{"id":812,"date":"2026-01-07T21:37:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T21:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/energycloud.org\/england\/?p=812"},"modified":"2026-01-08T13:40:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T13:40:49","slug":"2-55bn-of-zero-carbon-energy-wasted-in-2025-across-england-scotland-and-wales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/energycloud.org\/england\/2-55bn-of-zero-carbon-energy-wasted-in-2025-across-england-scotland-and-wales\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a32.55bn of Zero-Carbon Energy Wasted in 2025 across England, Scotland and Wales"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"814\" height=\"814\" src=\"https:\/\/energycloud.org\/england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/2025-Wasted-Energy.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-813\" style=\"width:586px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/energycloud.org\/england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/2025-Wasted-Energy.avif 814w, https:\/\/energycloud.org\/england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/2025-Wasted-Energy-300x300.avif 300w, https:\/\/energycloud.org\/england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/2025-Wasted-Energy-150x150.avif 150w, https:\/\/energycloud.org\/england\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/01\/2025-Wasted-Energy-768x768.avif 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 814px) 100vw, 814px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2025 alone, <strong>9,860 million kWh of surplus zero-carbon renewable energy<\/strong> was wasted across <strong>England, Scotland and Wales<\/strong>, with an estimated retail value of <strong>\u00a32.55 billion<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the same time, <strong>millions of households across England, Scotland and Wales are living in fuel poverty<\/strong>, struggling to afford the energy they need to heat their homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This contrast is hard to ignore. 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