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Octopus Energy boss: some people would accept blackouts if bills cut

Greg Jackson argues against costly investments in UK’s power grid that are adding to household bills

The Guardian - UK

UK’s clean electricity growing too slowly to meet climate targets, report says

UK’s energy system operator forecasts emissions a third over target by 2035, in second official warning in a month

The Guardian - UK

Britain’s green energy pledge ‘credible’ if planning fixed, says system operator

State-owned Neso says Britain could be net exporter of green electricity by end of decade at no extra cost

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Labour clean power plan ‘huge challenge but achievable’, says grid operator

Labour will need to reform the planning system to allow the swift building of new pylons and speed up the grid connections queue, the analysis found.

Evening Standard

Gridlock: why it can take 11 years to connect solar farms to the UK network

Companies are waiting up to 14 years for connections, leading some to revise net zero targets

The Guardian - UK

Biggest drop in UK manufacturing confidence since March 2020; eurozone inflation hits three-year low – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as UK factory growth slows and eurozone inflation dips below 2%

The Guardian - UK

The man in charge of Labour’s green energy dream: ‘It’s at the limit of what’s achievable’

Fintan Slye, head of the new grid operator Neso, is aware that critics are sceptical about achieving ‘clean power by 2030’. But with tough decisions, he says, it can be done

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Edinburgh households could get paid hundreds for using electrical appliances after 9pm

The National Grid has said households could save 'hundreds' of pounds if they use the washing machine at certain times of the day. This comes as the financial incentive for those who move their power usage away from peak time is set to rise

Edinburgh Live

National Grid to offer £100 energy discount for using washing machine at night

Homes and businesses are set to be offered a bigger incentive for using electricity outside of peak hours.

Daily Record

National Grid to give households bigger discounts for off-peak electricity use

Households will be paid a bigger incentive of £3 per kilowatt hour instead of 52p, if they avoid high energy use at peak times

Wales Online

National Grid to pay households more to use off-peak power

Homes with smart meters to be paid £3 per KW hour to boost use at night and take strain off power grid

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