Leeds lights up

Leeds City Council has announced the successful completion of its LED lighting scheme, aimed at enhancing energy efficiency in street lighting citywide, resulting in substantial cost savings and carbon reductions

New scheme offers free home energy upgrades

Leeds has introduced free or discounted energy saving upgrades for homeowners, renters and landlords

First high-temperature air source heat pumps installed in Leeds council homes

Cenergist has installed high-temperature air source heat pumps in Leeds City Council-owned residential tower blocks, aiming to save residents 52% on utility bills

British Gas to hire 700 staff for customer support

British Gas is hiring 700 staff in call centres across Edinburgh, Leeds, Cardiff, Stockport and Leicester by year-end

Leeds’ 60MW battery energy storage project gets green light

The 60MW Battery Energy Storage System is set to be located on a brownfield site adjacent to a substation on Redcote Lane in Leeds

Sunak slammed for using RAF jet to travel from London to Leeds

The Prime Minister was criticised for using a RAF jet to fly 200 miles to Leeds for a visit to a healthcare centre

SUV tyres in Leeds deflated in climate protest

A climate activist group has deflated tyres of 85 SUVs to protect cities and people from “massive killer” vehicles

New £25m low carbon energy network to serve businesses of West Yorkshire

The project will use heat from waste-to-energy plant to power local businesses

Leeds to purchase gas for years in advance to combat rising energy costs

Leeds City Council has updated its strategy to safeguard its finances against the skyrocketing energy prices

Leeds greenlights £7.2m district heating extension

The scheme uses heat recovered from the waste of 10,700 homes