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Labour clean power plan ‘huge challenge but achievable’, says grid operator

Britain must radically shake up the power system, build vast amounts of new pylons and secure £40 billion of annual investment to hit its 2030 clean energy goals, ministers have been told. The National Energy Systems Operator (Neso) said that while ...

05 Nov 2024 at 09:26

Britain’s wind turbines break new generation record for second time in a week

Britain’s wind turbines have set a new record for electricity generation, just days after the record was last broken, data shows. Onshore and offshore wind farms set a record of more than 22.5 gigawatts (GW) of power on Wednesday, providing 68.3% ...

19 Dec 2024 at 14:08

UK power system boss: Labour’s clean energy plans challenging but achievable

The official tasked with keeping the lights on across the UK has called Labour’s plan of decarbonising the power grid by 2030 “incredibly challenging but achievable” as his organisation moved into public hands on Tuesday. Fintan Slye, chief ...

01 Oct 2024 at 10:48

Lower risk of Britain losing power this winter than last, says grid operator

Britain is less likely to lose power this winter than last year, according to the public body responsible for keeping the lights on. The National Electricity System Operator (Neso) said on Tuesday that it expects power plants, wind farms ...

08 Oct 2024 at 13:13

Grid operator to outline new energy infrastructure sites in long-term plan

New energy infrastructure locations will be outlined in a strategic plan to help speed up “the transition to clean power” and provide long-term certainty to investors, the Government said. Energy ministers in the Scottish, Welsh and UK ...

22 Oct 2024 at 11:14

Britain’s risk of power outages this winter lowest since pre-Covid, Neso says

The risk of Britain having power outages this winter is lower than it has been for the past six years, according to forecasts by the public body responsible for keeping the lights on. The National Electricity System Operator (Neso) ...

19 Jun 2025 at 09:51

Substation fire that shut Heathrow Airport was preventable, says watchdog report

Energy watchdog Ofgem has launched an investigation after a report found a fire that caused the shutdown of Heathrow Airport was due to a preventable technical fault. The report by the National Energy System Operator (Neso) said ...

02 Jul 2025 at 10:28

Britain’s electricity system is ‘highly resilient’, says minister

Britain’s electricity system is ‘highly resilient’, minister says

Britain’s electricity system is “highly resilient”, energy minister Michael Shanks has said in a bid to reassure MPs following Spain and Portugal’s widespread blackouts. Power has largely been restored across the Iberian ...

30 Apr 2025 at 14:58

Sunny weather sees new record for British solar power

Sunny conditions helped solar power generate a new record high of more than 12.5 gigawatts of electricity on Tuesday, the system operator has said. The record 12.569GW of power from solar – equivalent to around four new ...

02 Apr 2025 at 14:13

UK’s electricity was cleanest ever in 2024, analysis finds

The UK’s electricity was the cleanest it has ever been in 2024, with fossil fuel power reaching record lows and renewables at record highs, analysis shows. In the last decade, the UK has more than halved its ...

02 Jan 2025 at 10:21

Minister: Extremist scaremongering to suggest UK close to experiencing blackouts

An energy minister has accused Tory MPs of “extremist scaremongering” as he denied the UK was close to experiencing blackouts during the cold snap. Michael Shanks said “at no point” was the prospect of ...

13 Jan 2025 at 17:38

British wind power hits new record as operator eyes zero carbon grid milestone

A new wind record has been set for Britain, with enough electricity generated from turbines to power 22 million homes, the system operator has said. The record of 22,711 megawatts (MW) set at 7.30pm ...

19 Nov 2025 at 15:22

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