OVO is to pay over £2.7 million in redress to customers after failing to provide Warm Home Discount (WHD) rebates to 11,646 customers by the statutory deadline of 31 March 2024. The affected customers did not receive their rebate until…
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Warm Homes Plan: the industry responds
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Niamh O Regan, Senior Researcher, Social Market Foundation: “Britain has some of the coldest homes in Europe, alongside high energy costs. The best way to reduce energy bills in the long term is through reducing energy consumption. The arrival of…
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Drax to acquire Flexitricity
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Drax has signed an agreement to acquire Flexitricity from Quinbrook. The transaction values Flexitricity at £36 million. Completion is expected in Q1 2026. Founded in 2004, Flexitricity provides optimisation and route-to-market services to owners of flexible energy assets, via its…
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Bristol energy retrofit scheme promises area-by-area housing upgrades
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Bristol City Leap, a joint venture between Bristol City Council and Ameresco, has launched a £25 million retrofit project aimed at improving energy efficiency within social housing in areas of North Bristol. This retrofit project, which will be implemented by…
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University of Huddersfield adds to PV installation
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The University of Huddersfield has installed solar PV on two buildings at its Queensgate Campus. In total, 510 panels were installed late last year in what is a 232kW system. Evo Energy placed 348 panels on the Barbara Hepworth Building…
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Statera wins planning approval for 500MW battery
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Statera Energy has secured planning approval for a 500MW battery from Central Bedfordshire’s planning committee. Sundon Storage will be developed to the southwest of the existing Sundon National Grid substation. The project is one of 77 currently under consideration as…
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AR7 results: the industry responds
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Sue Ferns, Senior Deputy General Secretary, Prospect: “Industry and unions argued for an ambitious approach to this auction round, and it is welcome that the government has delivered with an exciting pipeline of clean power projects. “Offshore wind is not…
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Japanese investor buys into UK solar pipeline
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Investment manager Downing and Tokyo Century Corporation have agreed to jointly acquire and construct a 500MW portfolio of utility-scale ground-mounted solar projects in the UK. The joint venture will acquire ready-to-build projects that have Contracts for Difference (CfD) arrangements in…
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Battery EV registrations rise along with expanding car market
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Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) represented almost a third of new car registrations in December 2025, according to annual figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The UK new car market grew for the third year in a…