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Households Paid to Use Renewable Electricity Over Windy Weekend

Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity Renewable Energy

Thousands of households earned money by consuming electricity over the weekend, as blustery weather blew the UK’s wind power to a new record.

Nov12

42 Suppliers Failed to Make Renewables Obligation Deadlines

Written by Lauren Smith in Energy Suppliers

Ofgem has revealed that 42 suppliers missed deadlines for making their full payments into the Renewables Obligation (RO) scheme this year, leaving a…

Nov08

Ofgem Seeks Information About Households Not Connected to Electricity Network

Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity

While you might assume that in 2019 all homes in the UK are powered by electricity from the National Grid, the energy market…

Sep05

Municipal Waste to Be Converted into Clean Energy at Gasification Plant

Written by Lauren Smith in Renewable Energy

Municipal waste will be converted into enough electricity to power 2,500 homes for a year at the UK’s first ever waste gasification plan.

Sep03

Coal’s Share of Electricity Generation Drops to Record Low

Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity

The portion of the UK’s electricity generated from coal was just 0.7% between April and June, according to government data.

Jul26

Number of Electricity Switchers Falls in June

Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity

The number of customers switching to a different electricity supplier fell sharply in June—down nearly 10% in a month and 9% from the…

Nov30

Extra Charges Could Hit Households Generating Their Own Electricity

Written by Harry in Climate Change Electricity

New proposals from energy regulator Ofgem could see homes and businesses pay extra charges for generating their own electricity.

Jul16

45,000 Businesses at Risk of EU Fines Over Energy Efficiency Issues

Written by Ben Rich in Electricity Environment Government Policy

Across the EU, more than 45,000 major firms are at risk of EU fines over a lack of compliance to new directives regarding…

Jul05

Where Does My Energy Come From?

Written by Lauren Smith in Energy Suppliers

We flip on a light, plug in a device, flick on a gas cooker to make dinner, and never consider how the energy…

Jul02

Renewables now make up 30% of UK’s energy generation capacity

Written by Ben Rich in Renewable Energy

According to new figures released by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (DBEIS), the share of the UK’s energy production held…

Tag: Electricity

Households Paid to Use Renewable Electricity Over Windy Weekend

42 Suppliers Failed to Make Renewables Obligation Deadlines

Ofgem Seeks Information About Households Not Connected to Electricity Network

Municipal Waste to Be Converted into Clean Energy at Gasification Plant

Coal’s Share of Electricity Generation Drops to Record Low

Number of Electricity Switchers Falls in June

Extra Charges Could Hit Households Generating Their Own Electricity

45,000 Businesses at Risk of EU Fines Over Energy Efficiency Issues

Where Does My Energy Come From?

Renewables now make up 30% of UK’s energy generation capacity

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