National Grid proposes increase of £21bn
National grid has recently proposed a plan that would cost roughly twenty-one billion pounds over an eight year period. The proposal is meant to allow National Grid to connect new power plants across...
View ArticleWind farm subsidies reach all time high
For the first time ever wind farm subsidies are expected to reach one billion pounds, an all time high. This news precedes a decision that has long been awaited in regards to the amount of money that...
View ArticleGuardian blog forecasts UK energy crisis before the end of the decade
In the recent past, Government has published a draft of the electricity market reform bill and they are soon expected to cut subsidies to onshore wind farms, perhaps by as much as 25%. These are fatal...
View ArticleLooking to the Future Cost and Supply of Electricity
New data was just released by the global consultancy, PwC, in which there are interlocking concerns for the future of electricity throughout Europe and the entire world, for that matter. Because there...
View ArticleAmidst Lower Pricing Consumers Still Paying More for Energy
Perhaps the rollout of the new smart meters will enable consumers to save money on energy usage, but even reduced prices have shown that households and businesses still spent more on energy this winter...
View ArticleE.ON’s Billing Improvements to Benefit SMEs in the UK
Just as news hit the press that investors are becoming increasingly cautious about investing in alternative power technology due to ‘fuel poverty’ in a stagnant economy, E.ON announced plans to benefit...
View ArticleElster to Provide 300,000 Smart Meters to E.ON
Amidst mounting concerns over the security of smart meters, Elster has announced that it has secured the contract for providing as many as 300,000 smart meters to the UK energy company, E.ON. These...
View ArticleClerical Error by E.ON Causes Business Panic
Although the Climate Change Levy (CCL) is nothing new to businesses in the UK, the amount one company notified its customers would be added to their bills was a bit of a shock, to say the least....
View ArticleLandmark Fine Levied against SSE over Mis-selling Energy Contracts
In a case that stemmed from events between 30 September, 2008 and 6 July, 2009, SSE was found guilty by jury of mis selling energy contracts through door to door campaigns. This was the first ever of...
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