Thursday, March 5, 2026

CM’s back, Easier Exemptions and Everyone wants Net Zero

I do love watching a good game. The highs and the lows. The oh-so-nears and the nearly-thrown-aways. The cheering of the crowd as they...

Inquiry into Govt Emissions Ambitions, Energy Performance data goes public and Excise Duty on...

Following the commitment in law to becoming carbon neutral by 2050, the focus now shifts onto how this will be achieved. The Environmental Audit Committee...

It’s a fix for Network Costs

As the political parties were busy releasing manifestos and setting about their intended seduction of the populace, Ofgem published the long-awaited results of the...

£30million for Scottish heat fund, water code change and power prices rose by 7%

So Boris closed the Conservative Party conference in his typically rambunctious style and, despite continued resistance from across the Irish Sea, is insistent that...

Facilitating energy efficiency, a coal-free Capacity Market and EV chargepoints by law

So Boris completes his ascendancy and takes the keys to Number 10 as business (and government) prepares for what the new leadership might bring. Government...

Free Money for Heat Networks, Improved data access for water retailers and Code changes...

The policy makers must have been in Bank Holiday mode last week as there’s only a few things to update you on; however for...

Targeted Charges delay and help for Energy Managers

Scanned whilst home alone...  The last time I sat and put fingertips to keyboard, the world was a very different place. We worked in offices,...

Wind Power blows high prices away, BEIS wants better Biomass Specs and Ofgem gets...

On the day we discover that Boris broke the law by proroguing Parliament, here at ICON we are preparing for yet more uncertainty, hoping...

RO admin costs up 25%; support for steel and GAs AMR

Against a background of Brexit bewilderment, the one thing British business needs is a bit of certainty regards our future. Well, I can’t offer political...

No-deal Carbon Tax to hit on Nov 4th, BEIS urged to act and Ofgem...

A few days into the Change Of Tenancy at Number 10 and BoJo has wasted no time grooving into his mojo. Before scheduling rabble-rousing visits...