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"Offshore wind has the potential to be the backbone of a future world that runs entirely on green energy"
7 years ago
Concerns have been raised over the security of the UK’s gas supplies after National Grid issued a warning over a potential shortage.
"Aggressive dividends are at the heart of the public distrust"
With a scandal in Northern Ireland and a damning NAO report for the rest of the UK, is the Renewable Heat Incentive reformable, or should it just be scrapped? David Blackman reports.
Listed utilities should explore shifting their businesses offshore to protect investors from the looming threat of nationalisation by Labour, according to analysts at Macquarie.
Energy storage lost out in the latest capacity market auction, with a mere 153MW de-rated capacity agreeing contracts. But continued investor interest in a broad range of storage technologies suggests there is still hope for it yet.
“Where we have concerns that suppliers are failing their vulnerable customers, we stand ready to take action”
Environment secretary Michael Gove is expected to be among the speakers at Water UK’s main annual event, the City Conference in London today (1 March).
Not-for-profit Energy provider, Our Power has launched a new “ethical tariff” in the fight against fuel poverty.
Suppliers may face a higher borrowing costs and lower profits as a result of the
Affinity Water has announced its customers can now manage their accounts with a voice-activated service via a new Alexa Skill.
The level of the energy price cap will be reviewed every six months and extra safeguards will be included for customers on green default tariffs, the government has announced as it tables legislation to intervene in the supply market.
"The UK storage industry has expanded rapidly over the past two years"
"To be valued and trusted, every aspect of our business needs to be world class"
Details have been scant on how Labour's renationalisation plans would work in practice. Now, shadow chancellor John McDonnell has fleshed out the party's thinking. David Blackman looks at the arguments for and against the proposal.
The government is assessing the scale of the Welsh government’s offer to help bankroll the
Industry body Energy UK says government plans to improve energy efficiency in the private rented
“In the face of critics, we should be hearing about what the sector has achieved”
Centrica has announced the loss of 4,000 jobs in the face of stiff competition and the looming price cap on energy tariffs.
Williamson’s timing may have looked suspect but his concern looks a bit more credible after
8 years ago