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Thursday, 30 March, 2023

Climate change
Enough green platitudes — business wants action
UK energy industry suffers policy paper fatigue as government unveils ‘Powering Up Britain’
Wednesday, 29 March, 2023

LexScotland
The Lex Newsletter: Scotland’s oil and gas paradox Premium content
SNP’s new leader must maintain cordial relations with fossil fuel industry while pushing green transition
Sunday, 26 February, 2023

News in-depthRenewable energy
Wind farm developers demand UK tax breaks to offset rising costs
Companies including Vattenfall and Orsted want government help as prices of turbines increase sharply
Friday, 17 February, 2023

EDF
EDF faces shouldering more of soaring bill for Hinkley Point
Nuclear power station costs could rise to £32bn as French group warns Chinese partner may not meet extra payments
Thursday, 16 February, 2023

UK energy
Centrica defends record-high profits of £3.3bn
British Gas owner says one company alone cannot solve the UK’s cost of living crisis
Wednesday, 15 February, 2023

Capricorn Energy
Capricorn terminates NewMed merger after activist pressure
Energy group formerly known as Cairn scraps second combination deal in less than 6 months
Sunday, 12 February, 2023

UK energy
Energy retailers grapple with PR crisis
Lossmaking sector bears brunt of anger over wider industry’s profits at a time of consumer hardship
Tuesday, 7 February, 2023

Special ReportInnovation in Energy
UK consumers hesitate to install heat pumps
Costs are falling but uptake will have to accelerate if the country is to hit net zero
Monday, 6 February, 2023

Cost of living crisis
English magistrates told to halt prepayment meter warrants
Judge issues guidance to stop forcible installations for vulnerable households as Ofgem investigates energy suppliers
Friday, 3 February, 2023

UK energy
Ofgem ‘asleep at the wheel’ while suppliers fitted prepayment meters
Regulator’s oversight questioned as campaigners say it took months to act on problem that ‘ramped up’
Thursday, 2 February, 2023

Cost of living crisis
Ofgem orders halt to pre-pay meters being forcibly installed
Energy regulator steps in after reports of agents breaking into the homes of vulnerable British Gas customers
Tuesday, 31 January, 2023

UK business & economy
UK green industries fear threat from US climate incentives bill
Business leaders urge government action to match incentives and tax breaks or see Britain left behind in race
Sunday, 29 January, 2023

Nuclear energy
Nuclear industry calls for new UK reactors as ‘matter of priority’
Government warned not to ‘sleepwalk into delays’ over developing next-generation power projects
Thursday, 26 January, 2023

Shell plc
Shell reviews UK and EU household energy supply businesses
Oil and gas major cites ‘tough market conditions’ as it considers withdrawal from retail sector
Tuesday, 24 January, 2023

Capricorn Energy
Capricorn Energy directors quit en masse in victory for activist
Departures come after campaign by Palliser Capital to thwart planned merger with NewMed Energy
Sunday, 22 January, 2023

UK energy
National Grid to pay customers to cut power as freezing weather bites UK
UK electricity network operator has emergency coal-fired plants warm up on expectations of tight supply and demand
Thursday, 19 January, 2023

UK inflation
Falling energy prices offer ‘easier path’ out of inflation crisis, says BoE
Governor Andrew Bailey expresses optimism that the worst is over
Thursday, 19 January, 2023

The Big Read
After years of false dawns, can Britain realise its nuclear ambitions?
New investment would allow the country to reduce its reliance on dirty gas-fired power plants but financing remains uncertain
Wednesday, 18 January, 2023

Oil & Gas industry
Harbour Energy to cut jobs after UK windfall tax
Oil and gas producer reviews activities in response to higher ‘energy profits levy’
Tuesday, 17 January, 2023

InterviewUK energy
SSE warns Britain ‘not moving fast enough’ on green economy
Chief executive calls for action to improve planning and consent times for renewables development
Thursday, 12 January, 2023

Climate change
Net-zero tsar urges ‘step change’ in UK approach to meeting climate targets
Chris Skidmore sets new targets on solar power, the ban on new gas boilers and export of plastic waste
Thursday, 12 January, 2023

UK energy
Centrica forecasts near eightfold rise in earnings after energy prices soar
British Gas owner says it will have net cash of more than £1bn
Monday, 9 January, 2023

UK business & economy
UK manufacturers issue warning over cuts to energy support
Senior executives say political chaos has harmed competitiveness
Friday, 6 January, 2023

Shell plc
Shell expects $2.4bn hit from UK and EU windfall taxes
Disclosure means oil company will pay UK tax for the first time in five years
Thursday, 5 January, 2023

News in-depthUK politics & policy
‘Social tariff’ needed in Britain as high energy bills set to endure
Suppliers and campaigners call on government to devise way of helping poorer households in the long term