The winners of the Young Energy Professionals (YEP) Awards 2019 were announced last night at the Leonardo Royal Hotel London St Paul’s. Now in its fifth year, the annual awards ceremony celebrates and ...

Responding to Ofgem’s draft Consumer Vulnerability Strategy, Lawrence Slade (chief executive, Energy UK), said: “We welcome the publication of Ofgem’s draft Consumer Vulnerability Strategy 2025 and ...

Responding to the Government's announcement that the UK is to set a legally binding target for net-zero emissions by 2050, Lawrence Slade, chief executive of Energy UK, said: “This exciting commitmen ...

Responding to the Government’s decision – announced today – that it will be carrying over some of its overachievement in the second Carbon Budget to the third Carbon Budget, Energy UK’s chief executive, ...

Last week, the government announced that both wind and solar would be allowed to compete as participating technologies in the Capacity Market (CM). Energy UK has long called for renewables to participate ...

Responding to the end of the first 'coal-free' fortnight record, Energy UK's chief executive, Lawrence Slade said:  “Record after record has been broken as the power sector continues to deliver world-leadi ...

Many staff and members of Energy UK will remember Lord Spicer as the man who chaired the new organisation from its formation in 2012 to the time when he handed over to Sir David Arculus in 2016. But far ...

Commenting on the final report published by the Commission for Customers in Vulnerable Circumstances today, Energy UK's chief executive, Lawrence Slade said: “I am grateful to Lord Whitty and th ...

An independent report published today says urgent action is required by all energy companies, regulators and government as well as price comparison websites (PCWs) - with support from consumer groups and ...

... given the panel the job of identifying how the energy industry can improve the standards of care and support available to our customers when they need it.    First off, I must thank Lord Whitty and ...

A recent trip up to Glasgow turned out to be an ideal opportunity for Energy UK’s Director of Economics & Corporate Services, Sam Hollister and LCP’s Head of Market Insight, Kyle Martin (and until recently ...

Commenting on the Broadway Initiative's Assurances for an Environment Bill, which we contributed to and was launched by the IEMA today, Energy UK’s chief executive, Lawrence Slade said: "Energy  ...

On Tuesday 23 April 2019, we launched the Future of Energy report at our annual Parliamentary Reception at the House of Commons hosted by James Heappey MP. The event saw over 200 guests gather as we published ...

Energy UK’s latest electricity switching figures, published today, reveal that over 660,000 (668,371) customers moved to a new supplier last month, up by 34% on April 2018 and the highest number ever recorded. ...

Responding to the Labour Party news release announcing radical plans to install solar panels on two million homes and take the national grid into public ownership, Energy UK's chief executive, Lawrenc ...

Responding to the Daily Telegraph's article today on Labour's energy policy paper on renationalisation, Energy UK's chief executive Lawrence Slade said: “Private investment in energy - which is £12. ...

The latest results of Energy UK’s Safety Net Audit, show that all of the participating suppliers achieved the highest standard possible - and for the second year running.  The Energy UK Safety Net, ...

Responding to today’s Committee on Climate Change ‘net-zero’ report, Lawrence Slade, Energy UK’s chief executive, said: We firmly support the recommendations made by the Committee on Climate Change ...

Responding to Ofgem’s energy switching compensation rules announcement, an Energy UK spokesperson said: “More and more customers are switching supplier every year to find the best deal and save money ...

Responding to today's BEIS Select Committee report into carbon capture usage and storage (CCUS), Energy UK’s chief executive, Lawrence Slade said:   "As our Future of Energy report published yesterd ...

Written exclusively for Utility Week and published here. As you’ll see elsewhere in Utility Week, Energy UK has published its Future of Energy report. The report has been long planned, being the ...

Energy UK today publishes its Future of Energy report, setting out a way forward for the sector to deliver better for its customers as advances in technology and the vital need to decarbonise our economy ...

As we prepare to publish our Future of Energy report, it seems an apt time to look back at some of the key milestones in the industry’s evolution that took us to where we are today. Back in 1882, the ...

Energy UK’s latest monthly figures, published today, show that over 600,000 customers switched electricity supplier in March 2019. In total, 615,503 customers changed provider last month - a significant ...

Ofgem announced today the introduction of tougher entry tests for energy suppliers,  Energy UK issued the below statement in response. Lawrence Slade, Chief executive of Energy UK, said: “We ...

On 28th March, we held our breakfast briefing which brought together a panel of experts to discuss: “Brexit: what’s next for energy and climate”.  The event proved to be a timely opportunity to take stock ...

Commenting on the provisional UK greenhouse gas emissions for 2018 statistics published by BEIS today, Energy UK’s chief executive, Lawrence Slade said: "These figures show how the energy sector ha ...

Following EU's response to PM's delay request, Energy UK's chief executive Lawrence Slade said: “Energy UK and its members continue to strongly believe that a deal with a transition period, allow ...

Energy UK’s monthly electricity figures – published today – show that 450,000 (452,977) customers switched supplier last month, slightly down (0.1%) compared to February 2018. This brings the total number ...

Entries have opened for the 2019 Young Energy Professional (YEP) Awards. The annual YEP Awards, now in its fifth year, recognise the outstanding contribution and achievements of young professionals ...

Responding to Citizens Advice’s latest energy star rating league table, Energy UK’s chief executive Lawrence Slade said:   "In an increasingly competitive market, good customer service is just a ...

In response to the Spring Statement, Lawrence Slade, chief executive of Energy UK, said: “Energy UK has long called for action to further decarbonise our economy including heat. It is therefore positive ...

European associations sent a letter out today calling for a no-deal Brexit to be avoided, in response Energy UK issued the statement below. Lawrence Slade, chief executive of Energy UK, said: “We ...

Following the launch of Energy UK’s Equality and Diversity Forum in 2018, and some great events and workshops on diversity and inclusion over the past year, we wanted to do something special to mark International ...

The energy sector is not only embracing change, but leading it.  ...

Energy UK is proud of the work we do across the sector to drive forward progress to ensure a more diverse and inclusive energy sector.   Equality and Diversity Forum In 2018 we launched an Equality ...

Commenting on the launch of the Offshore Wind Sector Deal Energy UK’s Chief Executive, Lawrence Slade, said: “Today’s sector deal, and continued investment from industry, will create a global offshore ...

Responding to the BEIS consultation on the Smart Export Guarantee, an Energy UK spokesperson said:  “Small-scale electricity generation has an important role to play in the transition to a low carbon ...

Celebrating women in energy Following the launch of Energy UK’s Equality and Diversity Forum in 2018, and some great events and workshops over the past year, we wanted to do something special to mark ...

Commenting on the "Road to Zero: time to shift gear on tax" report which we contributed to and was published by the BVRLA today, Energy UK’s Director of Policy, Audrey Gallacher said: “Electric vehicles ...

Responding to comments on the Emissions Trading System (ETS) made by Energy and Climate Change Minster, Claire Perry at yesterday’s Lords EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee hearing, Energy UK’s chief ...

Responding to the European Commission’s announcement today that it will be proceeding with its State Aid investigation into the UK’s Capacity Market, Energy UK’s chief executive, Lawrence Slade said: “We ...

Responding to the Committee on Climate Change's  ‘UK housing: Fit for the future?’ report - published today - Energy UK's chief executive, Lawrence Slade said: "The contribution energy efficiency measu ...

Any discussion on how to rebuild trust in the energy sector quickly – and rightly – comes back to the importance of customers. But as a sector, how much do we look like the customers and the communities ...

Energy UK’s latest electricity switching figures – published today - reveal that nearly 400,000 (382,665) customers switched in January – up 5 percent on January 2018. 2018 was a record year for ...