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Why don’t we hedge more if we want predictable energy bills?
Consumer protection and collateral requirements can get in the way of fixed-price energy bills. Is it the government’s role to intervene?
Apr 3
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Lucy Shaw
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The Iran War is Britain’s opening for bold energy reforms
Can you believe the Iran War started just three weeks ago? The British government faces a crisis painfully similar to the energy shocks brought on by…
Mar 21
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Lucy Shaw
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Britain’s rooftop solar could be cheaper. Here’s how.
In a rare moment of parental bonding over energy economics, my mum and I both got quotes for rooftop solar this week. The UK's rooftop solar costs more…
Feb 16
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Lucy Shaw
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Coal's second life: how to turn liabilities into infrastructure for the future
With 500 acres of land, a former grid connection of over 1.5 gigawatts, and proximity to local ports, Aberthaw is an infrastructure developer’s dream…
Feb 9
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Lucy Shaw
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Death by a thousand cuts: is there any hope for lower electricity bills in Britain?
This is the third part in a series on UK electricity prices.
Jan 19
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Lucy Shaw
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If renewable energy is cheap, why would we contract above traded prices?
High prices cure high prices. This doesn't seem to yet be working for British electricity. Government contracts reduce the cost of capital, but they…
Jan 12
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Lucy Shaw
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What 2025 prices really tell us about "gas setting the price of electricity"
“Gas sets the price of electricity” might just have been the most popular British energy commentary of 2025. This insight offers a simple solution to…
Jan 5
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Lucy Shaw
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"Municipalisation" could save London's car clubs and de-congest the city
Zipcar's shock exit is a wake-up call for London's incoherent car club policies
Dec 7, 2025
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Lucy Shaw
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On EV fiscal policy, the government should pick a lane
¿Por qué no los dos? (why not both?) settled the debate between hard- and soft-shell tacos. Applying this logic to electric vehicles (EVs) policy is…
Nov 11, 2025
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Lucy Shaw
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Energy quick wins: re-balancing Britain's energy investment to shorter term solutions
Labour has four years left to deliver on its ambition to “make Britain a clean energy superpower.” There is no time to waste. The Reform and…
Oct 6, 2025
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Lucy Shaw
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Running out of power: should data centres go off-grid?
We aren’t delivering energy fast enough to meet the UK’s artificial intelligence (AI) growth aspirations. London, Europe’s largest data centre market…
Sep 26, 2025
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Lucy Shaw
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There are good reasons to reopen Ashford International. Wishful thinking isn’t one.
The British government could learn a lot from the mistakes of HS2 by interrogating estimates on the economic benefits of infrastructure projects.
Sep 17, 2025
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Lucy Shaw
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