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Zoë Watts

Friday 6th January 2023

Britain’s smart meter network grows by over a third in 2022

A new article from BusinessGreen highlights that the national smart meter network grew by more than 6.3 million meters in 2022, reflecting an increase of 37 per cent and taking the total number of installed devices to 24 million. The Data Communications Company (DCC) said "Insights provided by electricity-use data can help empower the grid to do more with less while also helping to support fuel poor households". As of 3 January 2023, the DCC now have 14 million second-generation meters connected, with 9.7 million first-generation meters also migrating onto the network. Read more here.

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Emily Davidson

Monday 10th October 2022

UK EVs hit one-millionth registration milestone

According to Energy News Live, Britain saw its 1 millionth plug-in electric car registered last month (September 2022). Kim Royds, EV Director at British Gas, said: “The continued uptake of EVs is dependent on government and policymakers ensuring the rollout of the charging network is done properly. “This means focusing on accessibility, convenience for users, and ensuring the latest technology – including super-fast chargers – is put in place to build a network fit for future purpose.” Read more here.

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Nicholas Schepis

Tuesday 2nd August 2022

Encouraging Flexibility in the UK Energy Market – Edie

A new article from Edie highlights the rapid growth of UK’s energy flexibility markets and the involvement of the Energy Network Association (ENA). The ENA is consulting on new measures to further simplify and standardize the energy flexibility markets to encourage “continued growth and development”. Click here to read more.

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Nicholas Schepis

Tuesday 26th July 2022

UK Surpasses 32K EV Chargers

As of 1 July, the number of EV chargers in the UK has risen above 32,011. This is up 6%, or 1,721 chargepoints, from April, according to a recent Current+ article. Click here to read more.

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Nicholas Schepis

Monday 25th July 2022

Over 1M Smart Meter Installs in 2022

Over one million smart meters have been installed in GB in 2022 at a total of 1.18 million, according to ElectraLink. A recent article on Current+ highlights this achievement. Click here to read more.

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Emily Davidson

Thursday 14th July 2022

Government unleashes £1bn package to make schools greener

An article written by Energy Live News says 61 schools across the UK will receive £1 billion in Government investment to rebuild school buildings with net zero carbon operations. Education Secretary James Cleverly said: “Our School Rebuilding Programme is already making a difference to the lives of pupils and their teachers".

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Emily Davidson

Thursday 21st April 2022

The Energy Crisis Is Pushing Solar Adoption—for Those Who Can Pay

An article by Wired, discusses how the sudden increase in UK energy prices has increase solar panel inquiries by 300%. However, the governments approach to encouraging solar panels has been lukewarm. Despite them reducing the VAT from 5% to 0%, solar panels and set up cost around £17,500. So, whilst people who can afford them are lessening the shock of the energy crisis,  it's those people who can't afford it that are being hit the hardest. Read more here.

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Nicholas Schepis

Wednesday 6th April 2022

Article by World Energy Council on Hamanising Energy

A recent article written by World Energy Council's Dr Angela Wilkinson was featured in The Guardian recently - and highlights the mission to 'humanise energy'. Dr Wilkinson continues to explain how this involves three key points - addressing geopolitical uncertainty, change in relationship with energy, and improving energy literacy. Achieving the impact of humanising energy is imperative and will require involving more people and communities. Click here to read more.

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