Octopus Energy acquires renewables developer to boost British solar
Octopus Energy Group has announced the acquisition of Zestec Renewable Energy to build cheap solar power on British businesses’ roofs, helping to drive down energy bills. Zestec is developing a pipeline of over 160MW of new UK solar energy, which will be sold to the organisations hosting the solar panels via power purchase agreements (PPA). […]
UK Power Networks leaders support inclusivity with Scope partnership
Senior staff at the UK’s biggest electricity distributor have led by example to demonstrate the company’s commitment to disability training. To mark International Day of People with Disabilities (3 December), the company’s senior leadership team received two-fold training from charity partner Scope to help ensure UK Power Networks’ customers and staff with a disability receive […]
GoodWe urges training investment for solar installations
With soaring energy bills and spiking interest from homeowners for solar PV installations, GoodWe is urging installers to invest in training to ensure they are prepared to meet demand. The number of small-scale installations (excluding solar farms and large businesses) in May was 11,000, up from 5,000 the same time last year, according to Solar […]
Flex appeal: Octopus Energy customers join second Saving Session
Hundreds of thousands of Octopus Energy customers participated in its second energy reduction session whilst helping balance the grid, preliminary results have revealed. The new Saving Sessions scheme is enabled by National Grid ESO’s new Demand Flexibility Service which allows households to get paid for shifting their energy usage out of peak times. Over 200,000 […]
Millions to use electric heaters as they worry about their energy bills
New research released by Electrical Safety First during its annual Electrical Fire Safety Week campaign reveals a drastic change in how households will heat their homes, as energy bills have skyrocketed in the last year. A new survey of more than 3,000 nationally representative adults across the UK has shown 42% of respondents are either […]
Electricity market reform must promote clean energy, says ECA
ECA has called on the government to make sure our energy is taxed fairly, and generation of clean electricity is stimulated through flexible arrangements. Responding to a consultation by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), ECA identified three key reforms it says will lead to low-carbon, cost-effective and secure energy for households […]
Self-generation nation: solar sales soar amid escalating energy costs
As the cost-of-living crisis continues to bite, the number of UK homeowners investing in renewables is rising at a rapid pace. Jordan Brompton, Co-Founder and CMO at myenergi, discusses the widespread benefits of self-generation and explains how households can make the most of their sustainable supply. Over the past decade, the European energy marketplace has […]
ECA responds to Energy Bill Relief Scheme
ECA has welcomed the Energy Bill Relief Scheme, announced by the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Jacob Rees Mogg to provide support for businesses facing sharp rises in their energy bills. The support includes discounts on wholesale gas and electricity prices for businesses, equivalent to the Energy Price Guarantee for […]
Now’s the time to recession-proof your business, says Fergus
High inflation, low growth and spiralling energy costs – we are facing a cost-of-living-crisis like never before and the Bank of England has now stated that the UK will slip into recession later this year and not recover until 2024. But despite the bleak forecast, it doesn’t have to spell disaster for your firm. Dan […]
Energy crisis calls ‘unfair’ taxpayer-funded heat pump subsidy into question
Speculation that the energy price cap will soar to over £3,300 by October and further to £4,200 in January 2023 has called into question whether subsidising heat pump installations is the best use of taxpayer’s cash. According to the latest figures for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, 2,000 heat pump installations were given a subsidy of […]