Latest coverage on electrification infrastructure, grid connections, EV charging, and energy storage

Downing Renewable Developments has agreed to develop, build and operate a 40MW solar farm to supply Kao Data’s colocation campus in Harlow.

Pupils across England are set to benefit from lower energy bills, as Great British Energy has announced an expansion of its solar scheme.

Blending AC with DC can cut losses, simplify prosumer microgrids, and build a more resilient power system.

Eclipse Power Group is set to acquire Vattenfall Networks Ltd, with the deal set to create one of the UK’s largest IDNOs.

National Grid DSO says smarter outage planning spared 450GWh of curtailed generation between April and September 2025.

TagEnergy has made its first move into the UK onshore wind market, acquiring four mid-stage development projects in Scotland.

Key Integrated Services has launched a high voltage division, expanding its electrical engineering offer beyond low voltage.

National Grid has begun an upgrade of its Didcot substation in Oxfordshire to connect new data centres and 650MW of battery energy storage.

UK Power Networks has signed up as a strategic partner of the Data Centre Alliance, becoming the first distribution network operator to do so.

With BP and Shell cooling on renewables, Mike Torbitt of Cressall argues the real battleground is grid infrastructure.