Jeremy Corbyn will pledge to create an energy policy “for the 60 million, not the Big Six” when he sets out his energy policy later today, including plans for over a thousand local energy providers and community energy schemes.
The Treasury is to launch a consultation setting out proposals for transitional relief measures for companies affected by upcoming changes to business tax rates on solar installations.
Supplier confidence in the energy efficiency sector has dropped to its lowest point in five years according to the latest report on trends in the market.
New regulations have come into force in Scotland requiring owners of commercial properties to identify energy efficiency improvements on their properties before they can be leased or sold.
The Department for Transport (DfT) has been called on to deliver a number of new policies designed to incentivise the take-up of ultra low emission vehicles (ULEVs), including helping workplaces invest in charging points.
Energy union GMB has slammed an interview given by new National Grid executive director Nicola Shaw in which she lauded the potential of a smart energy revolution in the UK as “fanciful nonsense”.
Energy efficiency could offset the need for Hinkley Point C by 40% while demand side response (DSR) could make the project unnecessary altogether according to a new report published today.
The government has suggested changing the banding for company car tax rates from 2020 to reflect the growing range of ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEVs) expected to come to market in the next decade.
National Grid has elected to cancel its Demand Side Balancing Reserve (DSBR) tender for this winter after determining that “minimal volume” would be available.
