power prices

May 13, 2022

Chargepoint availability and interoperability remain key concerns for EV drivers

Almost half of electric vehicle (EV) drivers want to see improved chargepoint availability, according to a new survey from Shell Recharge Solutions.

Image of the IFA2 National Grid Interconnector

May 12, 2022

National Grid to pay back £200m of interconnector revenue early due to energy crisis

National Grid is to pay back £200 million of interconnector revenues ahead of schedule amidst the energy crisis.

May 5, 2022

Liquidity constraints and regulation remain barriers to renewable investment

A lack of liquidity and insufficient regulation have been identified as two of the biggest barriers for investment in renewables in the UK.

Moray East under scrutiny after using loophole to net £647m, says REF. Image: Moray East Offshore Windfarm.

May 5, 2022

BEIS calls on companies to act ‘fairly’ when triggering CfD support amid high power prices

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has called on companies to act “fairly”, as Moray East Offshore Wind farm moves to delay taking up its Contracts for Difference (CfD) support.

April 22, 2022

Significantly higher than average GB power prices predicted to remain out to 2030

Energy prices in Great Britain are to remain over £100/MWh annually, according to new research from Cornwall Insight.

National Grid ESO's control centre. Image: National Grid ESO.

April 14, 2022

Safe and secure supply forecast in National Grid ESO's Summer Outlook despite 'challenging' low demand

There is sufficient capacity and operational tools to maintain security of supply over for the summer period, National Grid ESO has said, with low demand to remain challenging.

April 12, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war sends GB power prices soaring to all time highs despite record wind output

Average day-ahead, within-day and system prices in Q1 2022 all more than tripled compared to Q1 2021 as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, EnAppSys has found.

April 7, 2022

British Energy Security Strategy labelled ‘a missed opportunity’ as short-term measures absent

The government’s British Energy Security Strategy has been met with criticism from the energy sector, having been described as a “missed opportunity.”

Ripple Energy predicts that co-ownership members could save roughly £783 on their electricity bill in 2023. Image: Ripple Energy.

March 17, 2022

UK’s first consumer-owned wind farm starts generation

Ripple Energy’s first wind turbine, dubbed Graig Fatha, has begun operation in Coedely, South Wales.

ADE: ‘recent governmental moves risk undermining positive climate action’. Image: Getty Images.

March 16, 2022

Civil society groups call for tripling of onshore wind and solar capacity amid energy crisis

A coalition of 38 civil society groups have called on government to support households facing surging energy bills, to scale up measures to reduce gas use and to drive forwards renewable energy.

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