And what can I do about it?
Thursday 9 July 2026 7.30pm (UK)
The Speaker: Paul Hallas
Paul has worked in or with the energy sector for more than four decades both with Centrica, and on the Advisory Board of IRT Surveys, a provider of energy efficiency services to the social housing sector.
Paul is now an NED with Manchester Energy Network, a Council-owned district energy business, as well as with the Retail Energy Code Company. He is now a volunteer with Sustainable Energy 24, delivering community energy projects in south London, and is a Board member with Community Energy London.
He delivers training courses on traded wholesale energy markets and is also an adviser to three energy-sector start-ups.
The Talk
• How UK electricity prices compare to other European countries
• The different costs that make up final electricity prices
• The changing technologies in the electricity system as renewables increase further
• The new role of batteries and changing consumer demand
• What individual households can do
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