Coal-fired power station initiates redundancy consultation

Kilroot Power Station in Northern Ireland has commenced formal redundancy consultation as it prepares to close its coal-fired electricity generation units

Ofgem probes Drax compliance with Renewables Obligation reporting

The energy regulator will scrutinise for potential breaches of annual profiling reporting and related issues under the Renewables Obligation scheme

Dorset energy firm collapses, leaving customers owed over £1m

Following the liquidation of Dorset-based Daylight Energy, customers are reportedly left facing financial losses

Prepayment moratorium ‘adds £30m monthly debt’

Energy UK has stressed the importance of debt recovery mechanisms that safeguard consumers and maintain the sector’s viability

UK ‘power dumping’ raises concerns over energy management

National Grid ESO has reportedly paid up to £550/MWh to dump excess power into neighbouring countries

Claim Your Energy Voucher Day: Last chance for £130m support

Households have been urged to use Energy Bill Support Vouchers by 30th June in order to access remaining £130 million

Surge in new UK energy licence applicants amid declining costs

Grant Nicholson, the mind behind the collapsed energy business Planet-U Energy, seeks new opportunities in the energy market with a fresh licence application

‘Ukraine surpasses UK in onshore wind turbine installations’

England’s new onshore wind turbine installations have stagnated since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with a mere two turbines generating 1MW of electricity in the village of Keele, Staffordshire

Only two days left to apply for £200 energy bill support

UK households have just two days left to apply for the £200 Alternative Fuel Payment

Customers raise concerns over ‘unexpectedly high’ energy bills from OVO

Customers reportedly express concerns over high energy bills, following alleged miscalculations and issues with smart meter installations