Electricity demand from UK data centers will jump sixfold over the next 10 years as a boom in artificial intelligence requires increased computing power, according to the head of National Grid Plc.
The Chief Executive of Centrica Plc (LON:CNA) got a bumper pay raise last year while millions of households across the country struggled with energy debt.
UK Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho has set out plans to build new gas power stations to avoid what she described as the "genuine prospect of blackouts".
Ofgem has raised concerns that net zero costs could disproportionately hit lower income customers as it announced it is to examine how to protect households against future price shocks.
The Netherlands is closing in on a deal to sell Tennet Holding BV’s power grid in Germany to the government in Berlin after months of protracted negotiations, according to people familiar with the matter.
The European Union issued its most ambitious climate roadmap just as the bloc is facing severe headwinds from angry farmers and an ailing industrial base increasingly alarmed about the high costs of a rapid green transition.
If those countries which have declared the aim of achieving “Net Zero” are to ever actually achieve it then I have news for them: they won’t do it by diktat, threats or bullying.
Members of Parliament want more say on government plans to achieve emissions cuts in the run-up to 2050, the nation’s legally binding net-zero target date.
An auction to ensure the UK has sufficient back-up power is poised to attract record prices, which could bolster the nation’s reliance on natural gas just as it’s trying to decarbonize.
The Labour Party needs to find at least £8 billion ($10 billion) to deliver its green-investment plan, a new analysis shows, underscoring why UK opposition leader Keir Starmer may be mulling changes to the initiative.
British households could see their energy bills fall nearly 16% by spring as prices continue to ease from crisis levels, bringing relief to homes with stretched budgets.
Nigerian electricity companies are short of an estimated 2 trillion naira ($2.5 billion) in capital and need new investors to revive the industry that can barely supply power to its 200 million residents.
The European Union agreed on an overhaul of the bloc’s power market to accelerate the rollout of renewables and curb volatility in electricity prices during the energy transition.
People who live near large new energy generating infrastructure should gain “community benefits” like the cash being proposed for residents near new pylons, the Scottish Government says.
Uncertainty over domestic energy policy and a failure to capitalise on Aberdeen and the wider UK’s potential are hindering the country's efforts to become a world-leader in the energy transition, Vysus Group CEO says.
Government has accepted ‘all’ advice from a recent report aiming to halve the time taken to build new transmission, while boosting efforts to connect new energy projects.
Ofcom has fined Shell Energy £1.4 million for breaching the regulator's rules after failing to let close to 73,000 people know that their contracts were coming to an end.
Households closest to new pylons and electricity substations could receive up to £10,000 off their bills over a decade under plans being announced by Jeremy Hunt.