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​Power prices reached record highs in 2022, with average day-ahead electricity prices 70% higher than in 2021, according to EnAppSys.

“I suspect there will be a similar scheme to triads implemented next year. The National Grid will look at responses from clients and utilities as to how they should shape and form the next scheme,” said Barry Hurst, head of sales UK and Ireland at the latest Current± Briefings webinar.

Consumers based in Northern Ireland were able to avoid paying a collective total of £500 million thanks to the nation’s wind farms having provided 42% of electricity for the year.

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.

Octopus Energy has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Shell to receive green energy from the “world’s largest offshore wind farm”, it said.

Ofgem has unveiled 26 strategic electricity transmission reinforcements in a bid to unlock wind deployments by 2030.

The UK and US governments have signed a new energy agreement to bolster energy security and accelerate the transition to renewables.

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

Octopus Energy’s tech platform, Winder, has identified 2.3GW British onshore wind energy potential.

Simon Clarke MP, the former Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, has received significant support for an amendment to lift the de facto ban on onshore wind farm developments dated 23 November.