“Insufficient incentives” and lack of investment mean the UK is on track to miss a government target of installing 600,000 electric heat pumps…
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Millions of households could be paid to use less power during peak times under a plan by the electricity grid operator to reduce…
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Wind farms stepped in last winter when a shortfall of gas and nuclear generation meant margins were tight on the electricity grid. However,…
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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.
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The carbon intensity of the British power grid fell to its lowest level yet on Easter Monday, in a year filled with new…
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National Grid will lose its role in running Great Britain’s electricity grid to an independent body, which will better and more cheaply deliver…
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Households could see their energy bills rise by £30 per year as the power grid operator is forced to pay wind farms to…
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Sunny, blustery weather and low energy use drove the carbon intensity of the UK’s power grid to its lowest level ever around midday…
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As Storm Darcy blasted the UK with biting winds and inches of snow, wind farms went into overdrive, hitting a new generation record…
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Freezing temperatures, low wind generation and delays in supplies from Europe have forced National Grid to pay high prices for electricity this winter—with…
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