Here’s the good news: the UK’s electricity supply is the cleanest on record. A whopping 45% came from renewables in 2024. So, with an abundance of green tariffs to choose from, it should be easier than ever to fuel your home – and your low carbon goals – with clean energy, right?
Well, cool your kilowatts a moment.
While it’s tempting to dream that your renewables tariff pipes power directly from those turbines spinning gracefully on yonder horizon, the reality is vastly different.
The bad news is – with the exclusion of off-gridders – we’re all tapped into the same murky mix of renewables and fossil fuel-generated power. And even when we’re promised the portion we buy is 100% clean, a convoluted accounting system involving brokers and renewables certificates casts the glowing eco credentials of some energy suppliers into shade.
