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. ›
