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‘Three to five years is a realistic payback period’ — plug-in solar panels will be legal next month, but what do they cost, who can fit them, and is your home even suitable? We asked the experts

Industry experts answer the important questions — how much does plug-in solar cost, who can install it, and how much money can it save you?

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Better Together chief promoted and Ian Murray demoted in UK Government shake-up

FORMER Better Together chief Blair McDougall has been given a promotion and a new ministerial role in the UK Government, while former Scottish…

The National (Scotland)

King feels the heat in stifling conditions at climate event

A senior aide kept an electric fan close to Charles as he met guests at the London Climate Action Week reception.

Evening Standard

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King Charles fanned by aide as guests feel the heat at climate event

A senior aide kept an electric fan close to Charles

The Independent UK

Ministers refuse to confirm secret fuel price briefings over panic buying fears

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero said it could ‘neither confirm nor deny’ whether briefing notes had been produced.

Evening Standard

UK electricity price shake-up: Will your bills rise or fall under the new clean energy plan?

The UK government is overhauling its electricity pricing to decouple household bills from volatile gas markets, aiming to leverage cheaper renewable energy. This "once-in-a-generation opportunity" seeks to deliver cleaner, more secure, and ultimately cheaper power by giving renewables a greater role in price setting.

The Times of India

Ofgem boss to leave energy watchdog at the end of the month

Jonathan Brearley is moving to the Department for Energy Security

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Households and businesses to receive stronger protection against energy firms

Plans to strengthen the ombudsman will help customers resolve disputes with their suppliers, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero said.

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer hands loyal Scottish Labour MPs top Government jobs – see full list

A HOST of Scottish Labour loyalists – including a former Better Together chief and the wife of Keir Starmer’s top strategist – have been given…

The National (Scotland)

This company owns major oil fields and is accused of complicity in Israel’s genocide

ON a rain-dampened Saturday in central London last month, a sea of Palestinian flags flowed towards Downing Street.

The National (Scotland)

Sizewell C nuclear power plant construction to cost £38bn as investors sign deal

The Department for Energy Security & Net Zero said Energy Secretary Ed Miliband had signed the final investment decision for the development.

The Independent UK

Sizewell C nuclear power plant construction to cost £38billion as investors sign deal

The Department for Energy Security & Net Zero said Energy Secretary Ed Miliband had signed the final investment decision for the development.

Evening Standard

Offshore wind farms to be allowed to apply for contracts before planning consent

The plans are part of a raft of reforms launched by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Switching off RTS energy meter system to be delayed, says Government

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero said there will be a ‘managed and more controlled start’ to the phase-out from June 30.

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Government urged to improve response to ‘world-beatingly high’ energy bills

A watchdog said the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero must improve plans to support households vulnerable to fuel poverty.

The Independent UK

More than one in 10 households in England in fuel poverty last year

Data from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero suggested 2.73 million households, around 11% of families, were in fuel poverty in 2024.

The National (Scotland)

GB Energy ‘has no employees’, UK Government concedes

GB Energy doesn’t formally have any employees, according to the UK Government ...

International Business Times UK

HMRC Announces New Advisory Fuel Rates: Impact On Petrol, Diesel, And Electric Car Owners

HMRC has announced new advisory fuel rates effective 1st March, with some petrol and diesel car rates increasing while others remain stable.

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The Independent UK

Renewable energy budget increased to over £1.5bn as record funding allocated for clean power

The funding uplift represents more than a 50 per cent increase on the budget previously set in March

International Business Times

UK Govt To Plough Extra GBP1.3bn Into Nuclear Plant

The UK government says it will make available an additional GBP1.3 billion ($1.9 billion) in funding for the construction of the Sizewell C nuclear reactor project with French energy group EDF. The announcement from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero late on Monday takes the level of state…

Evening Standard

Hundreds protest in central London against Rosebank oilfield approval

Some 200 climate activists gathered outside the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero’s central London offices

The Independent UK

Ministers fail to account for emissions from new North Sea licensing, court told

Greenpeace and Uplift have brought a legal challenge against the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.

Birmingham Post

New Drax-based carbon capture and storage solution backed by government

Promethean Particles has been gratned funding from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

The Independent UK

Government facing challenges in meeting latest smart meter rollout targets – NAO

Just 57% of all meters in Great Britain are now smart, according to latest figures.

Daily Record

New energy tariffs to help pensioner and disabled households could be in place from next April

A consultation is set to open this summer, allowing people to give feedback on the UK Government's proposals.

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