Energy
£58bn plan to rewire Great Britain expected to spark tensions along route
‘High-capacity electrical spine’ to run onshore from north-east Scotland to north-west England
Alex Lawson
19, Mar, 2024 @12:01 AM
UK heat pump rollout criticised as too slow by public spending watchdog
Installations must speed up 11-fold as advisers say latest changes to scheme likely to make 2028 target even harder
Jillian Ambrose
18, Mar, 2024 @6:00 AM
‘Negative budgets’: cost of living crisis could lose the Tories dozens of seats
Research finds that in 85 Tory-held seats the number of people with negative budgets is higher than the Tory majority
Michael Savage Policy editor
16, Mar, 2024 @10:05 AM
Victoria Coren Mitchell: Ovo pocketed thousands ‘they were not owed’
Broadcaster shares energy provider’s alleged incorrect billing on X, saying ‘nothing but legal action will do’
Rupert Jones
13, Mar, 2024 @3:17 PM
UK power plants lined up to command record high energy prices this decade
Stations secure all-time high price of £65 a kW per year for 2027-28 in ‘capacity market’ auction
Alex Lawson
28, Feb, 2024 @6:18 PM
Environmentally friendly heat pumps hit slump in Europe, says lobby group
Sales fell 5% over 14 countries for which data exists, according to the European Heat Pump Association
Ajit Niranjan
27, Feb, 2024 @1:24 PM
Energy price cap in Great Britain to fall to £1,690 from April, its lowest in two years
Mild winter and falling wholesale gas prices lead to lower level, in boost for household finances
Alex Lawson
23, Feb, 2024 @8:01 AM
Net zero requires new ways of thinking about how we supply and use energy | Letter
Letters: Do away with centralised companies in favour of localised generation and saving more energy, writes Charles Harris of the Green party
22, Feb, 2024 @5:35 PM
Citizens Advice says Sizewell C costs should not be paid with energy bill hikes
Independent advice provider calls for clarity on funding and says project may offer ‘poor value for money’
Alex Lawson
19, Feb, 2024 @5:00 AM
British Gas launches fixed-rate energy deal offering 12% saving on price cap
Price Promise tariff gives discount on current cap and guarantees to be at least £1 per fuel under April one
Miles Brignall
18, Feb, 2024 @7:00 AM
British Gas profits leap from £72m to £751m in a year
Unite union says UK energy supplier’s bumper results ‘come off the back of exorbitant energy bills’
Kalyeena Makortoff
15, Feb, 2024 @10:19 AM
Bank of England governor dampens hopes of interest rate cut
Andrew Bailey says inflation staying at 4% in January was encouraging but more evidence of cooling in wage rises is needed
Richard Partington and Larry Elliott
14, Feb, 2024 @6:37 PM
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