6 Billion a Year by Cutting Energy Use

Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity Government Policy

The government is urging businesses to redouble their energy efficiency efforts, to limit climate change, reduce their overheads and comply with new disclosure…

Feb28

UK’s Largest Power Station to Stop Burning Coal by March 2021

Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity

The Drax power plant in North Yorkshire will stop burning coal next March, after nearly fifty years as one of Western Europe’s largest…

Feb04

Ofgem Let Electricity Networks Rake in Profits at the Expense of Consumers, NAO Finds

Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity Household & Bills

Consumers are facing higher electricity bills after Ofgem allowed energy network companies to make big profits, the government’s spending watchdog found.