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- Heat pumps and insulation would cut UK living costs more than new oilfields, study suggests 15 hours agoWarm 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
- Britain is OK with public ownership, but only by foreign powers. Why? Wed, 2 Sep 26, 5:00pmArthur Downing, author of Power and the People: A History of British Energy, says all-encompassing rapid transition will need a mutualised system
- Ofgem should tell it straight: electricity prices are set to stay high for years | Nils Pratley Tue, 26 May 26, 5:00pmRegulator could do us all a favour with clear multi-year forecasts and breakdowns of electricity pricing
- Spending watchdog warns £38bn cost of Sizewell C nuclear plant is ‘risky’ Wed, 20 May 26, 9:01amNational Audit Office says potential benefits are ‘considerable but uncertain’ while risks are ‘immediate and substantial’