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Heat Pump Intallation Sicamous BC. Image: Phyxter Home Services via Wikimedia Commons
April 2, 2024

BUS heat pump grant applications soar by 75% YoY in February

Government figures on the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) have shown heat pump grant applications soar by 75% year-on-year (YoY) in February.
SSE Renewables' Beatrice Offshore Windfarm, located off the coast of Scotland. Image: SEE Renewables.
April 2, 2024

UK territorial greenhouse gas emissions fall by 53%

The UK has achieved a major achievement in becoming the first major economy to halve its emissions between 1990 and 2023.
In 2024, the DSO plans to introduce short-term local forecasting using weather data. This will help in making flexibility dispatch decisions and curtailment modelling more accurate. Image: National Grid.
April 2, 2024

National Grid DSO releases two-year expansion plan

NGED Distribution System Operator (DSO) has unveiled a two-year action plan and expanded revenue stacking for flexibility services.
Image: Getty.
April 2, 2024

The UK can offer much better signals to encourage investment in the energy transition

In this blog, Luke Gibson delves into how the UK can offer much better signals to encourage investment in the energy transition.
Image of the IFA2 National Grid Interconnector
March 28, 2024

Viking Interconnector: Analysing power flows and profits

Phil Hewitt, director of Montel EnAppSys, explains how trading processes work across the Viking Link interconnector, who has benefited the most from it coming into operation and its impacts on European power market volumes.
EGL2-NG
March 27, 2024

Electricity ‘superhighway’ receives provisional funding package of £3.4 billion

Ofgem has awarded the proposed Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2) electricity ‘superhighway’ a provisional funding package of £3.4 billion.
Labour would pursue this role through its proposed publicly owned energy company GB Energy. Image: Keir Starmer Flickr.
March 26, 2024

Labour to pursue ‘world leader’ role in floating offshore wind

Labour has thrown its weight behind offshore floating wind deeming the UK can become a “world leader” for the technology.
The consultation launched on Monday (25 March). Image: Ofgem.
March 26, 2024

‘Energy market evolution’ sparks Ofgem consultation into price cap

Energy regulator Ofgem launched a discussion on Monday into the price cap due to “energy market evolution”.
This has been launched due to 'misconduct surrounding microbusinesses'. Image: Ofgem.
March 25, 2024

Ofgem: Average energy supplier satisfaction rate stands at 69%

Energy regulator Ofgem has indicated that the overall satisfaction rate for energy suppliers is 69% in the UK.
Image: ESO.
March 22, 2024

Current±’s most read stories of the week: ESO’s investment plan and plans for a new UK-US interconnector

Interconnectors and ESO's £58 billion network investment plan feature as Current±'s top stories of the week.

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