The announcement comes as current chief Lawrence Slade steps down this month

More than four million consumers have switched so far in 2019, up 11% on the same time last year

He joined the organisation in 2011 and has been heading it since January 2015

Lawrnce Slade said the carbon price support and the EU Emissions Trading System have ‘really helped’ drive investment in low carbon technologies

Lawrence Slade told ELN decarbonising the heating sector is a ‘cast iron’ opportunity for the UK to set an example to the rest of the world

The energy market isn’t broken but does have a problem with engagement. That’s according to Lawrence Slade, Chief Executive of Energy UK, who spoke to ELN at the industry body’s Annual Conference yesterday. He said because of the lack of consumer involvement, the market wasn’t working for everyone, adding the industry needs to reach out […]

  Competition is one of the main drivers for people switching energy suppliers. That’s the view of Lawrence Slade, Chief Executive at Energy UK, which has revealed the number of customers switching so far this year has surpassed the total number of switches in 2014. Nearly half a million customers moved to a different energy […]

  Brexit, a new government and changes in energy policies have created policy gaps in the sector. According to CEO of Energy UK Lawrence Slade, government needs to sort out how it is going to fix those issues to keep investment in the energy sector flowing. Speaking to ELN at Energy UK’s conference in London, he […]

The trade body that represents more than 80 suppliers and generators of energy in the UK is supporting the phasing out of coal-fired power stations. Energy UK’s CEO Lawrence Slade added the organisation will start campaigning for low carbon alternatives for the shift towards a low carbon economy. He believes the UK should have its […]

Energy companies are trying to build back their reputation, according to the CEO of Energy UK. At the recent Energy Live 2015 conference, Lawrence Slade told ELN: “I think it’s great we have 31 suppliers in the market and somewhere in the region of quarter of a million to 300,000 households switching every month, so look […]