The National Grid has announced that, in a bid to ensure uninterrupted power across Britain this winter, it will offer compensation to households that reduce their electricity consumption.
Could the UK be facing a ransom situation in the power market?
An investigation by Bloomberg News alleges that certain traders at firms such as Vitol, Uniper, and SSE have used a rather blunt approach to tackle the UK energy crisis: pay
A report has found that the phaseout of coal power is progressing too slowly to prevent “climate chaos.”
According to a report by the San Francisco-based NGO, Global Energy Monitor, the world needs to accelerate its closure of coal power plants and cease building new ones by almost
Drax is in a rush to establish a lifeline for its £2 billion carbon capture project
After Drax’s £2 billion carbon capture biomass project was rejected for Track-1 status by Energy Secretary Grant Shapps, the owner of the UK’s largest power station is urgently seeking a
Tonight, as the cold snap raises the risk of blackouts, emergency coal plants are being fired up
Amid a cold snap sweeping Britain, power plants in the country have been directed to generate more electricity and emergency coal generators have been activated as a precautionary measure against
Breaking: Union threatens blackouts as strikes hit UK biggest power plant
Drax insists that Britain will not be affected by power cuts when workers at its Yorkshire plants strike over pay.
Lack of storage means that wind power is lost for 1.2 million homes in the UK.
New research shows that there was not enough wind power in winter to supply 1.2 million homes per day. This is because there isn’t enough energy storage capacity to store
National Grid has asked two coal-fired power plants to warm up
Uniper’s Ratcliffe on-Soar unit was asked by the Grid’s electricity system operator ESO to prepare for Tuesday’s use.
National Grid asks coal plants to warm up in case they are needed
In light of continued cold weather in the UK, the National Grid asked coal factories for warmth.
UK’s National Grid says back-up coal plants stood down for Monday
The National Grid of Britain has cancelled plans to start coal plants Monday night. It had previously asked operators to prepare for high demand on Sunday.
National Grid is ready to pay customers to reduce energy use in cold weather
Under plans drawn up by National Grid, households will be paid to reduce their electricity usage for the first time Monday between 5 pm-6 pm.