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Scottish Parliament passes Heat Networks Bill

New legislation which aims to cut emissions, end fuel poverty, and create green jobs through the deployment of heat networks has been passed unanimously by Scottish Parliament. Introduced in March 2020, the Heat Networks (Scotland) Bill aims to reduce fossil fuel...

Energy prices to increase for millions

Ofgem have announced the energy price cap will increase from April due to rising wholesale costs. The increase will see the cap return to pre-pandemic levels, with the typical energy customer likely to see their bill go up by £96 to £1,138 a year. The cap, which came...

6 million customers switch electricity supplier in 2020

Latest figures published by Energy UK reveal that six million customers switched supplier in 2020, an average of 496,127 switches per month. Switching levels were down 6.5% on 2019, which was a record year with 6.4 million customers choosing to switch electricity...

All new builds to be ‘zero carbon ready’ by 2025

Last week, the government published draft regulations aimed to make all new homes ‘zero carbon ready’ by 2025. Launched as the Future Homes Standard in October 2019, the consultation proposed a ban on gas boilers in new builds from 2025, to be replaced by low-carbon...