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- Households 'paid to switch off' as extreme weather stalks power grid Fri, 16 Jan 26, 5:49amIn a move labelled a sign of the times, energy firm AGL was last week offering customers money to cut use during a heatwave.
- Labour still faces risks on energy despite ‘record’ wind power auction | Nils Pratley Thu, 15 Jan 26, 3:44amGovernment hails step towards clean power in Great Britain by 2030 – but the auction shows trade-offs are now needed
- BP to take hit of up to $5bn on green energy as it refocuses on fossil fuels Wed, 14 Jan 26, 11:57pmEnergy company also under pressure from worse oil trading performance and weaker oil prices
- With this record wind power auction, we’ve proved the rightwing doubters wrong | Ed Miliband Wed, 14 Jan 26, 8:30pmThe only way that Britain’s energy bills can come down is if we are no longer reliant on fossil fuels. Today marks a big step towards that goal
- Will Great Britain’s offshore wind subsidy auction mean lower energy bills? Wed, 14 Jan 26, 9:27pmWhy ‘historic’ process is crucial to help government hit 2030 clean energy targets
- Offshore windfarm contracts to fuel 12m homes in Great Britain after record auction Wed, 14 Jan 26, 6:25pmSubsidies guaranteeing price for each unit of clean electricity generated given to 12 renewables projects
- Coal power generation falls in China and India for first time since 1970s Tue, 13 Jan 26, 11:01am‘Historic’ moment in biggest coal-consuming countries could bring decline in global emissions, analysis says
- From scourge to saviour: How the sun powered the grid through a heatwave Fri, 9 Jan 26, 6:01amFor so long, the pounding sunshine of an Australian heatwave was the grid's biggest threat. It has now become its greatest asset.
- Crude appeal: why Trump wants Venezuela’s oil – podcast Tue, 6 Jan 26, 4:57amThe US capture of Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, on Saturday left many people wondering why? Donald Trump hinted at an answer when he claimed the Venezuelan regime had stolen US oil rights and that American oil...
- Drop in energy price cap from April forecast to save typical home £138 a year Thu, 1 Jan 26, 12:37amPredicted 8% cut to upper limit for Great Britain could reduce bills to lowest level in 15 months
- Renewable energy project approvals hit record high in GB in 2025, data shows Tue, 30 Dec 25, 10:19pmApplications to build battery storage drive boom as offshore wind projects given go-ahead jump sevenfold year on year
- This year’s Christmas could be Britain’s greenest yet, energy operator says Sat, 20 Dec 25, 7:00pmSystem operator Neso predicts lowest carbon intensity ever on Christmas Day after new wind and solar power come online
- Energy blueprint shake-up as 'market moves faster than the systems plan' Wed, 10 Dec 25, 5:58amSoaring costs and trenchant criticism from some put the brakes on wind and transmission as the sun shines on big solar and batteries.
- Market operator switches to big solar, batteries as wind farms are becalmed Wed, 10 Dec 25, 5:58amSoaring costs and trenchant criticism from some put the brakes on wind and transmission as the sun shines on big solar and batteries.
- Ofgem approves early investment in three UK electricity ‘superhighways’ Wed, 10 Dec 25, 5:03amGreen light intended to limit amount consumers pay for windfarms to turn off during periods of high generation