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Data on the UK’s electricity sector covering generation, fuel use, supply, consumption and power station capacity.
ESC is responsible for financial transactions relating to the energy Capacity Market, including making capacity payments to capacity providers, controlling collateral and managing auction bid bonds. ESC works with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero .
Find out about relief from Excise Duty for users of fuel used to generate electricity ('Electricity Relief').
The Government has announced a huge boost to UK industry as it powers ahead with its plan to cut electricity costs.
Resilient and smart electricity networks are critical to ensuring energy security, as well as achieving our energy and climate change objectives.
The Energy Act received Royal Assent on 18 December 2013.
What to do if you think your electricity bills are high or electricity meter is faulty.
Government sets out plans for a more flexible electricity system, helping working families save on their bills.
Resilient energy networks are critical for energy security, and a strengthening of our electricity network will ensure we can meet challenges from an increasing diversified energy mix.
How BEIS has planned for emergencies potentially affecting oil, gas and electricity production and supply, and the civil nuclear establishment.
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