Households across the UK have been the first to sign up as part of a new peer-to-peer (P2P) energy exchange programme to receive traceable renewable energy from local sources. 

The programme - a collaboration between Rebel Energy and UrbanChain - aims to provide 100 per cent green energy to British homes and drive the country's energy transition amid a cost-of-living crisis. 

More than 3,000 homes have already joined this new form of energy provision and will be able to trace the source of their energy to the UK site where it was produced, via a "unique" AI and blockchain platform, the company has revealed.

Rebel Energy will supply energy while UrbanChain runs the P2P exchange. 

“The only way to move the energy transition forward is to decentralise the generation of energy," said Dan Bates, CEO of Rebel Energy. 

“People increasingly want to know exactly how their energy is generated so that they can make informed choices. We are working...