​In this week’s edition of our Current± Price Watch series – powered by LCP Enact – we take a look at the concern around interconnector availability over the upcoming winter and the role this could have on keeping the lights on.

Labour Party has unveiled a plan to turn the UK into a clean energy superpower by 2030 with plans to increase the generation capacity of technologies such as offshore wind and solar.

UK-based electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure company Connected Kerb has secured up to £110 million from Aviva Investors to back plans to deliver 190,000 on-street EV chargers by 2030.

Cornwall Insight has released a new report indicating that under the UK Government’s current plans for hydrogen, fuel bills could increase by 70% to 90% more than gas on average.

Three in five drivers have been put off buying an electric vehicle (EV) as a result of rising domestic energy prices, said the AA.

On 23 September, Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng unveiled the UK Government’s prospective Growth plan aiming to reduce the cost of energy bills, at an expected cost of £31 billion over its first six months.

National Grid ESO is aiming to tackle connection management via a newly announced initiative.

​If the UK was not generating electricity from renewable sources, liquified natural gas (LNG) imports would need to more than double, said RenewableUK via new analysis.

A rise in the cost of energy has had a severe impact on the transition of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in their pursuits of lowering carbon emissions and adopting green technologies.

​Energy bills support will cost £60 billion for the six months from October, Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has announced.