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Energy UK comments on the CCUS business models consultation outcome
17 Aug 2020
Commenting on the Carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS): business models consultation outcome published by BEIS today, Energy UK’s Chief Executive, Emma Pinchbeck, said: “The deployment of Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage (CCUS) and low-carbon hydrogen are crucial to reaching net-zero emissions across the economy by 2050. There is a genuine opportunity for the UK… Read more
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Switching continues to recover
13 Aug 2020
Energy UK’s latest electricity switching figures show that the number of customers switching supplier is continuing to recover after falls during the early months of the pandemic. In July 2020, a total of 519,700 customers switched – a 17% increase compared to June and only 1% down on the same month last year. So far this… Read more
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Energy UK responds to Ofgem price cap announcement
7 Aug 2020
Responding to Ofgem’s latest price cap announcement, Energy UK’s Chief Executive, Emma Pinchbeck, said: “Today’s announcement reflects another significant fall in wholesale costs since Ofgem set the current price cap. Most of the average bill is made up of costs outside suppliers’ direct control and buying energy accounts for the biggest share of these. “Since the COVID-19… Read more
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Energy UK responds to Green Home Grants details
4 Aug 2020
Responding to the announcement of further details on the Government’s Green Home Grants scheme, Energy UK’s chief executive Emma Pinchbeck said: “Improving the energy efficiency of our homes will benefit customers by making them healthier and more comfortable to live in and cutting hundreds of pounds off bills – while also reducing emissions and creating… Read more
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Energy UK responds to the Prime Minister’s announcement on investment in hydrogen and CCUS
22 Jul 2020
Responding to the Prime Minister’s announcement, Energy UK’s chief executive, Emma Pinchbeck said: “The Committee on Climate Change advises that the UK needs hydrogen and CCUS to achieve Net Zero, particularly for sectors that are difficult to decarbonise like heavy industry, so the Government’s announcement today is welcome. “Our recent report on the Green Recovery,… Read more
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Energy UK comments on Government plans to boost battery storage
14 Jul 2020
Commenting on Government plans to remove barriers in the planning system to support development of battery storage projects, an Energy UK spkesperson said: “Battery storage will play a crucial role in helping us develop a flexible, Net Zero electricity system. It is therefore good to see the Government recognising calls for action and acting to remove disproportionate… Read more
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Switching goes up for the first time since lockdown
13 Jul 2020
Energy UK’s latest monthly electricity switching figures reveal that 450,000 customers switched supplier in June – up 1% on June 2019. This marks the first time since the beginning of the lockdown that there is a slight increase in switching numbers in a month, when compared to the same month in 2019. Close to 3 million… Read more
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Energy UK comments on Ofgem’s RIIO-2 Draft Determinations
9 Jul 2020
Commenting to Ofgem’s RIIO-2 Draft Determinations, an Energy UK spokesperson said: “Networks have a critical role to play in the transition towards a low carbon, digital, flexible and more diverse energy system, something which we have recently reiterated in our report “Rebuilding the UK economy”published jointly with PwC. “It’s right that Ofgem’s proposals focus on Net… Read more
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Energy UK responds to the Chancellor’s Summer Statement
8 Jul 2020
Responding to the Chancellor’s Summer Statement, Energy UK’s chief executive Emma Pinchbeck said: “It was good to hear the Chancellor confirm the Government’s commitment to a Green Recovery and our sector is ready to work in partnership with the Government to deliver that. “We’ve long banged the drum for the importance of energy efficiency measures… Read more
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Energy UK responds to Hydrogen APPG’s report
8 Jul 2020
Responding to the Hydrogen APPG’s report, ‘How the UK’s hydrogen sector can help support the UK’s economic recovery,’ Energy UK’s chief executive, Emma Pinchbeck said: “The new report from the All Party Parliamentary Group on hydrogen recognises the crucial role that hydrogen can play in the post-COVID-19 economic recovery and in our transition to net-zero and we… Read more
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Energy UK responds to Energy Institute’s Energy Barometer 2020
8 Jul 2020
Responding to the Energy Institute’s Energy Barometer 2020 –published today– Energy UK’s chief executive, Emma Pinchbeck said: “There is a clear consensus from the UK energy industry in this research. We are proud of our success at decarbonising power, but need to do more on energy efficiency and innovative technologies. We need to recover and rebuild… Read more
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Energy UK responds to news of Government investment in energy efficiency measures
7 Jul 2020
Responding to news of Government investment in energy efficiency measures, Energy UK’s chief executive Emma Pinchbeck said: “The Chancellor has listened to businesses, including the energy industry, by making moves to secure a Green Recovery. “Energy efficiency measures are an essential part of this, as we outlined in our recent report, and can generate widespread… Read more
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New Energy UK CEO gets to work
6 Jul 2020
Emma Pinchbeck has today started work as the new chief executive of Energy UK, joining from RenewableUK, where she was deputy chief executive. News of Emma’s appointment was announced in January, since which time she has been on maternity leave, following the birth of her first child last autumn. Emma starts on a part-time basis… Read more
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Energy UK’s Audrey Gallacher comments on her appointment as Eurogas board member
26 Jun 2020
In response to her appointment to the Governing Board of Eurogas, Audrey Gallacher, Energy UK’s interim chief executive said: “I am very pleased to be appointed to the board of Eurogas. Our country has a long history of cooperation with the EU on energy issues and we hope this will continue after Brexit. “Gas is… Read more
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Energy UK responds to the CCC’s Progress Report 2020
25 Jun 2020
Commenting on the Committee on Climate Change’s Progress Report 2020, Energy UK’s interim CEO Audrey Gallacher said: “This report underlines the crucial role the energy sector will play in a green economic recovery following the pandemic – not just in increasing still further the power we generate from low carbon sources but in enabling the… Read more
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Energy UK responds to Citizens’ Climate Assembly interim briefing
23 Jun 2020
Respnding to the interim briefing from the assembly “Covid-19, recovery and the path to net zero”, Energy UK’s interim CEO, Audrey Gallacher said: “As today’s report highlights, we have an unprecedented opportunity to reshape our future and transform our entire economy and behaviours to meet our net-zero target and tackle climate change – while also delivering… Read more
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Energy can help power economic recovery
22 Jun 2020
A new report published today highlights the central role the energy sector can play in powering the post-COVID-19 economic recovery. Rebuilding the UK economy: Fairer, cleaner, more resilient, which has been produced by Energy UK in partnership with PWC, identifies five policy areas which could provide the stimulus for jobs, investment and growth – with… Read more
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Electricity switching slows during lockdown
15 Jun 2020
Latest electricity switching figures from Energy UK – published today – show that over 410,000 customers switched supplier in May – down by 15% on May last year. The latest numbers also reveal that in the first five months of the year, nearly 2.5 million customers have moved to a new supplier, a 5% decrease… Read more
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Energy UK comments on EEIG energy efficiency infrastructure report
11 Jun 2020
In response to the Energy Efficiency Infrastructure Group’s report on energy efficiency’s offer of a net zero-compatible stimulus and recovery –published today– Energy UK’s interim chief executive, Audrey Gallacher said: “We’ve long called for a national energy efficiency programme for homes and businesses which would deliver swift returns through cutting bills by hundreds of pounds for… Read more
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Energy UK comments on The Energy & Utilities Skills Partnership 2020-2025 Workforce Renewal & Skills Strategy
9 Jun 2020
The Energy & Utilities Skills Partnership has today launched the 2020-2025 Workforce Renewal & Skills Strategy. This collaboration outlines how the sector will tackle the skills shortage and fill 277,000 vacancies. Commenting on the launch of the strategy, Energy UK’s Interim Chief Executive, Audrey Gallacher, said. “The energy and utilities sector has experienced a period of unprecedented… Read more
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EU and UK trade bodies call for an efficient future energy EU-UK relationship
3 Jun 2020
The British and Irish Chamber of Commerce, the European Federation of Energy Traders, the Electricity Association of Ireland, Energy UK, Eurelectric and WindEurope welcome the publication of the EU and the UK’s respective legal texts on the future EU-UK relationship, which represent a positive first step to achieve a successful deal on energy. We believe… Read more
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Energy UK responds to UK Government’s ETS proposal
2 Jun 2020
In response to the Government’s proposal for a new UK Emissions Trading System, Energy UK’s interim chief executive, Audrey Gallacher said: “We strongly support Government establishing a UK ETS linked to the EU ETS and back its efforts to agree this approach with the EU. This is the best long-term carbon pricing mechanism to continue driving decarbonisation… Read more
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Energy UK comments on news of renewables surpassing fossil fuels in electricity generation for the first time in Q1 2020
21 May 2020
In response to news of renewables surpassing fossil fuels in electricity generation for the first time in Q1 2020, Energy UK’s interim chief executive, Audrey Gallacher said: “It is fantastic that renewables have overtaken fossil fuels for the first time – with 40% of Britain’s power generated from renewables – in the first three months… Read more
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Powering the economic recovery
19 May 2020
Energy UK has today published a new paper on energy and the economic recovery, urging the Government to harness the potential of clean energy to deliver benefits for jobs, the economy and the environment. The paper ‘Powering the Nation: How clean energy can support the economic recovery‘ highlights the economic contribution of the sector – which… Read more