Companies and trade associations gave Current± their reactions to the Budget, particularly in light of the looming COP26 conference.

​A new International Community for Local Smart Grids (ICLSG) initiative has been launched by Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN), Ausgrid, the Enel Group and the University of Oxford.

​The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has confirmed its decision that the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority (GEMA) was wrong on a number of modifications made following Ofgem’s RIIO-2 price control decisions of 8 December 2020.

Supplier start-up Rebel Energy has suspended the onboarding of further customers till 2022.

In the Autumn Budget and Spending Review, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a new exemption for green technologies to support decarbonisation of non-domestic buildings.

The UK faces a shortfall of nearly 250,000 electric vehicle chargepoints by 2032 if the current rate of growth is maintained, new research has claimed.

​The Electricity North West Group is to expand its operations, launching a new subsidiary to support the North East.

​Barratt Developments has unveiled a flagship zero carbon home concepted dubbed the Z House, developed alongside partners including Eco2Solar, Lightsource Labs and Octopus Energy.

​A new proposal has been unveiled for a Swansea tidal lagoon, which could see the 320MW generator developed using private funding.

​The Climate Change Committee (CCC) has welcomed the ambition of the government’s Net Zero Strategy, but called for further steps to implement policy quickly.