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Common Wealth says private gas-fired stations can charge exorbitant fees when renewable energy is in short supply

Jonathan Brearley wants polarisation to be replaced with an ‘honest conversation’ about zonal pricing

The sheer amount of bureaucracy and time involved is irksome, says Dr Kirstine Oswald

Supplier rallies small businesses as critics say overhaul would harm development of clean energy

Poorer households shut out of heat pump market and grants should be increased to speed up rollout, thinktank says

Research finds proposal may also drive up cost of building new windfarms as developers need higher subsidies to offset cost

Higher costs from April on course to derail prime minister’s plan for £300 bill reduction, warns Energy UK

There is little middle ground in the battle over zonal pricing – and the energy secretary has only months to settle dispute

Call for means-tested grants or loans to cover upfront costs that prevent poorer households from benefiting

Ed Miliband argues the UK should race towards becoming a ‘clean energy superpower’, but costs to the consumer shouldn’t be ignored

As the clocks go back, our experts answer queries about gas and electricity use, be it for drying clothes, doing the washing up or sorting the heating

Trying to get some redress from green energy installers when things go wrong is a long, hard slog

Energy crisis panel warns country is ‘dangerously unprepared’ and must shift away from gas quickly

Party donor Dale Vince warns that urging homeowners to switch to clean-power technology risks political storm bigger than Ulez

We’d like to hear your questions about domestic gas and electricity use – and we’ll put them to our experts