David Blackman

Lift onshore wind CfD cap to help end gas generation

BEIS rules out passing on failed suppliers’ ECO costs

Boost interconnectors in energy supply plan, government urged

Public support for renewables steady despite rising bills

Helm slams network profits

Renewable generation plunged nearly 10% in 2021

The amount of electricity generated by renewables plunged by nearly a tenth last year with the balance largely filled by natural gas, net imports of which rose by 30%, according to new government statistics.

Whitehall energy policy bandwidth ‘at 30 year’ low

The government’s energy policy making bandwidth has “never been smaller” in the last 30 years and the UK needs a national transmission plan, according to a former senior official.

Desire to cut Russian gas use spurs heat pump appetite

A third of people say they would be more likely to get an electric heat pump in order to help insulate the UK from Russian interference in the gas market, according to a new poll. This proportion rises to 49% among those living in those homes, which are ready to install a heat pump because they are  sufficiently well insulated.

MPs urge ‘robust’ monitoring of bio-energy CCS plants

Ofgem ‘should lock up’ failed suppliers’ hedges