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The government’s energy policy making bandwidth has “never been smaller” in the last 30 years and the UK needs a national transmission plan, according to a former senior official.
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A third of people say they would be more likely to get an electric heat pump in order to help insulate the UK from Russian interference in the gas market, according to a new poll. This proportion rises to 49% among those living in those homes, which are ready to install a heat pump because they are sufficiently well insulated.
The vulnerability of the UK's energy security to geopolitical influences means the sector requires a "robust" regulatory framework, such as the one introduced in banking after the financial crisis, Centrica has warned.
The time it takes to plan and build onshore wind farms could be slashed from nearly a decade to less than a year, Octopus has told the government. The supplier blames the bulk of the delay in commissioning projects on securing planning consents and grid connections.