The general election on 4 July brought in a new government, and with it changes across all areas of policy. Energy and climate change featured […]
Latest report – Q2 2024
Download PDFThe new government’s plans for the electricity sector
The last two years of Conservative governance saw a change in focus for UK energy policy, with boosted targets for renewables followed by rollbacks on […]
Wind becomes Britain’s largest electricity source
After a century of either coal or gas being our main source of electricity, wind power is now Britain’s single largest source of electricity generation. […]
Energy prices and inflation
Everything is expensive these days. The UK has gone through a period of high inflation, in part driven by the energy crisis. Food bills, rents […]
Britain imports one fifth of its electricity
Electricity imports have reached record levels, with 19.8% of demand met by overseas sources over the three months to June. For the first time ever, […]
Capacity and production statistics
Gas power saw a shock slump in output, down 40% between the first and second quarters of this year. Gas produced just 13.3 TWh, which […]
Power system records
Britain’s solar panels surpassed 10 GW of output for the first time. On 2 June, output hit 10.7 GW, boosted by June being relatively cool […]