You’d think it would be simple to work out which energy supply category you’re under but Ofgem, as seems to be their sole raison d’etre, have once again muddied the waters with a confusing set of definitions. With more and more people working from home or with small business set ups, business owners are increasingly […]
Scotland calling for input on energy policies
Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon has (bag) piped up and implored the new UK government to allow the Scottish Government the ability to agree and veto any energy policies due to be implemented. She has requested that any key decisions on energy policy be consulted and agreed with the Scottish Government after some debate with […]
National Grid advises UK to get into European energy market
Steve Holliday, the chief exec of National Grid has called for the UK to get involved in a Europe-wide energy market in spite of promised 2017 referendum on whether Britain should leave the EU. Holliday said British consumers could benefit from cheaper electricity over the next ten years if new deals to create subsea power […]
SSE reducing coal power capacity
SSE are moving towards lower carbon power generation as they plan to shut its Ferrybridge coal-fired power plant by the end of March next year. With the expected closure of the Longannet coal-fired power plant in Scotland, concerns have been raised over the UK’s winter supplies before government safeguards take effect. SSE’s managing director of […]
Centrica increases dependence on Russian gas imports
Centrica are set to increase and extend its gas contracts with Norway and Russia, leaving the UK relying precariously on imports to meet domestic demand. Centrica will increase its contracted supply with Norway’s Statoil by 50 per cent, and with Russia’s Gazprom by 75 per cent in order to make up the shortfall left by […]
New energy secretary to put an end to wind farm subsidies
The Conservatives have already made good on one of their pledges with newly appointed energy secretary Amber Rudd planning to stop the creation of more wind farms. Rudd is fast putting new legislation into place due to start from May 2016 to ban wind farm subsidies and give planning rules back to local communities. Rudd […]
Complaints over Scottish Power billing system
Scottish Power is in the firing line after a record number of complaints for an energy company in the last quarter of 2014. A new billing system has been blamed after some customers weren’t receiving bills while others issues weren’t being rectified. Complaints rose by a monumental 488% throughout the year. Scottish Power has stepped […]
Citizens Advice put business energy suppliers on warning
Citizens Advice, the consumer organisation, has threatened the publication of an investigation into the behaviours and performance of the UK’s business energy suppliers. The organisation have released a paper that is intended to underpin their consultation into whether their “proposal to now begin publishing non-domestic energy supplier performance statistics” should go ahead. Citizens Advice are looking for […]
ESOS shock for zero hour contracts
ESOS, the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme, which is due to conclude its first instalment on 5th December this year is already proving a large undertaking for businesses themselves deemed as large undertakings. The scheme, operated by the Environment Agency in line with the EU Energy Directive requires businesses with more than 250 employees or a […]
Amber gives the green light to energy switching
David Cameron must be even more cock-a-hoop than he was 7 days ago. Labour continue their quest to remain unelectable for a generation as leadership contender Yvette Cooper claims they didn’t spend too much ahead of the credit crunch despite all evidence to the contrary and the complicit actions of her former MP husband Ed “Not […]