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Feb04

Energy Bills to Rise by £693 from April But Most Households Will Get £350 in Government Help

Written by Lauren Smith in Government Policy Household & Bills

Household energy bills will rise by 54% to an average of £1,971 per year from 1 April as Ofgem adjust the price cap…

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Feb01

Thousands Remain Without Power After Storms Malik and Corrie

Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity

Around 9,500 homes remain without electricity days after a one-two punch of winter windstorms toppled power lines in northern Scotland and North East…

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Jan31

Cold 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…

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Jan31

Storm Malik Delivers New Wind Power Record

Written by Lauren Smith in Renewable Energy

100mph gusts from Storm Malik pushed Britain’s wind turbines to generate a record 19.5GW of clean electricity on Saturday, National Grid’s Electricity Systems…

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Jan27

Northern Irish Energy Supplier Exits The Market

Written by Lauren Smith in Energy Suppliers

The surge in wholesale energy costs has claimed yet another supplier—this time Belfast-based Bright Energy, which offered renewable electricity to households in Northern…

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Jan27

Natural Gas Prices Will Stay High Until 2025, Goldman Sachs Warns

Written by Lauren Smith in Oil & Gas

Goldman Sachs analysts are warning that the “European energy crisis is not over yet,” with a risk that mounting tensions with Russia and…

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Jan25

British Gas to Begin Heat Pump Installations

Written by Lauren Smith in Renewable Energy

British Gas—supplier, servicer and repairer of many of the country’s boilers—is pivoting to low-carbon heating, starting sales of air source heat pumps next…

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Jan24

Paybacks from Renewable Generators Could Cut £27 from Energy Bills

Written by Lauren Smith in Renewable Energy

Paybacks from wind and solar farms paid above their contractually-agreed price for electricity could provide a small degree of relief for households facing…

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Jan20

SSE Makes First Foray into Solar Power

Written by Lauren Smith in Renewable Energy

Wind power giant SSE is venturing into solar power, announcing a 30MW project that will solidify its role as “the UK’s clean energy…

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Jan18

Energy Price Cap Could Hit £2,400 This Year

Written by Lauren Smith in Energy Suppliers

Millions of households will face a further punishing hike in their gas and electricity bills in October, with the latest projections suggesting the…

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