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The Liberal Democrats are aiming to stimulate at least £100 billion of private investment in the UK’s renewable energy infrastructure and want a third of the UK’s energy demand to be met from renewable sources by 2020.

Energy bills are the most concerning household expense that Brits face, according to a survey carried out by Ernst & Young.

Electricity demand during the winter peak will be cut by 1,855,548kWh, following the completion of the UK’s first electricity demand reduction (EDR) pilot auction.

Scotland’s electricity system could be run almost entirely on renewables in the next 15 years, according to a report published by WWF Scotland.

A grid storage trial which has been billed as the largest of its kind in Europe has become operational today.

A recent YouGov poll found more than half of UK adults are taking measures against fuel poverty.

Caroline Flint, Labour MP for Don Valley and shadow secretary of state for energy and climate change, released the party’s Green Paper: End to Cold Homes, in Hastings on Monday.

Anyone wanting to buy or sell renewable energy will soon be able to trade online with their neighbours.

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has warned that the political “opportunism is trumping pragmatism” on UK energy, undermining business confidence in the sector.

The renewables industry should be wary of thinking that there will be a support mechanism-fuelled “gold rush” on energy storage in the UK, according to the director of the Electricity Storage Network (ESN).