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Research by Cornwall Insight into Britain’s power market predicts highs of £150/MWh in winter 2025. Image: Getty.

July 8, 2022

Coordinated local area energy planning could save £252bn

Coordinated local area energy planning could save £252 billion between 2025 and 2050, according to a report by Energy Systems Catapult.

Project Leo benefits from digital mapping technology. Image: Abdulhakeem Samae (Pixabay).

August 16, 2021

Local councils need more power and funding to help drive decarbonisation

More must be done by the government to help local councils to decarbonise in the UK, Friends of the Earth has said.

May 6, 2020

The threat to local standards of energy efficiency posed by the Future Homes Standard

January 15, 2018

Ministers call for councils to take up electric vehicle charging fund

Only five councils across the UK have taken advantage of a government scheme to fund the roll-out of public charging points for electric vehicles, prompting ministers to write to local authorities calling for more action.

local government

Coordinated local area energy planning could save £252bn

Local councils need more power and funding to help drive decarbonisation

The threat to local standards of energy efficiency posed by the Future Homes Standard

Ministers call for councils to take up electric vehicle charging fund

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