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EDF Small Business has awarded five organisations £5,000 each to help them reduce energy use and running costs, and is opening a further £25,000 in funding through its Powering Local Businesses programme with Enterprise Nation.

The UK's first generation of subsidised renewable assets is entering a new era. Discover what happens when the Renewables Obligation support ends, the opportunities available to generators, and why planning early is critical. Because when it comes to life after ROCs, the real question isn't whether you believe in it, but whether you're prepared for it.

The UK does not only need to shorten the grid connection queue; it needs a smarter process that helps credible data centre projects move forward with greater speed and certainty. We support the principle of a queue charge to discourage speculative projects, but it must be proportionate, fair and designed to accelerate delivery rather than create new barriers to investment.

Our latest Energy Roundup brings together the key developments shaping the energy market, including wholesale power and gas market updates, non-energy cost forecasts, the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme (BICS), VAT changes, smart metering requirements and expert insight into the growing role of Corporate Power Purchase Agreements (CPPAs).

A thought leadership article exploring why fleet electrification is increasingly an energy challenge, featuring expert insights from Matthew Yeoman, Head of Flex Supply at EDF Business & Wholesale, and Tom Stebbing and Ash Boaden, senior business development leaders at Pod.

In summer 2026, Great Britain experienced a series of unusually tight electricity system periods during hot, low-wind conditions. Electricity Margin Notices were issued on 24 June, 26 June and 9 July, highlighting that energy system stress is no longer only a winter issue. For business energy users, the lesson is not that the system failed. It did not. The more important point is that hotter weather, lower renewable output, generation availability, interconnector dynamics and demand patterns can combine quickly to move prices and create short-term risk. That makes flexibility, better energy data and a clear procurement strategy increasingly important for organisations that want to manage both cost and resilience.