Ofgem to review small business energy market
Ofgem will launch a review of the microbusiness energy market this year. The regulator will examine whether to put in place similar protections for...
Utilitywise up for sale, seeks £10m to stay afloat
Utilitywise is seeking buyers. It needs £10m to fund a new strategy and renew its £25m credit facility which expires in April.
The company's share...
TPI Utility Alliance launches I&C division
Utility Alliance has opened another office and set up an industrial and commercial division. The TPI can now provide energy services across the business-to-business...
The Network Edge: Vertiv CEO outlines 2019 data center trends
The Network Edge is on the tip of our tongue as we discuss 2019 data center trends, writes Rob Johnson, chief executive officer at...
Business energy price rises: Use Pöyry Index to understand future energy costs
Pöyry has launched its Retail Energy Price Index to show industrial and commercial firms how market movements will impact their future energy bills.
In a...
Drax completes £700m Scottish Power deal
Drax has completed its £702m acquisition of gas, pumped storage and hydro assets from Scottish Power parent company Iberdrola.
The deal was announced in October...
Small businesses: Five things to ask your energy broker
Former Utilitywise director Andrew Richardson manages an energy price comparison and switching platform for small firms. For businesses that still use brokers, he suggests...
SSE-Npower merger scrapped
The proposed merger of SSE and Npower's retail businesses has been scrapped.
SSE said its board and that of Innogy's had been unable to agree...
Inspired to raise cash to buy fellow TPI Inprova Finance for £19.5m
Inspired Energy's acquisition spree shows no sign of relenting. The company has conditionally agreed a £19.5m cash deal for Inprova Finance and now seeks...
Energy sector ‘digitally behind the curve’, but way ahead of water industry
The energy sector accepts the transformational 'three Ds' of decarbonisation, decentralisation and digitisation – but suppliers are behind the curve on the latter aspect,...
Public sector procurement: Make it energy for good
Public sector energy procurement platform, Energy For Good, outlines its credentials in this sponsored post.
Energy For Good (EFG) is a market leading company dedicated...
A powerful connection: delivering supply to KAO
KAO Data’s new £200m development required a dedicated and redundant 43.5MVA power supply. Managing costs and ensuring resilience was critical to the success of...
Energy from waste fires profit as Pennon mulls energy parks
Energy from waste continues to drive Pennon profit. The company predicts income growth for years to come as demand outpaces supply.
Earnings before interest, taxes,...
Spark Energy shuts down domestic supply business, keeps other businesses afloat
Selkirk-based Spark Energy Supply Limited has been closed down by its parent company. It had 290,000 domestic customers.
Other businesses within the Spark Group, such...
Utilitywise rebrands corporate division as EIC
Third party intermediary Utilitywise has split out its corporate division, rebranding it as Energy Intelligence Centre – or EIC.
The choice of name is interesting....
Risk mismanagement: More energy suppliers will go bust
He suggests they step back and define what they do.
“Many are not particularly clear if they are a service driven company whose product happens...
Toshiba shuts down UK nuclear plan
Toshiba has scrapped plans for a new nuclear power station in the UK. The company said it has been in talks with potential investors...
Kirby powers up Dublin’s Gemini Data Centre
Kirby Group Engineering, a provider of mechanical and electrical engineering and contracting services across Europe, has delivered a grid connection for the 18MW Gemini...
Yü Group hires PWC and DLA Piper to conduct “forensic” review
Business energy supplier Yü Group has appointed PWC and DLA Piper to support a “forensic review” of business and accounts.
The company last month announced...
Gazprom invites energy and procurement managers to Energise event
In this sponsored post, Gazprom invites energy and procurement managers to an event in Manchester to learn from industry experts, network with peers and...