Electricity Market Reform

New report says raft of policy changes geared incentivising innovators to create new low carbon products and services for consumers could generate 'big bang' moment for the energy sector akin to finance in the 80s and telecoms in the 90s

The UK is in the midst of a remarkable energy industry transformation, the full scale and pace of which is rarely understood

Energy Systems Catapult study concludes that cost of cutting carbon emissions varies by up to £700 a tonne

The UK's energy sector is transforming fast, but as a series of studies highlight this week a crucial new wave of policy decisions is awaiting the government

Government and Ofgem set out plans to boost grid flexibility, smart technologies, energy storage and electric vehicles, saving consumers up to £40bn in the process

The paper - which calls for a "flexible" approach to decarbonisation and for energy prices to take top priority in decision making - accused of cherry picking data and making "out-of-date claims"

Labour's Alan Whitehead argues that after several attempts to get it right, the government's capacity market is still subsidising high carbon power and failing to deliver on its strategic goals

Official review finds failures in Levy Control Framework and says overshoot will have to be paid for by households

Green business leaders may have seen their attention drawn to the unfolding drama on the other side of the Atlantic, but back in the UK the government has firmly underscored its commitment to the green economy

Ministers launch consultation on coal power phase out and unveil plans for fresh renewable energy investment