Energy Independence news from 2024
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- November 2024
Ofgem approved REC Change Proposal R0209
Ofgem has approved a Retail Energy Code change proposal setting out how Market-wide Half-Hourly Settlement arrangements will be implemented across the electricity retail market.
AECB publishes Radical Retrofit resource
The AECB has added a resource titled Radical Retrofit to its Knowledgebase, dated 12 November 2024, with the listing recording 3,133 downloads and no published description of its contents.
- July 2024
Solar Together West Yorkshire opens to the county
Solar Together West Yorkshire ran as a collective buying scheme from July 2024 to May 2025, arranging 645 solar and battery installations at prices quoted as up to 42% below the usual market rate.
- June 2024
Hook Norton community share raise seeks £500,000 to complete sustainable homes with UK-first community microgrid
Hook Norton Community Land Trust is raising £500,000 through a community share offer to complete energy efficient homes in Oxfordshire, with a microgrid reported as a UK first at community level on a site of fewer than 30 homes.
ECIU report finds net zero upgrades could cut household energy imports by 80% by 2030
An Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit report says a household with EPC C efficiency, a heat pump and an electric vehicle could cut its annual imported energy from 17MWh in 2024 to 3.4MWh by 2030.
- March 2024
ECIU analysis finds Government policy pushing UK backwards on energy security
A year after the Government's Powering Up Britain strategy, the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit says recent policy changes have increased the UK's reliance on imported gas and oil.
- January 2024
Sunsave Plus subscription model launched
Sunsave launched Sunsave Plus, a solar subscription with no upfront cost, at the beginning of 2024, offering installation, financing and maintenance through one company under a 20-year guarantee.