Pursuing heat pumps and energy efficiency measures would be faster route to get off of Russian gas than proposed expansion of drilling in the North Sea.
Charities have called on the government to cut energy bills for the most vulnerable households, as they warn 8.5 million UK households face fuel poverty.
Two more energy suppliers have collapsed, with Whoop Energy and Xcel Power Ltd leaving 536 customers to be absorbed by the Supplier of Last Resort (SoLR) mechanism.
A colder than normal Q1 2021 and low wind generation in the summer across Europe exacerbated Britain's energy crisis, according to energy market data analyst EnAppSys.
The government must manage the immediate cost of living crisis created in part by the energy crisis or risk losing political and public support for net zero policies, a new report from the Institute for Government has warned.
GRIDSERVE has raised the price of electric vehicle (EV) charging on its network after what it said are “unprecedented spiraling costs” affecting the entire energy sector.