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Ben Rhydding Cafe

Appeal to allow new cafe to be built in Ben Rhydding dismissed

The sun sets behind the Burbo Bank Offshore Wind Farm in Liverpool Bay in the Irish Sea in north west England on May 26, 2021. PIC: PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images

Wind power is fickle and we don't have the capability to harness it - YP Letters

In order to take part, you’ll need to have a smart meter installed and your energy supplier must be signed up.

Millions will be paid to cut energy to avoid blackouts in winter 2023

The West Newton A wellsite in East Yorkshire

Oil and gas extraction near Yorkshire village given the green light

A picture of solar panels on the roof of a house. PIC: PA Photo/thinkstockphotos.

Strides in solar power technology shows us the way forward - Andy Brown

New Road in Drax

Renewable energy station planned for Yorkshire would be 'blot on landscape'

'What is the difference in the rural landscape between towering wind turbines and pylons?'

What is the difference between pylons and wind turbines? - YP Letters

The existing power line near South Cave

Tory peer objects to 'unisghtly' plan to build 90km of pylons across Yorkshire

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering has blasted plans to erect 56 miles of electrcity pylons as wrong-headed and is urging bosses to think more carefully about the natural assets they are dealing with

Erecting ugly pylons across 56 miles of beautiful countryside is reckless

Centrica’s profits soared threefold to £3.3bn in 2022 (image: PA)

British Gas launch new scheme offering half price electricity

The West Newton A wellsite in East Yorkshire

Oil and gas extraction near Yorkshire village could be given the green light

An existing overhead power line operated by National Grid near Creyke Beck, East Yorkshire.

National Grid plans new Yorkshire power line to boost green energy availability

A farm tractor ploughing a field in autumn surrounded by feeding gulls. Picture: Adobe Stock

Landowners in Yorkshire to be paid £500 for 'non intrusive' surveys on farmland

We review portable power station Delta 2 - will it help in a power outage?

We review portable power station Delta 2 - will it help in a blackout?

Peter Kavanagh, CEO & founder of Harmony Energy and Investment Director of Harmony Energy Income Trust PLC, at the firm's Pillswood battery energy storage site, near Hull.

Grid connection delays are UK's biggest Net Zero hurdle - Harmony Eneergy CEO

How the 106 batteries on the energy facility at Harrop Lane, Wilsden, could look

Plan to install more than 100 batteries on green belt land is approved

National Grid and Shell have pulled out of plans to develop new pipelines for carbon capture and storage, which are set to begin at Drax's North Yorkshire site.

Drax ends burning coal after almost 50 years at North Yorkshire power plant

National Grid and Shell have pulled out of plans to develop new pipelines for carbon capture and storage, which are set to begin at Drax's North Yorkshire site.

National Grid and Shell pull out of plans for carbon capture and storage

Richard Todd

Playing a key role in the drive to net zero - Richard Todd

The Guardian reports Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has had the electricity network in his constituency upgraded so he could heat his private swimming pool.

Electricity network upgraded ‘so Rishi Sunak could heat private pool’

The emergency coal-fired power plants started generating for the first time on Tuesday afternoon amid National Grid fears of shortages - Credit: Adobe

Emergency coal power plants used for first time as cold snap hits UK
National Grid has pinned the blame on high demand and a shortage of electricity for the decision to use emergency coal power plants.

The route taken by the cable

Electricity superhighway from Scotland approved despite farmers' concerns

Fraisthorpe beach where the cable will come onshore

Farmers' concern over £2.1bn underground cable crossing their land

The National Grid ESO scheme rewards users for changing their habits and reducing their electricity usage during certain peak hours.

Households can get paid for reducing electricity use with free app

A view of an onshore wind farm. PIC: Ben Curtis/PA Wire

Onshore wind policy highlights energy security failings - The YP says

“New link could cause significant problems for landowners across the breadth of the suggested route.”

Ad Feature How will green electricity link affect your land?

UK Blackouts: Exact times your house could face power cuts this winter

National Grid: How to save £20 on energy bills by reducing usage today

National Grid will be rewarding some UK households for reducing energy usage tonight

Households to be rewarded for reducing energy usage tonight

Wholesale prices are falling, but it will not translate into cheaper energy bills (image: Getty Images)

Households to be paid to cut electricity use for one hour tonight

'We would have used 80 per cent more gas if we had not had renewables.' PIC: Colin Ward - stock.adobe.com

Renewables are making us less reliant on gas - Yorkshire Post Letters

Chris Rea gives his expert insight. Picture: Chris Etchells

Lack of grid-level battery storage holding back green investment: Chris Rea
Trying to sell green energy back to the United Kingdom’s electricity grid is harder than supplying fridges to Eskimos.

Peter Kavanagh gives his expert insight

Battery Energy Storage System is using Tesla technology: Peter Kavanagh

Library image of a poppy projected on to one of the ] cooling towers of Drax Power Station, near Selby in North Yorkshire

Drax Group could create thousands of jobs as part of growth strategy

Drax Power Station in North Yorkshire. Picture by Simon Hulme.

Government asks Yorkshire coal plant to fire up as freezing weather continues

Stock photo of a Blackout. Pictured is Edinburgh during a power in early 2021. PA.

Yorkshire council black out plans after warning issued by National Grid

Insulators on an electricity sub station are seen near homes on October 19, 2022 in Manchester, England. The British utility company, National Grid, have said that UK households may face power cuts this winter for up to three hours at a time, if gas supplies run low. The UK relies heavily on gas to produce electricity, and gas supplies to Europe have been severely disrupted by the fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

National Grid: Power blackout prevention scheme stood down

National Grid are trialling a new scheme to help avoid mass blackouts in the UK.

National Grid to offer discounts to customers to avoid blackouts

How long a fridge freezer will last during blackout power cuts

Fire crews were called to an ‘underground electrical fire’

Video shows fire crews tackling 'underground fire' in South Yorkshire

The former Thorpe Marsh site, where The Banks Group propose to place their green energy hub.

Green energy hub planned for former Thorpe Marsh power station site

National Grid Chief John Pettigrew has spoken out about the potential blackouts amid the energy crisis.

Will the UK see energy blackouts this winter?

Yorkshire Water is imposing a hosepipe ban from August 26.

There are no fat cats in the utilities sector - Yorkshire Post Letters

Energy prices have rocketed.

Will Government face up to energy responsibility? - Yorkshire Post Letters

Hydrogen power is likely to underpin future energy policy, says the National Grid.

Hydrogen’s role in clean energy future for region – Antony Green

The UK generated more energy from renewables than fossil fuel for the first time in 2020 (Photo: Shutterstock)

The UK generated more energy from renewables than fossil fuel for the first time...

'Working form home' is having an impact on household energy bills.

Working from home’s impact on fuel bills and what can be done – Steve Day

The infrastructure created by the Northern Endurance Partnership will serve the proposed Zero Carbon Humber (ZCH) and Net Zero Teesside (NZT) projects that aim to establish decarbonised industrial clusters in the Humber region and Teesside. PICTURE: TERRY CARROTT

Energy firms join forces for CO2 transport and storage

File pic: A boat in front of the offshore wind farm off Withernsea on the East Coast

Dig for ancient remains on cable route from Britain's biggest wind farm

Drax owns the Selby power station in North Yorkshire

Drax delivers a robust first half performance despite lockdown hit

Work will begin soon to transform the vacant Heworth gasworks site in York into a new housing community.

Contractor announced for new homes site at Heworth gasworks

A section of the pipeline

World's largest hydraulically inserted gas pipe inserted under Humber Estuary

The sun sets at Drax Power Station, near Selby. Picture by Simon Hulme

Post-virus age must involve new approach to UK’s energy supply: Tony Lodge

Gibson Mill, Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge

The story of how these historic Yorkshire buildings were converted into beacons ...

Harrogate Town's Wetherby Road ground is cloaked in darkness before kick-off in their FA Cup first-round tie

Simon Weaver left dumbfounded but proud by Harrogate Town's night in the FA Cup ...

Energy Works by the River Hull

Delayed £200m power plant is now generating electricity

This image of the Angel of the North has been at the forefront of this week's Power Up The North campaign.

Yorkshire mayor is needed for long to-do list - Yorkshire Post letters

PIC: Tony Johnson

Nature and science combine at site of Yorkshire waterfall

How can future supplies of electricity be guaranteed?

Tony Lodge: If Britain doesn't build new power stations now, the lights will go ...

More than half the UK's electricity came from low carbon sources in the last three months, making it the "greenest" summer on record

Greenest summer as wind powers a revolution