David Blackman

Skidmore urges faster pace on rebalancing gas and electricity prices

Networks accused of ‘gold plating’ grid connections

One in four borrowing to pay energy bills

Nearly a quarter of people are borrowing to pay energy bills, according to a new poll. The results show that more than half (53%) of those borrowing to pay utility bills said they had never had to do so before.

Scots government launches review of offshore wind target

New rules spell end for sales of traditional light bulbs

The sale of traditional incandescent light bulbs will largely be banned under proposed new government regulations. The measure, which is predicted to reduce energy demand by 19,700 GWh by 2050, was announced as Energy UK joined forces with councils and housing groups to brief MPs on bringing forward the £6 billion worth of homes energy efficiency investment announced by the government last autumn.

Tougher penalties for Capacity Market non-delivery proposed

Hunt unveils slimmed down business support scheme

Scottish government sets 20GW onshore wind 2030 goal

The Scottish Government has set a new goal to increase installed onshore wind capacity to 20 GW by 2030.  An increase on this scale would mean a more than doubling in Scotland’s deployed onshore wind capacity, which stands at 8.7GW out of a UK total of 14.6GW.

Government moves to close CfD loophole

Support scheme delay leaves businesses in Xmas ‘limbo’