UK’s fleet of wind, solar and biomass power plants set records in 2025, Carbon Brief analysis shows, but electricity from gas still went up.

Wind, solar and other renewables hit a new high last year but the government is still some way off its clean power target.

With the closure of its last coal-fired power plant, Ratcliffe-on-Soar, on September 30, 2024, the United Kingdom has taken a significant step toward its net-zero goals. It’s no small feat to end the ...

LITTLETON, Colorado, Sept 16 (Reuters) - The outlook for wind speeds around the United Kingdom this autumn and winter will likely be decisive for the UK's gas market over the coming months, with ...

UK electricity demand has risen for a second consecutive year for the first time since 2003, driven by electric vehicles, ...

Low wind speeds have pushed the UK’s power prices to their highest level in two years on Tuesday, with wind generation expected to plunge to the lowest level on Wednesday since September 2023, ...

Wind power overtook natural gas to become – for the first time ever – the UK’s largest source of electricity generation for a full year, the National Energy System Operator (NESO) said on Tuesday.

Renewables accounted for majority of annual UK electricity generation for the first time in 2024, with solar enjoying record highs despite fewer sun hours Gains for PV reflect increased deployed ...

UK day-ahead electricity prices climbed to the highest since June, as a lull in wind-power output coincides with colder weather that’s increasing energy demand. Day-ahead prices for delivery Tuesday ...

One of the UK’s largest solar farms, a 55 MW project, is now officially online, providing enough power for over 20,000 homes. The solar farm, developed by Atrato Onsite Energy, is also the fourth ...