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Former Treasury boss Mills to head Decc market reform

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (Decc) has named a former Treasury deputy director as its new director for Electricity Market Reform (EMR).

Additional energy efficiency incentives to boost Green Deal

Additional incentives could increase the number of energy efficiency retrofits by up to 1.5million each year, according to a new report from the UK Green Building Council (UK GBC).

Scottish Government praises £1bn home energy savings

The Scottish Government has indicated that home energy programmes are set to save its householders more than £1 billion on their energy bills under its four home energy programmes initiative since 2009.

Davey: Hinkley negotiations ‘down to one or two issues’

Negotiations over the terms for a new nuclear plant at Hinkley Point have come down to "one or two issues" including the guaranteed power price, according to energy secretary Ed Davey.

David Gray set to be new Ofgem chairman

David Gray has been named as the preferred candidate to become the next chair of Ofgem.

Cuadrilla seeks to expand shale exploration work

Cuadrilla is seeking to expand it shale exploration work with up to six new wells in Lancashire.

The border line

Hack the Wacc?

Jonson Cox seems to be squaring up to come down hard on the water sector in PR14, writes Nigel Hawkins

Pump up the volume

We need more pumped storage, but the future lies in multiple smaller facilities, says Dave Holmes

Uncertain extent

The use of scenarios is vital if companies are to present the robust and well justified plans the regulator is demanding, say Liz Parminter and John Parsonage