UK gas system operator the National Grid is consulting the market as to whether the exceptionally tight supply-demand balance that emerged at the end of last winter — sending prompt NBP prices soaring — could be repeated next year. ›

The potential of future blackouts has trebled in the last year as Britain is facing an energy crunch that will push up bills, the energy regulator has said. ›

The government is considering linking the guaranteed price for electricity from new nuclear plants to inflation to sweeten a deal with EDF Energy, a senior industry source said. ›

Electricity in the UK is poised to cost almost twice as much as in Germany within two years as Britain lags behind in building solar and wind plants. ›

The United Kingdom could be one step closer to a U.S. style energy renaissance as new estimates show there is a massive amount of untapped shale gas in the Northwest of England. ›

The proportion of UK electricity generated from gas fell to 16-year lows last year as cheaper coal prices spurred generators into increasing coal-fired power to its greatest share of the electricity mix since 1996, government data shows. ›

March was not a good month for UK energy security. ›

The UK’s installed wind electricity generation capacity will increase by 250% by 2020 compared with today’s levels, a factor that will change the shape and level of wholesale prices, according to a government-commissioned report. ›

ExxonMobil and Qatar Petroleum have agreed a deal making it possible for the UK to import liquefied natural gas from their proposed $10bn export project at Golden Pass in Texas, opening up a new source of potential gas supply for Britain. ›

Average electricity bills could rise by a quarter if Britain’s power industry is forced to pay more for wholesale supplies in order to avoid power cuts, City experts have predicted. ›