ScottishPower Renewables, the green energy branch of utility ScottishPower, has acquired a new site at Lowestoft’s Power Park on the east coast of England.
Energy regulator Ofgem has published an update on the Supplier of Last Resort (SoLR) policy consultation to help protect consumers from fronting the cost of failed suppliers.
A poll conducted by energy consultancy Cornwall Insight shows that 75% of energy experts feel that getting a timely grid connection is the greatest challenge in the rollout of renewables in the UK.
In a move that it says will “transform the housing market”, utility Octopus Energy will work with housing construction companies to target 100,000 ‘Zero Bills’ homes by 2030.
Major UK businesses are asking Energy Secretary Ed Miliband to speed up reforms to the Renewable Energy Guarantees of Origin (REGO) scheme to expand the rollout of renewable energy.