If you are struggling to afford your energy bills – or you just want to make your home a bit greener – have you thought…
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UK heatwave prompts order to fire up coal plant to meet aircon demand
National Grid has asked a coal-fired power station in the east Midlands to warm up to cope with extra electricity demand for air conditioning as…
View More UK heatwave prompts order to fire up coal plant to meet aircon demandBritish households and firms cut enough winter electricity use to power 10m homes
Households and businesses in Great Britain saved enough electricity over the winter to power 10m homes by reducing their energy use during peak demand hours…
View More British households and firms cut enough winter electricity use to power 10m homesNational Grid set to pay £3m to households and businesses as part of energy-saving scheme
National Grid is set to pay out more than £3m to households and businesses as part of a pioneering scheme that encourages them to cut…
View More National Grid set to pay £3m to households and businesses as part of energy-saving schemeNational Grid cancels plans to start emergency winter scheme
The UK electricity network operator has cancelled plans to activate its emergency winter plan on Tuesday after steps were taken to allay concerns over power…
View More National Grid cancels plans to start emergency winter schemeNational Grid to pay households more to use off-peak power
National Grid has significantly increased its financial incentive for households that shift their power usage away from peak times as part of a renewed effort…
View More National Grid to pay households more to use off-peak powerUK prepares for winter blackouts as energy rationing campaign discussed
Ministers are discussing launching a public information campaign to encourage households to reduce their energy use this winter as fears grow over winter blackouts. Households…
View More UK prepares for winter blackouts as energy rationing campaign discussedHow to keep the lights on – UK gears up for worst-case energy scenarios
He is the man charged with keeping the lights on this winter. A seasoned civil servant, Jonathan Mills was last month named director general for…
View More How to keep the lights on – UK gears up for worst-case energy scenariosCop26 corporate sponsors condemn climate summit as ‘mismanaged’
Companies that stumped up millions of pounds to sponsor the Cop26 climate summit have condemned it as “mismanaged” and “very last minute” in a volley…
View More Cop26 corporate sponsors condemn climate summit as ‘mismanaged’Gas prices, blackout risk and switching: your questions answered
Will we have blackouts? Not unless things take a significant turn for the worse. Up until now this has been a price, rather than a…
View More Gas prices, blackout risk and switching: your questions answered