North England’s distributed power capacity ‘has quadrupled in last decade’

More than 4GW of wind, solar and other decentralised power is now directly connected to its network, up from just 1GW in 2009

UKPN leads local energy market flexibility trial in Brixton

It has partnered with EDF Energy and Repowering London to allow domestic solar panels to provide flexibility services to the distribution network

Distributed energy ‘could restart power supplies following major outage’

A new project is exploring how distributed energy resources could be used to restore power in the “highly unlikely event” of a total or partial shutdown of the National Electricity Transmission System

Grid infrastructure
Risk of electricity users going off-grid expected to rise

A survey of energy executives shows 95% are concerned about this

Is removing solar tariff literal daylight robbery?

More than 70% of consumers seem to think so…

UK’s energy assets ‘will be in the hands of communities within a decade’

Matt Allen, CEO of Pivot Power, told ELN Editor Sumit Bose about how a new platform could help fund the change

Centrica’s Local Energy Market in Cornwall gets real

The firm has begun installing physical infrastructure such as batteries and solar panels

Hawaiian island of Kauai’s energy ‘could be 70% renewable by 2019’

This would be 11 years ahead of the timeframe set out in its sustainable targets

Nissan’s solar and battery storage system hits UK market

The automotive and technology firm says the offering could save customers up to 66% on their energy bills

Thousands of homes and businesses across the UK could produce own power by 2035

Arup suggests the country’s energy system is entering the most transformative stage it has ever seen