Sunny, blustery weather and low energy use drove the carbon intensity of the UK’s power grid to its lowest level ever around midday…
Continue ReadingUK Power Grid Needs 49.5GW of Flexibility to Reach Net-Zero at Lowest Cost
Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity Renewable Energy
To transition to 100% renewables and align with the UK’s net-zero goal, Britain’s power grid needs nearly 50GW of flexibility, in the form…
Continue ReadingTransfer of Green Network Energy Customers to EDF Delayed
Written by Lauren Smith in Energy Suppliers
More than 250,000 customers of failed gas and electricity supplier Green Network Energy are still waiting for EDF to set up their accounts,…
Continue ReadingCitizens Advice Crowns the Best Energy Suppliers and Shames the Worst
Written by Lauren Smith in Energy Suppliers
Small supplier Igloo Energy has been named the UK’s best energy supplier by Citizens Advice, while energy giants struggle to deliver good customer…
Continue ReadingWorldwide electricity generation by renewables rose 15% last year, while coal-powered generation fell 4%, but the transition to cleaner resources isn’t proceeding fast…
Continue ReadingThe 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…
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