electricity prices

Andrew Eldred, Deputy CEO at the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) is one of more than 50 signatories in a letter to the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, calling for the government to prioritise reducing electricity levies to help achieve greater economic growth. The letter states: “Energy price increases since 2022 have been predominantly driven by increases in […]

The Climate Change Committee (CCC) has released its first assessment of the new government’s progress on reducing emissions which recommends that electricity is made cheaper for consumers. The independent, statutory body found that government policies to reduce emissions have improved since last year. With more action, the UK can hit its legally binding climate targets […]

Paul Spence – Technical Manager for heatly – takes a look at how the UK should address the difference in gas and electricity prices: There is a lot of talk about the ‘spark gap’ – the difference in price between gas and electricity – as being one of the main reasons between consumers shying away from […]

New research by BOXT has looked at Government information on electricity and gas prices over the past five years to analyse the impact of the worsening cost of living worldwide and found which countries have had the biggest year-on-year increase.  Top 10 countries with the biggest electricity bill price increase: Rank Country 5 year difference […]