Green, Fair Future: Ofgem's COP26 programme

This document presents a summary of findings from the 2021 Ofgem Consumer Survey relating to decarbonisation and climate change, focusing specifically on the attitudes and behaviours of young energy consumers (aged 16-24).

GB consumer opinion research findings from our 2020 survey on reducing the impact of climate change and intentions to act to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

See our qualitative user research with electric vehicle drivers.

Learn about the Energy System Digitalisation programme, our current projects and why digitalisation is essential to transforming future energy systems.

The roll out of electric vehicles will trigger one of the biggest changes to the energy sector over the next decade. This publication sets out how Ofgem will make sure that energy sector regulation supports the rapid transition to EVs, and does so at least cost to consumers.

Our thinking on innovation principles and priorities needed for net zero in Great Britain, with a view to encouraging regulated parties and other innovators to innovate in these spaces.

Kaluza is part of a pioneering UK research and development project on one of the world’s largest V2G systems. It uses AI and market signals to automatically charge vehicles at the cheapest and greenest times.

A project run by distribution network operator SP Energy Networks is exploring the benefits of a network approach to speeding up availability of universally accessible public electric vehicle (EV) charging in Scotland, particularly in rural and high social deprivation areas or areas with low levels of off-street parking.

California regulations require all new school buses to be zero emissions by 2045. The State is piloting the use of vehicle-to-grid technology as it converts its fleet of diesel fuel school buses to electric to meet air quality and climate goals.

The UK’s first houses to demonstrate the use of hydrogen-fuelled appliances in a real-world setting are being developed by gas distributor Northern Gas Networks in Gateshead, in the north of England.

Electricity distribution network operator UK Power Networks is developing and trialling an AI platform to enhance visibility and unlock fresh insights of network demands so they can plan targeted investment in infrastructure.

Local energy flexibility trials modelling how a smart local energy system may work are being run in Oxfordshire.

Decarbonisation, digitalisation and decentralisation mean energy networks face unprecedented change. GB trade body the Energy Networks Association is running a major Open Networks industry initiative so homes, businesses and communities can flexibly use and provide clean energy back to the networks.

How Germany is using data, legislation and system planning to enable a flexible energy system, responsive to the changing needs of the energy transition.

The rapid uptake of domestic distributed energy resources continues to outstrip all forecasts in Australia, with the largest generator now owned collectively by customers. The Energy Security Board on its upcoming post-2025 reform agenda on the design changes needed to support more flexible, greener power use.

Energy networks will sit at the heart of the transition to a low carbon economy. As regulator, Ofgem sets price controls to make sure that the monopoly network companies that run the energy infrastructure in Great Britain can invest to meet net zero targets while keeping costs to consumers as low as possible.