For now, gas power is still needed to fill in the gaps when renewables can’t cover demand.
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Increasing energy costs pose a challenge for everyone, but the impact is most pronounced for those living in deprived areas.
Britain’s energy price cap is lower than last year but there are still several factors that could increase energy costs this winter.
Household gas and electricity bills aren’t the only way that expensive energy hits your budget.
In this podcast, we talk with Professor Bruce Mountain about this power price crisis and what the federal government is doing to give families cost of living relief.
Massive 13,000-home project investigates how much energy is typically used at different temperatures.
The government is rolling out smart meters across the UK, but at present they are providing households with little benefit.
There never was a ‘maximum bill of £2,500’.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has not hesitated to use energy as a weapon. An expert on global energy markets analyzes what could come next.
Everyone is talking about how to alleviate energy prices this winter, but no one acknowledges that the average household has been getting poorer for more than a decade.
Why the UK’s reliance on natural gas means the energy crisis is unlikely to end this winter.
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Professor of Global Energy, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
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Research Fellow in Data Science and End Use Energy Demand, UCL
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Research Fellow in Economics, University of Leeds
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Professor and Director of the Centre for Energy Policy, University of Strathclyde
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Researcher, Environmental Geography, University of Oxford
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Professor of Energy and Environment, UCL
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Leader of the Energy Programme, Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford, University of Oxford
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Director, Energy, Climate Justice, and Sustainability Lab, and Research Professor, New York University; Tufts University
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Professor of Economics, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Professor of Environmental Psychology, University of Bath
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Head of Energy Efficiency and Policy, Leeds Beckett University
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Lecturer, Department of Sociological Studies, University of Sheffield
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of Commodity Economics and Finance, City St George's, University of London