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UK energy

  • Friday, 1 May, 2026
    Environment
    The best ways to future-proof your home from energy shocks

    As war in the Middle East sends household bills soaring, more people are considering defensive tactics to mitigate volatile fossil fuel prices in the long term

  • Wednesday, 29 April, 2026
    Moral Money
    Why electricity markets are stuck on the gas price rollercoaster

    Governments have no easy options to remove the link between gas and power prices

    Premium content
    The Grain power station with three chimneys emitting steam, surrounded by industrial structures and open fields under a cloudy sky.
  • Tuesday, 28 April, 2026
    Ireland
    Irish bet on gas from kitchen scraps hits policy snag

    Cork plant set to come online next year may end up benefiting UK’s climate goals

    Vegetable peelings, onion, eggshell and leafy greens in a compost bin.
  • Monday, 27 April, 2026
    European companies
    German energy group Eon nears £600mn deal to buy UK supplier Ovo

    A takeover, which would create a combined entity serving about 9.6mn customers, could be reached within weeks

    Split image showing offshore wind turbines on the left and an electric car charging station on the right with the logos of Eon and Ovo
  • Tuesday, 21 April, 2026
    Energy sector
    UK energy regulator to gain powers to block bonuses

    Shake-up of Ofgem comes after government strengthened water watchdog following public outcry

    An electricity pylon stands next to modern brick houses under a cloudy sky, with power lines overhead.
  • Tuesday, 21 April, 2026
    Renewable energy
    Miliband unveils move to delink UK gas and electricity prices

    Energy secretary’s push comes as Iran war threatens Labour pledge to cut heating bills

    Rows of solar panels cover farmland in the foreground, with several wind turbines and a few houses visible on a hill in the background.
  • Thursday, 16 April, 2026
    Renewable energy
    Reeves vows to cut link between gas and electricity prices in UK

    Chancellor says she will look at ways of ensuring the wholesale price of electricity is set more often by renewables

    Chancellor Rachel Reeves sits on stage in conversation, with a blurred audience in the foreground.
  • Thursday, 16 April, 2026
    Environment
    UK to scrap extra carbon charge paid by fossil fuel power stations

    Move broadly welcomed by industry comes as cost concerns rise up political agenda

    Electricity pylons in a field with cooling towers of Drax Power Station in the background emitting steam.
  • Wednesday, 15 April, 2026
    UK business
    UK business urges more action on energy bills as ministers set out £600mn scheme

    Lobby groups say Iran war shock calls for government support for broad range of companies

    Gloved worker assembling copper pipes inside a Sunamp heat battery using a power tool at a factory.
  • Wednesday, 15 April, 2026
    Gilts
    UK gas prices dip below pre-Iran war levels in boost for Reeves

    Concerns about a full-blown supply crisis recede as Asia cuts consumption

    Blue and orange flames burning on a gas stove burner in a dark setting, shown in close-up.
  • Wednesday, 15 April, 2026
    UK government spending
    Reeves should avoid big energy support package for households, IMF says

    Top fund official says UK chancellor looks ‘very aligned’ with recommendation of targeted help in wake of Iran shock

    Headshot of Rachel Reeves
  • Tuesday, 14 April, 2026
    Northern Ireland
    Fuel price protests spread to roads across Northern Ireland

    Cash-strapped Stormont executive appeals to prime minister for aid package for hard-pressed region

    A person with luggage walks past stationary vehicles and police officers during a fuel protest on Sydenham by-pass in Belfast.
  • Monday, 13 April, 2026
    Electric power
    British households to be offered payments to use more electricity

    Move comes as National Energy System Operator grapples with impact of more renewable sources

    Electricity pylon stands close to new brick residential buildings and a parked car in a housing development in Ebbsfleet, UK.
  • Monday, 13 April, 2026
    Ed Miliband
    ‘He knows how to get his way’: Labour’s survivor, Ed Miliband

    UK energy secretary a rightwing target, but supporters say his renewables push is not zealotry

    Montage of Ed Miliband in front of silhouette images of an oil platform and two wind turbines
  • Sunday, 12 April, 2026
    UK economy
    UK living standards to fall after energy price shock, study shows

    Research Foundation forecasts median working-age household will be £480 worse off over financial year

    Commuters in summer clothing walk past the Bank of England and Bank Underground station entrance on a sunny day.
  • Saturday, 11 April, 2026
    Climate change
    UK households turn to solar panels as energy bills bite

    Fallout from Middle East crisis prompts more people to explore the alternative source of power

    Two workers in high-visibility vests and blue helmets installing solar panels on a tiled house roof.
  • Thursday, 9 April, 2026
    Energy sector
    UK becomes top destination for US jet fuel

    Iran war stokes embrace of American exports as Britain’s aviation sector shifts reliance on Middle East supplies

    A British Airways airplane in flight with a jagged, fluctuating line graph superimposed in the foreground.
  • Monday, 6 April, 2026
    UK politics
    The UK is turning the energy crisis into a political mess

    Castigating companies for ‘profiteering’ is nonsensical and unhelpful rhetoric

    Stephen Bush
    Illustration of a man in a suit and red tie holding up a chart with a red line on it
  • Friday, 3 April, 2026
    Oil
    Starmer’s cost of living tsar calls for rethink on fuel duty rise

    Comments by Richard Walker come as UK motorists face £2-a-litre diesel as Iran war drives wholesale prices to 4-year high

    A man in a high-visibility vest fills a vehicle's tank at a London petrol station, highlighting rising fuel prices.
  • Friday, 3 April, 2026
    Oil & Gas industry
    Leading UK climate scientists warn against new North Sea drilling

    Intervention comes as political pressure rises for British government response to energy crisis caused by Iran war

    An oil and gas rig being towed past offshore wind turbines, with birds flying over the sea in the foreground.
  • Thursday, 2 April, 2026
    UK politics
    The UK’s unpleasant energy exposure

    The vulnerability stems from history and geography rather than failed policies

    Chris Giles
    Keir Starmer speaks at a podium during a press conference, with British flags visible on either side.
  • Wednesday, 1 April, 2026
    Middle East war
    Lessons from history on how to survive a fuel crisis

    The UK government has imposed strict measures in the past, but would today’s public be as tolerant?

    Aerial view of long queues of cars waiting for fuel at a busy Costco petrol station in Manchester.
  • Tuesday, 31 March, 2026
    UK agriculture
    UK growers warn of cucumber and tomato shortages as gas prices surge

    Producers caution about empty shelves if supermarkets do not raise prices to help offset costs linked to Iran war

    Clusters of ripening tomatoes in shades of red and green growing on vines inside a greenhouse.
  • Monday, 30 March, 2026
    UK public policy
    UK ministers explore ‘targeted’ energy bill relief for those most in need

    Lower-cost scheme could be delivered through councils under one option being considered

    A smartphone showing an online energy bill next to British pound coins and a banknote on a wooden surface.
  • Saturday, 28 March, 2026
    House & Home eco-living special
    Thinking of installing a home battery? Here’s how

    Two recent recruits to the ‘home energy revolution’ had very different experiences — both share their insights

    An illustration showing a see-saw balanced on a pitched roof, with batteries on each side of it.
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