Solar power generated 6.6% of Great Britain’s power in April, with bright, balmy weather helping to reduce the electricity grid’s carbon emissions.
Continue ReadingGovernment announces further support for energy-intensive businesses
Written by Michael Quinn in Electricity
Businesses that use large amounts of electricity are set to receive further government support as wholesale energy costs continue to climb. The current…
Continue ReadingCampaigners Call for End to Discriminatory Electricity Standing Charges
Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity
The practice of recouping the cost of energy supplier failures through higher standing charges disproportionately impacts low-income households, campaigners Fuel Poverty Action have…
Continue ReadingThe UK government is exploring whether coal power stations slated for closure this year could be kept online to ease the energy crisis…
Continue ReadingElectricity Network Accidentally Sent Out Compensation Cheques for Trillions of Pounds
Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity
Customers who lost power during Storm Arwen in late November recently received cheques from Northern Powergrid for eye-popping sums after their electricity meter…
Continue ReadingHouseholds Could Face “Surge Pricing” for Using Electricity During Peak Hours
Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity
An overhaul of Britain’s electricity system will allow smart meters to send half-hourly updates on customers’ usage, paving the way for Uber-style pricing…
Continue ReadingReports Suggest Energy Prices Could Remain Volatile Until 2030
Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity
Analysts at Cornwall Insight warn that the energy price rollercoaster will likely continue until at least the end of the decade, unless the…
Continue ReadingAround 9,500 homes remain without electricity days after a one-two punch of winter windstorms toppled power lines in northern Scotland and North East…
Continue ReadingCold Weather and Low Winds Last Year Exacerbated Energy Crisis
Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity
2021 was marked by stratospheric wholesale gas and electricity prices, which contributed to the collapse of more than two dozen British energy suppliers…
Continue Reading27,705 pure electric vehicles rolled off forecourts in December, accounting for one in four vehicles sold during the month, according to new figures…
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