Seven cities across England are to share £12m to help them kick-start the Green Deal in their regions. The cities – Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham and Sheffield – have put forward ambitious proposals to lower their carbon emissions and...
Energy Secretary Davey highlights the potential for collective energy purchasing
Collective purchasing could become a permanent feature of the UK energy market, according to Edward Davey, the Secretary of State for Energy. He says it could be a ‘really useful tool’ for consumers by making it easier to move to a better deal and to get real savings...
DECC publishes Hill report on fuel poverty
An independent report has been published today advising the government how it could best tackle the problem of fuel poverty. The latest official fuel poverty figures show 4m households in England in fuel poverty, compared to 1.2m in 2004 according to a report from the...
Nuclear power report says UK will learn from the past
Energy Secretary Edward Davey has underlined the Government’s commitment to deal with the UK’s nuclear legacy and to ensure that the nuclear new build programme learns every lesson from past mistakes. He said policies to ensure new nuclear operators cover their waste...