Latest news
Keep up to date with our latest news and views about energy. You can also sign up to our digital newsletter and follow us on LinkedIn. We’re also on Bluesky.
Featured posts
-
How community energy can turbocharge the energy transition
Community energy can transform the UK’s energy system – but only if government removes the barriers holding it back.
Read more -
New partnership with SSEN and Changeworks expands free advice
CSE has been commissioned to deliver free, personalised energy advice to people across central southern England.
Read more -
Summer fuel poverty: why the new price cap is another blow
If you can’t afford to cool your home, the price cap increase announced this week makes a bad situation worse.
Read more
-
Response to default energy tariffs for households: call for evidence
In our response to the default energy tariffs for households call for evidence CSE highlights a move to half-hourly electricity pricing could leave pe …
Read more -
Working towards a people-centred sustainable transition
Megan shares her experiences of working with communities to take action on climate change and fuel poverty.
Read more -
Lack of translation services leaves energy consumers out in the cold
Only two of the UK’s 12 largest energy suppliers offer translation services to customers who don’t speak English.
Read more -
Response to the Future Homes Standard consultation
In our response to the FHS we look at the standards which are supposed to take us to net zero emissions.
Read more -
CSE awarded Independent Research Organisation status by UKRI
We’re now an Independent Research Organisation recognised by UK Research and Innovation; a status only awarded to organisations with a strong ability …
Read more -
Community Buildings are Thrive-ing across the UK
Last year’s Thrive Renewables Community Benefit programme awarded more than £37k to help community groups improve the energy efficiency of their bu …
Read more -
Price cap levelisation: progress made but more work needed
Victory for vulnerable households who’ve paid an unfair premium for decades
Read more -
Debate on the embodied carbon of retrofit
While home improvements can make homes operate at net zero, it takes a lot of energy – or embodied carbon – to make those necessary changes.
Read more -
Could using and supplying energy more smartly reduce the need for grid reinforcement?
CSE’s policy officer Dan Stone on the links between grid reinforcement, smoothing out energy demand, community energy, and building consent for renewa …
Read more -
Volunteering with CSE – Lucy’s story
Thinking about volunteering with CSE? Here, Lucy shares her experiences.
Read more -
How consumer archetypes shape the energy landscape
Using consumer archetypes we can better understand consumer capabilities to design a greener, smarter and fairer energy system that will support our t …
Read more -
Thermal Imaging Cameras for warmer winters
A thermal imaging camera can help you identify where heat is escaping from your home, so that you can make energy saving improvements.
Read more