Cornwall Insight

February 19, 2025

Cornwall Insight predicts 5% April price cap rise

Cornwall Insight has released its final predictions for the April energy bill price cap, indicating that the price cap will rise by around £85 for the average customer.

February 17, 2025

Cornwall Insight: BESS connection queue double the grid’s requirement for 2030

New data from Cornwall Insight has revealed that the current grid connection queue for battery energy storage system (BESS) projects is more than twice what is required to meet the UK’s needs by 2030.

January 28, 2025

Cornwall Insight projects renewable capacity to fall 32GW short of CP30 targets

Projections from Cornwall Insight show the government could miss its Clean Power 2030 targets by a combined 32GW.

January 17, 2025

Octopus Energy dethrones British Gas to become biggest GB energy supplier

Octopus Energy has been named the largest domestic energy provider in Great Britain, a year after becoming the biggest electricity supplier.

January 2, 2025

Additional price cap rise predicted for April

As the new price cap comes into force this year, energy consultancy Cornwall Insight has predicted further increases for the year ahead.

December 24, 2024

Current±’s biggest stories of 2024: power prices and politics

After a tumultuous year for the UK’s renewable energy sector, we look at our most read stories to decide what 2024’s biggest industry news was.

December 16, 2024

Cornwall Insight: Standing charge increase endangers businesses

Energy consultancy Cornwall Insight says steep increases in standing charges will put UK businesses under increased financial pressure.

December 10, 2024

Cornwall Insight: Price cap reforms could see further bill rises in April

New data from Cornwall Insight has predicted that April 2025 could see further bill rises owing to market volatilities and price cap reforms.

November 18, 2024

Cornwall Insight predicts 1% price cap increase for January

Energy consultancy Cornwall Insight has released its forecast for January – March Q1 2025 default tariff cap (price cap), setting it at £1,736 per annum.