An interactive timeline of the events, market data and forces shaping UK electricity and gas
This dashboard maps the UK energy market from 2000 to 2030. Each on the timeline is a real event — a regulatory change, a networks milestone, a price cap movement, an acquisition, a strategic move by a supplier, a supplier failure, or a geopolitical shock. Click any dot to read the event details, why it matters, and links to the original sources.
To find a specific event quickly, use the Search button (the magnifying glass, top right) — or just press Tab or the ` key. Search looks across every event's title, description, and implications; type one or more keywords and press Enter or click a result to open it. Inside an open event you can press the magnifying glass again, or Tab / `, to jump straight back to your search.
Use the Filters section below to narrow what you see on the event timeline — by category (e.g. only show M&A), by time period, or by Story (e.g. show only events that tell the story of the 2021–2022 energy crisis). When you select a Story, its narrative will appear in the Stories section between Filters and the Timeline.
The Energy Market Data section at the bottom plots the underlying numbers — supplier market shares, wholesale energy prices, inflation, the price cap, customer debt, supplier failures, consumption, the smart-meter rollout, and the electricity generation mix — switch between them using the tabs above the chart.
Standard event · Major event (larger) · Forecast / planned event (hollow, dashed)