9 d. ago MPs criticise Ofgem’s ‘completely inadquate’ response to energy debt crisis

The regulator was criticised for choosing to reclaim debt through higher household bills, rather than tapping into network firms’ windfall profits.

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1 week ago Trump's comments on nuclear testing upend decades of US policy. Here's what to know about it

President Donald Trump has suggested the U.S. will restart nuclear weapons testing, a move that upends decades of American policy

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1 week ago Experts say Ed Miliband’s £1.1bn for new offshore wind projects not enough

One energy industry source says they expected an annual budget as high as £2bn to meet UK’s green energy targetsThe energy secretary, Ed Miliband, has set aside £1.1bn a year for offshore wind power developers investing in new projects in a funding round seen by some in the industry as too small to meet the UK’s green electricity targets.The government’s energy department said today it had budgeted £900m to pay developers of fixed wind turbines at sea and £180m for floating platforms. Continue reading...

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TYRELL MALACIA is back in a Manchester United matchday squad for the first time since January. The defender has struggled massively with injuries over the past couple of years and suffered again whilst away on loan at PSV Eindhoven. Ruben Amorim only offered the 26-year-old five starts after his arrival in November 2024 but has...

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2 w. ago Households and businesses to receive stronger protection against energy firms

Plans to strengthen the ombudsman will help customers resolve disputes with their suppliers, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero said.

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3 w. ago Zack Polanski demands Government block plans for Rosebank oil field at London protest

The Green Party leader spoke outside the Department of Energy where days of protest are planned

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3 w. ago Energy Department offers $1.6 billion loan guarantee to upgrade transmission lines across Midwest

The Department of Energy says it has finalized a $1.6 billion loan guarantee to a subsidiary of one of the nation’s largest power companies to upgrade nearly 5,000 miles of transmission lines across five states, mostly in the Midwest, for largely fossil fuel-run energy

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3 w. ago UK ministers met fossil fuel lobbyists 500 times in first year of power, analysis shows

Lobbyists attended 48% more meetings than Tories, as Labour accused of giving them ‘backstage pass’ UK politics live – latest updatesGovernment ministers met representatives from the fossil fuel industry more than 500 times during their first year in power – equivalent to twice every working day, according to new research.The analysis found that fossil fuel lobbyists were present at 48% more ministerial meetings during Labour’s first year in power than under the Conservatives in 2023.Ministers at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) met fossil fuel lobbyists 274 times, with industry figures present at almost a quarter of meetings.Ed Miliband, the secretary for energy and climate change, met fossil fuel lobbyists 250 times – with a third of all his meetings attended by industry figures.During the same period DESNZ ministers met trade union representatives 61 timesThree fossil fuel companies: BP, Shell and Equinor , met ministers 100 times between them.Fossil fuel l...

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3 w. ago Labour ministers met fossil fuel lobbyists 500 times in first year of power, analysis shows

Lobbyists attended 48% more meetings than Tories, as Labour accused of giving them ‘backstage pass’ UK politics live – latest updatesGovernment ministers met representatives from the fossil fuel industry more than 500 times during their first year in power – equivalent to twice every working day, according to research.The analysis found that fossil fuel lobbyists were present at 48% more ministerial meetings during Labour’s first year in power than under the Conservatives in 2023.Ministers at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) met fossil fuel lobbyists 274 times, with industry figures present at almost a quarter of meetings.During the same period DESNZ ministers met trade union representatives 61 times.Ed Miliband, the secretary for energy and climate change, met fossil fuel lobbyists 250 times – with a third of all his meetings attended by industry figures.Three fossil fuel companies: BP, Shell and Equinor, met ministers 100 times between them.Fossil fuel lobby...

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3 w. ago Octopus warns electricity prices are going to go up 20 per cent

The Department for Energy has blamed the war in Ukraine

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