Wholesale electricity and gas prices have soared as the UK braces for a blast of subzero temperatures next week—and consumers will eventually feel…
Continue ReadingRenewables to Be World’s Dominant Power Supply by 2025, IEA Says
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Globally, renewables will be the dominant source of electricity generation by 2025 “at the latest,” ending coal’s 50-year reign, the International Energy Agency…
Continue Reading5.5 Million Households Switched Electricity Supplier in 2020
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The electricity market was less active this year, with many lives and finances thrown into disarray by the coronavirus crisis.
Continue ReadingAll three of the remaining coal stations serving the British grid were fired up yesterday morning to meet a shortfall of electricity after…
Continue ReadingAfter a lull during the spring lockdown, electricity switching returned close to normal in October, two reports suggest.
Continue ReadingGlobal Renewables Capacity to Grow by 200GW This Year
Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity Renewable Energy
Despite the pandemic and economic upheaval, 200GW of renewable power will come online in 2020, bucking trends that have seen energy demand and…
Continue ReadingWith electricity demand predicted to soar as Britons transition away from fossil fuel vehicles to electric alternatives, new technology will pinpoint the source…
Continue ReadingElectricity Demand, Generation and Price Recovered As Lockdown Eased
Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity
After steep falls during the spring, electricity demand recovered to nearly pre-pandemic levels over the summer as the UK’s lockdown thawed, according to…
Continue ReadingNational Grid Launches Subsea Cable to France to Power 1m Homes
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A new 149 mile-long subsea cable will allow France and Britain to share surplus power, helping the countries balance their grids with zero-carbon…
Continue ReadingOffshore Grid Could Save Consumers £6bn on Energy
Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity Renewable Energy
An offshore grid linking wind farms and interconnectors could save consumers £6 billion by 2050, National Grid Electricity Systems Operator (ESO) has said.
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