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Drop in smart installs does not mean lack of demand

There has been no cooling off in demand for smart meters, despite the latest figures showing a year-on-year decline in installations in the first four months of 2023, an industry expert has said. Data from Electralink shows there were 170,000 installations across Great Britain last month, 9% lower than April 2022. But independent energy systems specialist Jeremy Yap told Utility Week that 2022 “might be seen as an outlier” because the sector was making up for lost time from the pandemic.

1 year ago

Complex energy market exacerbates fuel poverty

1 year ago

CCC: UK must defend its lead on hydrogen and CCS

The UK government has been warned that it risks losing the workforce it needs to meet its net zero ambitions. The Committee on Climate Change has urged the government to take action to “defend its competitive advantage in Net Zero sectors like hydrogen and carbon capture”. Failing to do so will see workers leave the UK for countries in Europe or the USA, where there is a clear plan for the creation of net zero jobs.

1 year ago

Unlocking opportunities in the long-duration energy storage market

1 year ago

Weekend press round-up: Coffey ‘fed up’ with water companies

1 year ago

Outgoing Eon boss calls for EBSS to be revived

2 years ago

Energy efficiency and green finance schemes win funding

2 years ago

Ministers warned against hydrogen levy ‘trap’

The government should scrap plans for a hydrogen levy on domestic customers bills and instead fund efforts to kickstart the fledgling industry by axing emissions trading system (ETS) allowances, a right wing thinktank has urged. Placing another green levy on consumers is unfair and the public will not support it, says the analysis by Onward.

2 years ago

Electricity distribution earnings push National Grid profits to £4.6bn

2 years ago

Ministers ‘wilfully ignoring’ public’s role in net zero

2 years ago

Hybrid heat pump support ‘coming soon’

2 years ago

Future System Operator risks overload, Energy UK warns

2 years ago

Slade: We need regulatory air cover for connections overhaul

2 years ago

Delivering net zero: The difficult questions we need to ask

2 years ago

Homeowners should be forced to upgrade properties before selling

2 years ago

UK’s first geothermal heat network wins funding

A scheme to warm thousands of Cornish homes with heat extracted from rocks more than 5 kilometres below the earth’s surface has been awarded £22 million of government funding. The Langarth deep geothermal heat network – the first of its kind in the UK - is one of seven projects to receive a share of £91 million handed out from the government’s Green Heat Network Fund.

2 years ago

Move to formalise cut price wind farm tariffs

2 years ago

Welsh site moves step closer to homing UK’s first SMRs

2 years ago

Defra slammed for ‘inefficient’ use of millions of paper forms

The government’s environmental department (Defra) has been heavily criticised for its “inefficient and expensive” over reliance on paper forms. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has revealed that Defra still handles around 14 million paper forms every year. Consequently, the group of cross-party MPs warns that Defra is at “constant risk of failure or cyber attack” due to its outdated processes. It adds that a pro-active strategy for digital transformation is needed to ensure the UK has a safe supply of water and food.

2 years ago

Calls for ‘blend and extend’ contracts for small firms

2 years ago