energy-and-politics-special-report

The energy secretary says there will be no UK blackouts this winter. As Ofgem presents its analysis of our energy needs this winter, we look at some of the biggest power outages of the last 50 years.

Campaign group Greenpeace turns David Cameron’s country home into a fracking site.

Time to move to Russia? A Global Sustainability Institute report says the UK could run out of oil, coal and gas supplies in just five years. See how the UK compares with the other top 10 economies.

Made famous by a high-profile anti-fracking protest camp last year, the Sussex village of Balcombe is now embarking on a renewable energy project that villagers say is promoting community cohesion.

Ofgem says a full investigation will “once and for all clear the air” over whether the “big six” are blocking competition in the energy market – and making customers pay more for gas and electricity.

SSE, one of the ‘big six’ energy firms, announces a price freeze for all customers until 2016. Last year its chief executive said a freeze would “lead to unsustainable loss-making businesses”.

Energy regulator Ofgem says it is “tearing down barriers to competition” with new rules to benefit independent suppliers. But critics say the reforms will have little immediate benefit for consumers.

Three of the “big six” energy companies in the UK vow to freeze or cut household bills in response to a government initiative.

Dave and Nick have finally announced their energy bill cutting plan but who wins and who loses? Have we gone back to the future?

Chancellor George Osborne will cut energy bills by an average of £50 and offer home efficiency eco-grants of £1,000 by cracking down on tax avoidance.

Even though the price of your next energy bills may shock you, will you spend any time at all doing something about it?

It might be the end of November, but Chancellor George Osborne’s latest move on energy prices is an attempt to buoy the government’s fortunes with some festive cheer for voters.

Plans to build one of the world’s largest offshore wind farms in the UK could be scrapped after developers are said to have pulled out of the project.