Cutting energy use: unsexy but important
The head of Ofgem, Alistair Buchanan, warned the other day of a ‘double squeeze’ on the UK’s energy generation capacity due to the closure of old, polluting power stations, which could lead to higher...
View ArticleCase study: avoiding energy price spikes
A leading London law firm, based in a large office in the City with an annual energy spend of several £million, historically renewed their energy contracts annually, exposing them to volatile energy...
View ArticleEnergy misselling… business risks
Scottish & Southern Energy (SSE) has become the latest major energy company to be fined by Ofgem: £10.5 million for a ”woeful catalogue of failures” that resulted in “prolonged and extensive”...
View ArticleEnergy price risks continue to rise
The cost of energy is rarely out of the headlines at the moment, with families and businesses under pressure from volatile energy markets, increasing infrastructure costs and taxes – and prospects...
View ArticleElectricity: what are you actually paying for?
Transmission & distribution costs are pushing up the price of electricity Third party charges and non-commodity costs are set to increase significantly as government charges (including Ofgem’s...
View ArticleWindy up north: Middlesbrough FC to install wind turbine
Middlesbrough FC may have had a ropey start to the new Championship football season, but the Riverside could soon become the UK’s first wind-powered stadium. The club have announced that they plan to...
View ArticleForecast for next winter: power blackouts?
Amid the current firestorm over inexorably rising energy prices the prospect of imminent power blackouts has been slightly overshadowed. According to the National Grid, the difference between peak...
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