UK risks missing energy goals due to poor investment climate, industry body warns February 20, 2023 Britain’s climate targets and energy security goals are at risk from its poor investment environment, warns Energy UK.
Customers face higher bills as Ofgem double Covid allowance for suppliers February 17, 2023 Ofgem has announced it will almost double the allowance it grants energy suppliers to recover some of the bad debt costs from the pandemic.
Offshore wind plans must be sped up to meet energy security goals, green group warns February 16, 2023 UK offshore wind pipeline has reached nearly 100GW - more than double its overall generation target to reach net zero.
Green energy firms demand National Grid boost storage after lack of facility saw it pay them £99m to turn generators OFF February 13, 2023 Green energy firms are calling on National Grid to boost storage capabilities after it handed out £100m to energy producers last month.
Energy: UK forked out £90bn protecting customers from Russian supply squeeze as Europe spent £700bn February 13, 2023 European countries have forked out over £700bn to shield businesses and households from soaring gas prices since the energy crisis began.
Don’t let the NIMBYs win: Onshore wind is essential to UK’s energy future February 13, 2023 The government must commit to lifting highly restrictive onshore wind planning laws if it is serious about the UK's energy policy.
Make childcare cheaper to tackle UK’s talent crunch, business lobby says February 12, 2023 The UK government should make childcare more affordable to help ease the country’s labour shortages, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has said. In the upcoming Spring Budget, UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt should set out plans to help “cash strapped” parents pay for childcare, the business lobby group said. It warned talent shortages are holding [...]
New hydrogen levy is ‘harmful’ and could stoke inflation, Tory MPs warn February 12, 2023 Plans for a new tax on energy bills to fund research into hydrogen have been opposed by senior Tory MPs arguing it would be “harmful."
IEA: Surging renewables to become dominant electricity source within three years February 11, 2023 Electricity demand and worldwide energy supplies are becoming increasingly weather dependent, reveals the IEA.
UK risks ‘mothballing multi-billion pound projects’ by persisting with windfall tax on electricity generators – green energy boss February 9, 2023 The UK risks losing out to US and EU if it persists with the windfall tax on electricity generators, says a green energy boss.