​The government has appointed Nick Winser CBE as the UK’s first Electricity Networks Commissioner.

A joint heat pump innovation project between Samsung, SMS and BOXT has been awarded funding by the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).

​Octopus Electric Vehicles has launched a new package that provides drivers in the UK and the US with a car, charger and energy tariff.

The Energy Bill is set to be introduced to parliament today (6 July) by business and energy secretary Kwasi Kwarteng.

​Households with electric vehicles (EV) and heat pumps are now saving £1,180 compared to those with petrol cars and gas heating.

​For the second month in a row, sales of electric vehicles (EVs) were the vehicle segment to grow, but data shows the government’s ambitions for the EV transition does not go far enough, according to the latest data from New AutoMotive.

​Without reform of the market, the UK will miss its 2035 electricity decarbonisation target according to a new report from centre-right think tank Onward.

​Pivot Power has opened Europe’s “most powerful” electric vehicle (EV) charging hub in Oxford, with 42 fast and ultra-rapid chargers.

​Electricity North West (ENW) has committed to investing £650,000 a day into its regional network between 2023 and 2028 in order to support the connection of 500 electric vehicles (EV) per day.

In the latest issue of Current± Price Watch series – powered by LCP Enact – we take a look back over the last month in power prices, including strong battery energy storage revenues and Britain’s role as an exporter.