Ofgem exempts homes of under-2s and “unsupported” over-75s from prepayment meters
Forced installation of prepayment meters will from November 8 be banned in homes of solo consumers aged 75 or older, or containing children aged...
Nearly half of teens plan to skip uni & seize green job instead, E.on...
Forty-six percent of Britain’s young people aged 16 to 24 plan to forego traditional college or university education, and opt for immediate jobs in...
SME-to-SME trades of clean solar power ‘cuts bills by up to 90%’ on Suffolk...
Over 140 companies on an industrial estate in Mildenhall, Suffolk, reckon their local market trading low carbon electricity is slashing bills by between 20%...
“Watershed for affordability“, as Ofgem’s P415 opens up wholesale power market to flex providers
Ofgem is seeking dramatically to increase the number of energy market participants offering flexibility services, as a route to balancing power supplies and getting...
Ofgem finds £1.3m to advance NG innovations
Three National Grid-led projects developing electricity transmission and distribution network innovations will continue their work after securing £1.3 million for the next stage of...
Three year payback on PV system serving Yorkshire hospice
A 73 kWp solar photovoltaic system installed on a Pontefract hospice is set to save £20,000 a year on energy bills, paying for itself...
Good Energy debuts hourly-based matching for business customers
In an industry first, low carbon power pioneer Good Energy is stepping up its anti-greenwash campaign, launching to its enterprise customers current time-matched to...
Elexon runs scheme to save PPM customers £40 per year
A programme calculated to save the average household feeding a pre-payment electricity meter (PPM) the princely sum of £40 per year has been launched...
Cornwall: 15 more months of price cap pain
The Israel-Hamas conflict, strikes at an LNG conversion plant in Australia & disruptions to the Finnish Balticonnector are among causes set to keep predicted...
Cutting out the carb(on)s: developer un-wastes energy at Derby low-carbon food cluster
Supported by waste-to-energy innovators Veolia, industrial estate developers SmartParc are lightening the carbon load by 30,000 tonnes a year for a revolutionary food-processing complex...
Teaching the fundamentals of a greener industrial future
The growing importance of reducing the environmental impact of industry needs new ways of maintaining industrial productivity whilst minimising carbon emissions. In this Q&A,...
OEM sets True path to out-performing market in commercial energy buys
Energy purchasing advisor Open Energy Market says its clients outperformed the bulk of commercial energy users in 2023, achieving savings of 30.2% on electricity...
Ofgem lifts price cap 5% to £1,928, blames wholesale market instability
Britain’s energy regulator confirmed market expectations this morning by increasing the dual fuel price cap with effect from January to £1,928 per year for...
Co-op primes 15 year divi from Yorkshire solar farm
Britain’s biggest co-operative society the Co-op has signed a 15 year power purchase deal to draw all the output from a Yorkshire solar farm.
The...
Lightsource BP pre-funds Spanish solar farms, targetting SMEs with a grouped PPA
British-based international solar developer Lightsource BP is launching Europe’s first raft of multi-buyer power purchasing agreements (PPAs) serving small and medium sized firms.
Half-owned since...
Talking Power podcast launches – The state of the energy market and the journey...
Talking Power is a podcast series focused on the future of energy and decarbonisation from the perspective of UK businesses. Hosted by The Energyst’s...
Weather-Based Power Indices: Optimising renewable energy risk management in a changing climate
Power prices and Renewable production are difficult to project over months and years. New Power Quanto indices help coping with the capture price risk,...
Green power surge: Britain’s cleanest power grid ever
A surge in renewable electricity has helped the UK achieve its cleanest power grid on record, with carbon emissions falling to an all-time quarterly...
Ofgem probes energy brokers’ fees & suppliers’ complaints handling
Britain’s power regulator has launched a six-week consultation seeking business users’ views on services delivered by third-party energy brokers, including fees charged.
Also under scrutiny...
Launch of JellyFish Energy sees supplier focus on a tech-driven approach
New supplier Jellyfish Energy’s investment in technical innovation allows a streamlined offering for self-service, multi-property customers and back-office. As the market moves towards a...