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Utility Week's policy correspondent David Blackman analyses the impact of the Budget on energy generation
6 years ago
Utility Week presents a handy guide to the carbon price, the debate over its future
Last week Centrica announced it had lost 823,000 customers in four months. It was then hit by a record fall in share price and its worst ever day on the stock market. The papers would have you believe the company’s down and out, but the industry sees things differently.
Smart energy systems will receive a slice of a new £725m industrial strategy challenge fund,
A group of MPs are to examine the government’s strategy on green finance and how
The carbon price freeze announced in the autumn budget will likely lead to a doubling
Across the UK, the use of food banks is on the rise, even as household
The government should re-evaluate the strategic case for supporting nuclear power before giving the green
“The subsidy could end up costing households £30bn” Greg Clark’s dance of the seven energy
The government has been accused of “turning its back” on renewable energy provision following today’s
What constitutes a vulnerable customer? This is a question that has vexed utility companies for
7 years ago
The government’s recent Clean Growth Strategy was short on detail but has nonetheless been warmly
Britain sees largest reduction in carbon intensity of any major power producer over last four years
After years of ad hoc interventions, the energy market has devolved into a tangled mess. The government has replaced consumers and suppliers as the real buyer of energy – picking winners and losers through a multitude of overlapping policies – its hand often guided by lobbyists. As a result, the decarbonisation of the energy system has been more expensive than necessary.