During Q2 2022, domestic electricity prices increased by 45% in comparison with the same quarter in 2021, according to the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s (BEIS) Quarterly Energy Prices.
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is to provide £1.5 billion to improve the energy efficiency of 130,000 low-income households across the UK.
In addition to the updates to the Energy Bill Relief Scheme and the Energy Price Guarantee in Northern Ireland, the government today (21 September) has updated the details of its £400 discount.
Households in Northern Ireland will see a unit price reduction for electricity and gas of up to 17p/kWh and 4.2p/kWh respectively, under the Energy Price Guarantee scheme.
Ofgem and the UK Government have released The Electricity Networks Strategic Framework outlining how the energy network will transform in order to support the decarbonisation of the UK.
Ofgem has announced today (26 August) it will increase the energy price cap to £3,549 per year for dual fuel for an average household once in effect from 1 October 2022.
Leeds City Council is carrying out a feasibility study into the development and deployment of domestic heat pumps at a high-density within urban communities.
