[6] Proposals for the body were put forward by Labour in 2021 while in opposition, and the first steps to establish it were taken in late 2024 by the Starmer government.

[8] According to The Guardian, "Mathew Lawrence, the founder and director of the Common Wealth thinktank, [is] credited with coming up with the original idea for a national energy company".

[12] The government initiated a plan to utilise the Crown Estate's British seabed for windfarms, aiming to power 20 million homes.

Ed Miliband asserted that the initiative would eventually lower household bills, although the Conservative Party criticised it as costly for families.

[13] In July 2024, Jürgen Maier, former chief executive of Siemens UK, was appointed chair of GB Energy.