Due to the ongoing energy crisis, consumers in the UK have been seeing frequent increases to their energy bills. In April, the UK faced an unprecedented rise in energy bills after the price cap, regulated by Ofgem, increased by 54%. The change pushed thousands of households around the country into fuel poverty, making it difficult […]

A major interconnector project linking Germany and the U.K has had key contracts totalling £1.5 billion have been awarded this week. As countries continue in attempts to shore up their energy supplies amid the ongoing crisis in Ukraine. Dubbed as the ‘NeuConnect’ project, the interconnector is centred around subsea cables that will enable 1.4 gigawatts

The Warm Home Discount scheme is potentially being expanded to help an approximate 280,000 households across Scotland with their energy bills. A consultation was launched this week on the proposed expansion of the scheme to cover an additional 50,000 Scottish homes per year. On Monday the 9th of May the government began the consultation on

According to the solar energy industry, solar power could help to cut bills and replace Russian gas much more quickly than other sources of energy. However, there has been a pushback from some rural communities against a new wave of large-scale solar farms – citing an industrialisation of the countryside as the major reason for

Scottish households that earn around the average income are likely facing fuel poverty this Winter according to Scottish Power Chief Executive Keith Anderson… This comes as another blow to families already finding the increasing cost of living and energy crisis difficult to deal with.  Scottish Households left Vulnerable The Scottish Power Chief Executive, Keith Anderson,

Scottish households that earn around the average income are likely facing fuel poverty this Winter according to Scottish Power Chief Executive Keith Anderson… This comes as another blow to families already finding the increasing cost of living and energy crisis difficult to deal with.  Scottish Households left Vulnerable The Scottish Power Chief Executive, Keith Anderson,

The current government efforts to build new nuclear power plants across the UK could potentially add to energy costs for consumers, according to ministers. A new reactor could likely add at most a few pounds a year to typical household energy bills during the early stages of construction. However, it is claimed that households will

Trade union leaders, frontline workers and community organizations joined the protest in London, demanding a “better deal” for workers struggling to cope. The TUC  organized hundreds of buses to transport protestors from around the UK to London and demanded “a reasonable pay boost for public-sector employees” and a £15 minimum wage. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has

The UK saw the largest rise in Ofgem’s Energy Price cap by far, when it was upped by almost £700 in April of 2022. The price cap was introduced in January 2019 and is reviewed every 6 months. It is set by the energy regulator Ofgem in order to limit the price a supplier may

According to the CEO of E.ON Michael Lewis, A shocking 40% of families would be in fuel poverty if the government does nothing as energy prices rise. Mr Lewis demanded quick government action: “The most important thing is that the government intervenes – it is up to the government to decide how they fund that.” He