The Ofgem price cap is falling from £1,758 a year to £1,641 – this is how much the typical household who pays by direct debit can expect to pay for gas and electricity Meter readings can help you avoid nasty bills(Image: Getty Images) Millions of households are being urged to take an energy meter reading
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the UK energy myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. UK energy secretary Ed Miliband has defied growing pressure over his stance on the North Sea, after the Conservative opposition and key renewable industry figures argued that it is illogical to restrict domestic production of
Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email The UK must “urgently” boost its domestic oil and gas production from the North Sea, an industry body has asserted, citing environmental and energy security
What’s the most critical component to the artificial intelligence (AI) boom? Some might say Nvidia‘s (NVDA +1.70%) GPUs. Others could suggest continually improving large language models from Google parent Alphabet (GOOG +0.06%) (GOOGL +0.34%), Anthropic, and OpenAI. However, I think the best answer to the question is electricity. Without electricity, we would have no AI.
Households in the UK will soon be able to buy “plug-in” solar panels in shops, the Government has said. Ministers say the appliances will take money off energy bills and support Britain’s transition to net zero. Here’s how it works. What is plug-in-solar? New Feature In Short Quick Stories. Same trusted journalism. Plug-in solar refers
The primary unit of climate collapse is the zettajoule. If you have never heard of this term, you are not alone. Even scientists who work on a planetary scale struggle to relate the immensity of the change measured by this titanic unit of energy. What is a zettajoule? A zettajoule is a billion trillion joules.
“Because of the choices we made before the conflict in the Middle East began, we are better prepared for a more volatile world”, the chief secretary to the Treasury, James Murray, claimed last week. That statement – surprise, surprise – failed to calm the bond vigilantes who had pushed the yield on 10-year government debt
Administrators appointed at a Swansea headquartered energy company have provided more details about the collapse of the firm and the loss of almost 300 jobs. The outcome for creditors has also been revealed. On 9 January 2026, James Saunders and Michael Lennon of KR8 Advisory Limited were appointed joint administrators of Consumer Energy Solutions (CES).
The head of the International Energy Agency has warned the Albanese government against sudden changes to corporate taxes, suggesting a proposed 25% export levy on windfall gas profits would spook investors. It was revealed last week that Anthony Albanese’s department has asked Treasury to model the effects of placing a flat 25% tax on gas
Starmer calls emergency meeting on UK economy as risks from war mount British prime minister Keir Starmer is set to chair an emergency meeting on the economic fallout from the war in Iran on Monday, with chancellor of the exchequer Rachel Reeves and Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey also attending, the UK government has