Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Green Gas Levy and public flex registers

Officially in our fifth week of lockdown and the novelty is, if we're honest, starting to wear off. We’ve started to not only accept but...

Sing it out for decarbonising heat and transport

Scanned whilst entertaining myself with quarantine karaoke...  It was partway through a private parody rendition of Eminem’s “Without Me” that I realised there’s a small...

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,...

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...

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...

£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...

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...

Much ado about energy manifestos

As we gear up towards the general election, we here at ICON had a look at the parties’ energy manifestos. I’m looking at the manifestos...

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...

Money for Industry and your MEES gets higher

Firstly, I need to apologise for the lack of a policy report last week. This week’s issue mops up all the outstanding updates but...