Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund first wave projects announced
20,000 social housing properties across England with an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of D or lower receive upgrades to improve their energy efficiency...
Government announces Energy Bills Rebate
Millions of households will receive £350 of government support to help protect them from rising energy costs, the Chancellor has announced today.
The Energy Bills...
Price cap to increase by £693 from April, Ofgem announces
The energy price cap will increase from 1 April for approximately 22 million customers, with those on default tariffs paying by direct debit will...
Water companies urged to do more to protect the environment and reduce storm overflows,...
Ofwat must ensure that England’s water industry is doing more to protect the environment, the Government has announced as it set out its priorities...
New judges announced for £39m Water Breakthrough Challenge
Water regulator Ofwat and innovation foundation Nesta Challenges have announced the expert judging panels for the two streams of the £39 million Water Breakthrough...
Council tax rebates one of the options under consideration to tackle soaring energy bills,...
Millions of people could be given council tax rebates worth hundreds of pounds under plans to limit the impact of rising energy prices, The...
Energy Redress Scheme awards £3.9m to charities supporting vulnerable energy consumers
The 13th round of the Ofgem Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme has awarded more than £3.9 million in grants to 20 charities across England,...
Power market intervention where state would pay energy suppliers one of the options considered...
After gas and electricity prices have seen an unprecedented and unexpected rise throughout 2021, discussions on how consumers could be shielded from a further...
£55 million Energy Payment Support Scheme announced in Northern Ireland
Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has announced a £55 million Energy Payment Support Scheme for vulnerable people struggling to meet rising energy costs due to...
Domestic flexibility could reduce peak electricity demand by up to 23%, new study shows
Active households could significantly reduce peak electricity demand by using time-of-use tariffs, 'the UK’s largest domestic flexibility study' has found.
Undertaken by National Grid ESO,...
