RenewableUK

​The wind generation record was beaten for the third time in 2022 on 30 December, according to National Grid ESO.

Low carbon energy sources, including renewables and nuclear, generated 54% of Britain’s electricity between 31 October and 18 December, saving British households over £5.7 billion during this period, said RenewableUK.

Regen, on behalf of six trade bodies, has called on the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Secretary Grant Shapps to address network constraints with many facing connectivity delays of up to 15 years.

The Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) has estimated that the development of 45GW of onshore wind farms would take up 2.1% of the UK’s total land prompting calls to scale the renewable energy technology.

​The UK government is to relax its de facto ban on onshore wind following growing pressure from MPs.

From the beginning of the wholesale gas crisis to the end of the newly extended Energy Price Guarantee initiative, gas will have added £4,400 to the average household’s energy bill, according to the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU).

​The energy sector has condemned the new windfall tax on electricity generators, announced in the Autumn Statement.

Sir Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party, has thrown his weight behind the development of new onshore wind and renewables in a bid to reduce energy bills.

Wind power could save each UK household nearly £250 in savings per year compared to gas, says new analysis conducted by RenewableUK.

RenewableUK has urged the UK’s new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to scale up the clean power sector to boost energy security and cut energy bills.