Policy

Pure Planet announces member fees £151 below price cap

Bath-based Pure Planet has announced it is reducing membership fees to £151 below the default tariff cap.

UK carbon emissions down 37% since 1990

Ofgem expected to raise price cap on default tariffs by £100

Ofgem is expected to announce a “significant” increase in its standard variable price cap on Thursday (7 February).

Avoiding pause in smart meter rollout ‘priority’ for Energy UK

Scottish government not deterred by collapse of Our Power

The Scottish government has confirmed its commitment to setting up a public-owned energy company despite last week’s collapse of Our Power.

Is there a case for nationalisation?

Consumers face ‘incoherent patchwork’ of energy policies

Npower completes trial of ‘cap tracker’ tariff

Big six supplier Npower has introduced a tracker tariff which keeps below the price cap by 6 per cent.

European Commission appeals capacity market court ruling

Ofgem confirms review of micro business retail market

Ofgem has confirmed it will issue a strategic review of the micro business retail market in the coming year.

Can the energy market ever be a fair play for consumers?

The often heavily whiskered Victorians whose portraits line the walls of the Institute of Mechanical

Government proposes start date for new smart meter obligation

MPs call for ‘mutual ownership’ of water companies

Labour has been pressed to transfer water into mutual ownership as the route to reversing

Survey highlights fears over nuclear skills gap post Brexit

Scotland could reach net zero emissions by 2045

Scotland could reduce its net greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2045 and has the potential to play a "pivotal role" in wider UK decarbonisation efforts, according to a new report from the WWF.