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 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 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 ReadingThe carbon intensity of the British power grid fell to its lowest level yet on Easter Monday, in a year filled with new…
Continue ReadingPower Grid to Hit Net Zero by 2035 to “Strengthen Energy Security”
Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity
The government has accelerated the UK’s plans for removing fossil fuels from its power grid, a move touted as a means to improve…
Continue ReadingSeptember Electricity Price Spike Spells Trouble for the Winter
Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity
Wholesale electricity prices in Britain spiked on Monday, as nuclear outages and low wind levels caused a shortfall of generating capacity. The surge…
Continue ReadingIndependent Body to Replace National Grid as Electricity System Operator
Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity
National Grid will lose its role in running Great Britain’s electricity grid to an independent body, which will better and more cheaply deliver…
Continue ReadingBritish billpayers should brace for steeper energy costs this autumn after wholesale power prices reached record highs in the second quarter of the…
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