Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Evidence sought on early action to align Capacity Market with net zero

Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has launched a call for evidence on improving delivery assurance of the Capacity Market and early actions...

Ovo Energy to pay £8.9m for overcharging customers

OVO Energy has agreed to pay £8.9m for issuing inaccurate or incomplete information to customers, and for under- and overcharging customers due to IT...

Energy demand in Great Britain reaches last year’s levels for the first time since...

Lockdown measures created a sudden fall in electricity demand at the end of March and into April, with demand falling by 15% below 2019...

Electricity North West ends phase one of its £1m cable project

ELECTRICITY North West has completed phase one of its £1m project to replace ageing cables in an East Lancashire town. The region’s power network operator...

Consent granted for North Shropshire Electricity Distribution Network

THE APPLICATION for the Reinforcement to North Shropshire Electricity Distribution Network has been given development consent by the Secretary of State. Development consent has been...

Contracts for Difference opens for applications

The fourth round of the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme, which aims to secure 12GW of electricity capacity, has opened for applications today. Contracts for...

Chance to invest in bonds for West Lothian town to enjoy solar energy

A SECOND chance to invest in Scottish Communities Finance's Community Bond Offer has been announced in order to bring community and climate benefits for...

Air quality actions taken in some of the most polluted areas of London

TWO hundred schools in London areas of high air pollution will put in place measures to protect pupils from toxic air, expanding ascheme launched...

Yorkshire Water looking to save millions of litres of water in new trial

YORKSHIRE Water is working with Itron on a new smart meter water leakage trial in Sheffield which it hopes could play a key role...

New report recommends creating a single social water tariff for England and Wales

The Consumer Council for Water (CCW), has led an independent review into the affordability of water on behalf of the UK and Welsh governments,...