Wholesale electricity prices might be low at the moment, but they are expected to rise in the near future which would, at least in theory, prompt a surge in the amount businesses are charged for their power. Energy price volatility can have significant repurcussions on intensive industries, leaving many to consider just where might be best to source it from.

npower Business Solutions is aiming to deliver £1 billion in energy savings to its customers through the use of a carbon psychologist, who will help firms unlock the potential of behavioural change.

House builder Willmott Dixon is to adopt renewable energy for dozens of offices across the country as the company moves closer to halving its carbon emissions by 2020 compared to 2010.

McDonald’s has revealed to Clean Energy News that almost all of its locations in Great Britain are powered entirely by renewable energy, with the majority supplied through power purchase agreements (PPAs).

The RE100 list has continued to grow following the additions of Sky and Bloomberg, which have both pledged to meet their total electricity demand with renewable energy.

The Green Investment Bank has taken one step closer to privatisation this week after its chair set out the process for adopting a special share to protect the bank’s green purposes.

The Treasury has outlined the increased Climate Change Levy (CCL) rates due to come into force in 2019, which will see the Exchequer benefit to the tune of £425 million in a move originally dubbed as “fiscally-neutral”.

Smart meter installation firm Smart Metering Systems (SMS) has bolstered its position within the market by acquiring two of its rivals and securing two further contracts.

Whitbread has completed the installation of solar panels across 88 of its Premier Inn sites in the UK, saving the company around £280,000 a year.