The government confirms that it will bring forward by a year its key policy mechanism for ensuring the security of Britain’s power supplies.

National Grid has projected that electricity demand in Britain this summer will be at its lowest level on record, partly due to the rise of decentralised solar power.

The government unveiled its spending plans in the Budget, confirming its intention to hold renewables subsidy auctions worth £730mn before the end of the decade.

The government announces a number of important changes to its policy scheme for improving Britain’s energy security. The capacity market will be reformed so that it can help to incentivise the development of new gas plants in Britain.

The government’s Energy Bill continued its progress through Parliament, facing in-depth scrutiny from MPs.

The government unveiled revised proposals for cutting the subsidies available to small-scale renewables projects through the feed-in tariff scheme.