David Blackman

‘We didn’t have a plan before, now we do’

Green levies to shift from electricity to gas ‘this decade’

The government has pledged in its Net Zero Strategy to look at options, including carbon pricing, to shift green levy costs from electricity to gas, while announcing £620 million of additional funding to encourage the uptake of electric vehicles (EVs). Utility Week examines the key proposals contained within this long-awaited roadmap to 2050.

BEIS confirms gas boiler ban and heat pump grants

Heat strategy coming at ‘worst time’

Ministers told not to raid energy efficiency budgets to fund heat decarbonisation

Opening networks to competition could delay net zero  

BEIS proposes connection mandate within heat network zones

‘Cowboy’ installers could be ‘disastrous’ for heat pump rollout

Ofgem on alert for ‘sharp and unethical practices’

Customers should get winter ‘break’ from levies on energy bills