‘There’ll be no countryside left’: Opposition to pylons puts UK carbon targets at risk Infrastructure essential to decarbonise electricity generation by 2030 met with resistance by those affected The Guardian - UK · Aug 3, 2024
The great pylon pile-on: can councils’ opposition scupper Labour’s ‘clean power’ revolution? The energy secretary’s plans to install thousands of pylons in unspoiled rural areas is facing a huge backlash The Guardian - UK · Jul 20, 2024
Electricity imports to hit record in 2024, warns nuclear industry lobbyist group Nuclear Industry Association says 10 million homes may depend on power from abroad this year Evening Standard · Jul 16, 2024
Will heat pumps cause blackouts? In the latest in our series, we look at claims heat pumps will cause a risky surge in electricity demand The Guardian - UK · Jul 16, 2024
Sceptics say EVs will overwhelm the grid. In fact, they could be part of the solution Electric vehicles are ‘batteries on wheels’ that can put energy back into the National Grid when solar panels and windfarms do not provide much power The Guardian - UK · Jul 15, 2024
Come 5 July, an almighty fight looms. Keir Starmer, take on the countryside at your peril Britain’s landscape is under threat. But I have a solution – if the next PM will listen, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2024
Great British Energy will be welcome – but Labour risks over-selling it Promise to invest in ‘cheap, clean, homegrown energy’ ticks every box but £8.3bn over a parliament is not game-changing The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2024
Reality check: the Reform UK party’s claims on the climate crisis examined Richard Tice made some eye-opening statements on the climate, and the manifesto is packed with even more falsehoods The Guardian - UK · Jun 4, 2024
Russia-Ukraine war: energy facilities hit across Ukraine in overnight strikes – as it happened Ukraine’s National Grid operator Ukrenergo said the attack damaged energy facilities in five regions The Guardian - UK · Jun 1, 2024
Forget Thames Water, National Grid has proved investors will still back UK assets The infrastructure company easily raised almost £7bn in a rights issue – because it has its balance sheet in order and plans to invest The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2024
UK Government cancels Westminster debate on arms exports to Israel A WESTMINSTER debate on UK arms exports to Israel has been cancelled – while a debate on how National Grid proposals may impact on north east… The National (Scotland) · May 23, 2024
National Grid taps shareholders to help fund £60bn low-carbon energy switch Infrastructure firm raises £6.8bn to connect homes to renewable energy sources across US and UK The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2024
Capacity crunch: why the UK doesn’t have the power to solve the housing crisis Our inadequate electricity network is stopping the building of thousands of new homes. And the necessary move to low-carbon heating and cars is only increasing demand The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2024
Powering ambitions: building the net-zero energy workforce The drive to meet our climate targets is radically reshaping the workforce of tomorrow. What shape will it take, and what opportunities will it provide for the next generation? The Guardian - UK · Apr 11, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Apr 11, 2024 Clean energy myths: is it really too expensive and not reliable? From cost to London-centrism, there are a lot of myths surrounding clean energy. Read on to find out why they’re wrong
The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2024 Capacity crunch on National Grid is delaying new homes in UK by years Council leaders warn of ‘infrastructure crisis’ that will also affect green energy schemes and hinder growth
The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2024 Grid expectations: how upgrading the UK’s energy system will touch your life The most ambitious upgrade to the UK’s electricity grid in generations is under way – and it will have an impact on all of us
The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2024 Big, bright future: how the UK is transforming its electricity grid There’s never a dull moment for the UK’s electricity grid. And it’s not just when we’re all turning on the kettle at the same time after a big TV cliffhanger. But with rapidly shifting usage and clean energy goals, what is being done to future-proof the system?
The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2024 From boiling kettles to reaching net zero – take the clean energy quiz Do you know how much energy UK households use each year to put the kettle on? Or by which year we have to hit our net zero target? Take this quiz to test your knowledge
The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2024 UK power plants lined up to command record high energy prices this decade Stations secure all-time high price of £65 a kW per year for 2027-28 in ‘capacity market’ auction
The Guardian - UK · Feb 16, 2024 Power struggle: fears for UK energy generation as green projects delayed Path to relying solely on green power appears long as series of problems collides with reality of keeping the lights on
Evening Standard · Feb 11, 2024 Ralph Fiennes calls for trigger warnings to be scrapped as theatre should 'shock and disturb audiences' The 61-year-old British actor has been nominated for two Oscars and won a Tony award for his theatre work.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2024 UK minister for building pylons loses role after campaigning against them Andrew Bowie wrote last year that concerns among his constituents about new pylons were ‘a priority’
The Guardian - UK · Jan 5, 2024 ‘I am so tired’: YouTuber Tom Scott ends Things You Might Not Know British influencer posted a weekly video for 10 years, about everything from pegasus crossings to the National Grid
International Business Times UK · Dec 28, 2023 Storm Gerrit's Fury Escalates: Urgent Calls for Action as Communities Grapple with Destruction The storm, named by the Met Office on Tuesday, left a trail of destruction, with severe weather alerts in effect on Wednesday.