Powering Your Home

Shetland windfarm powers nearly 500,000 homes as renewables boom sparks debate

The new Viking windfarm in Shetland, the UK’s most productive onshore site, begins powering 500,000 homes, highlighting the urgent need…

1 year ago

New planning rules will require rural councils to approve wind and solar farms as part of the UK’s push towards net zero

Rural councils across England will be required to approve a significant increase in wind and solar farms under a new…

2 years ago

Octopus Energy boss calls for lower electricity prices for residents near wind farms

Octopus Energy CEO Greg Jackson urges lower electricity costs for residents near wind farms, highlighting local benefits and market reforms.…

2 years ago

Zero-rating VAT for home renewable energy storage starts today

Home energy storage systems are now zero-rated for VAT, as new rules come into effect designed to boost the uptake…

2 years ago

Elon Musk: Tesla energy storage now growing ‘much faster than car business’

Tesla boss Elon Musk said growth in its energy storage operation will outpace its iconic car business this year after…

2 years ago

Battery to store electricity for 90,000 Derbyshire homes

A facility to store electricity is being built near Buxton to take pressure off the National Grid.

2 years ago

Farnborough Airport to build one of the largest solar installations in the south east

Farnborough Airport has unveiled plans for what it says will be one of the most significant light-weight solar installations in…

2 years ago

Low Carbon brings more renewable energy online with Fox Covert Solar Farm

Global renewable energy company Low Carbon has announced that its 22MW Fox Covert Solar Farm, located in Buckinghamshire, has begun…

2 years ago

British solar innovator lands on US soil with Nebraska campus installation

ELM Companies has partnered with Naked Energy to install its world-leading solar technology on a university campus in Omaha, Nebraska…

2 years ago

Energy discounts for customers who support local wind farms: A new initiative to benefit SMEs

In a revolutionary move set to benefit small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the UK, energy customers are now being…

2 years ago