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. ›

MP’s have reported Shale gas in the UK could help secure domestic energy supplies but may not bring down prices. ›

Closing coal fired power stations mean a return to life for some British gas fired plants and a rise in gas use for electricity generation for the first summer in three years. ›

The UK’s spring upturn in LNG imports continued today, with the scheduling of this month’s fourth delivery. ›

Coal continues to be favoured by fuel prices over gas for UK power generation this summer however according to National Grid’s summer outlook report the closure of some coal-fired plants will increase the use of gas compared with last summer. ›

Weeks of unusually cold weather have drained nearly all of Britain’s gas supplies, sparking fears of a spike in energy prices, it has been reported. ›

British wholesale spot gas prices rose above 90 pence a therm this week as extreme cold pushed up demand and reduced further already heavily depleted gas storage levels. ›

The European Commission said it has opened an in-depth inquiry into the exemptions from power grid charges enjoyed by big electricity-consuming companies in Germany. “If this turns out to be the case, the Commission will further examine whether the exemption is likely to unduly distort competition in the EU or whether it can be justified,” the EC said in a statement. ›