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  • Identifying a Half Hour Meter

    So how do you know if you have a half hour electricity meter? It’s actually quite straight forward, and all you will need to find this out is a recent copy of your electricity bill. It doesn’t have to be the latest half hourly electricity invoice, any recent bill will do.

  • electric vehicle charging report

    The report states that current progress to move to EVs is too slow, noting that EVs are more expensive than their petrol and diesel counterparts and there is not a sufficient amount of affordable EVs on the market.

  • Green Skills Outlook

    According to the Green Skills Outlook report published by ScottishPower on 18 January, a large proportion of the UK workforce are missing the skills needed to create a greener economy.

  • Business Energy Supplier Obligations

    Business Energy Supplier Obligations were reviewed during Decemebr as Ofgem published a statutory consultation following its non-domestic market review, setting out a number of proposals around the Standards of Conduct (SoC), Third Party Intermediaries (TPIs), customer support, and complaints handling standards.

  • Chancellor Delivers Autumn Statement

    In the statement, the government reiterated its intentions to remove barriers to investment in critical infrastructure by reforming the UK’s planning system and speeding up electricity grid connection times.

  • scope 3 emissions reporting

    DESNZ recently opened a call for evidence regarding the costs, benefits and practicalities of Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reporting in the UK. Under the GHG protocol, a company’s emissions are currently classified into three scopes.

  • Demand Flexibility Service Returns

    Businesses to be paid for not using electricity as Ofgem approves Demand Flexibility Service for this winter. You can earn upwards of £2.10 per kWh of electricity reduction.

  • Net Zero Carbon Changes

    In a net zero carbon changes speech delivered in September, the Prime Minister announced that the government will revise a number of current measures intended to help reach net zero carbon emissions as a country by 2050.

  • Emission Reduction Plan Delayed

    The report also found that of the 1,504 organisations surveyed, 49% are delaying planned investment into sustainability and net zero plans, and 34% of organisations now say they have more immediate business challenges to meet, such as economic pressures, supply chain delays and skill shortages.

UK Energy News

Our UK energy news section bring you award-winning independent energy news and analysis on the UK energy markets.  Brining you independent views on the key drivers effecting wholesale gas and power market, as well as the latest regulatory updates on non-commodity charges.

We also look at the transition to a decarbonised and digitised energy economy, where the drive towards net zero and concerns over climate change are most prevalent.

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We aim to bring our own view on the topics effecting the energy industry and put these often complicated topics into plain English so our readers can understand these diverse range of topics.

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Recently we have focused on the importance of a business understanding their carbon footprint, what they can do to build a carbon reduction plan, and ways to reduce carbon consumption.

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