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- Control of Britain’s 39m smart meters passes to non-profit startup Tue, 3 Nov 26, 5:13amThe handover marks the end of a 13-year licence for Smart DCC, a subsidiary of Capita, after years of spiralling costs and delays
- How will John Healey’s energy support package affect you? Thu, 29 Oct 26, 4:00pmChancellor’s ‘new course’ includes a £100 one-off payment, low-carbon upgrade loans and an end to standing charges
- Homes across UK to get low- or no-interest loans to fund solar panels and heat pumps Wed, 28 Oct 26, 4:28amGovernment-backed Warm Home Loans scheme to help households cut energy bills by hundreds of pounds
- Heat pumps and insulation would cut UK living costs more than new oilfields, study suggests Sun, 18 Oct 26, 5:00pmWarm homes plan would create 50,000 jobs, compared with about 1,100 for Rosebank oilfield, thinktank finds
- Cost of balancing Great Britain’s power grid reaches nearly £50m a day Fri, 16 Oct 26, 2:55amGrid operator paying large sums to switch off windfarms in areas of excess electricity generation while turning on gas plants elsewhere
- ‘We need less point scoring’: What party conference season taught us about UK climate action Sun, 11 Oct 26, 5:00pmTories plan to scrap low-carbon housebuilding, Greens back new nuclear reactors, and Labour put oil-drilling decisions on hold
- The zero-bills home: how one family is beating the energy price hikes Thu, 1 Oct 26, 3:00pmThe Naylors’ four-bedroom home in Milton Keynes acts like a mini-power station after retrofitting solar panels, a battery and a heat pump
- ‘It’s just cruel’: US households hit by surge in electricity shutoffs amid record hot summer Tue, 29 Sep 26, 11:00pmUtility disconnections were up 28% in 10 states in July 2026 – the hottest month ever recorded in the US – compared with July 2024, data shows
- Burnham promises to roll back privatisation with government-backed grid plan Tue, 29 Sep 26, 7:33amExclusive: Creation of GB Grid will be major step towards putting Britain’s utility companies into public control
- Burnham to announce government-backed body to invest in electricity grid Tue, 29 Sep 26, 5:00amExclusive: Creation of GB Grid will be major step towards putting Britain’s utility companies into public control
- UK chancellor urged to remove ‘hidden taxes’ from energy bills Fri, 11 Sep 26, 10:37pmBusinesses, charities and other groups sign letter calling for levies to be paid by the government
- Speed up electricity grid upgrade or else face higher bills, warns UK watchdog Fri, 11 Sep 26, 3:00pmNational Audit Office says failure to implement £70bn modernisation would also hold back economic growth
- The Guardian view on energy costs: vulnerable households need help with their bills | Editorial Fri, 28 Aug 26, 3:39amSoaring prices are plunging struggling families into debt. The government must support them in the short term as it invests in a clean energy future
- Why solar bonds are a bright idea | Letter Mon, 31 Aug 26, 2:16amA financial model that could cut the cost of installing solar panels for many homeowners is welcomed by Alexis Abramson
- Solar cuts ‘at least £400 from bills in even the cloudiest British areas’ Tue, 1 Sep 26, 4:00pmSavings grow as energy prices in Great Britain rise and cost of panel installation falls, analysis finds