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Sizewell B, the last nuclear power station completed in Britain (Chris Radburn/PA)
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Sizewell C nuclear plant costs ‘could double to nearly £40bn’

Nuclear plants are becoming vital for electricity in Britain as the government aims to decarbonize the grid by 2030.

Centrica said gas storage supplies are running lower than usual (Andrew Matthews/PA)
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Why are UK gas stores lower than usual, and how is the overall supply looking?

UK gas storage dangerously low amid freezing snap, but diverse supply sources ease immediate shortage fears.

Shell’s liquefied natural gas production dropped in the final quarter of last year (Yui Mok/PA)
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Shell warns of £1bn cash hit from emissions certificates payments

The energy major said on Wednesday that the charge is “related to timing of payments of emissions certificates” in Germany and the US.

The UK is set to build thousands more pylons over the coming years (Gareth Fuller/PA)
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Pylon wars: Battle between builders and ‘blockers’ mounts across UK

Plans to build thousands of new pylons in rural UK to meet clean power targets face backlash from communities across the country.

Good Energy supplies electricity to UK homes and businesses (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
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Good Energy’s potential UAE buyer gets another one-month extension

Esyasoft has until January 20 to decide on a takeover bid for Good Energy, extending the original deadline of December 23.

Ministers say they want to give consumers better protection after the energy crisis (Jacob King/PA)
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UK’s Labour Party to reform energy regulator to give more protections after bills crisis

Labour set out sweeping plans for how it will decarbonise the grid by 2030 earlier in December.

Vestas manufactures wind turbine blades (Andrew Matthews/PA)
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Vestas cuts hundreds of jobs on UK’s Isle of Wight

Vestas is switching from making offshore blades to smaller, onshore blades, which will only sustain 300 jobs at the site, it said.

Torness Nuclear Power Station, near Dunbar, in Scotland (Danny Lawson/PA)
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Four of UK’s five nuclear power stations to be extended beyond planned closure

Four of Britain’s five nuclear power stations will stay open longer than previously planned, their operator has said.

South Humber Bank power station is owned by Daniel Kretinsky’s EP UK Investments (Alamy/PA)
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Royal Mail buyer Kretinsky’s UK gas power plants made bumper profit after energy crisis

Daniel Kretinsky’s gas power plant near Hull brought in £141 million of pre-tax profit last year, following a period of “exceptionally high” commodity...

The projects are due to be completed by 2032 (Ben Birchall/PA)
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Subsea electricity links between UK and Europe approved

Ofgem approves five new subsea power lines, boosting UK’s wind power export to Europe and aiding energy security by 2032.

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