Why understanding the energy market is more important than ever

By Anthony Ainsworth, COO at npower Business Solutions It is perhaps an understatement to say that the past few months have been volatile in the...

Does it feel like energy is out of control at the moment?

Is your business a victim of the market turbulence? If the current energy market leaves you feeling out of control and at the whim of...

When are intensive energy users not intensive energy users? When Whitehall decides they’re not

Leaders of Britain’s big industrial consumers of power and gas today gave two cheers to the government’s moves to protect them from rocketing energy...

MEUC’s Summer Conference and Exhibition.

Come and see us at MEUC’s EXPO 14 June London – www.meucnetwork.co.uk/expo The Energyst will be joining other energy sector stakeholders and corporate and public...

The Impacts of Inflation on Non-Commodity Costs

Anton Roberts, Commercial & Transformation Director at TotalEnergies Gas & Power, talks about the impacts of recent inflationary rises on non-commodity costs, and therefore energy...

Join the Debate: The Energy Crunch and the Business Confidence Crisis

Since September 2021, there has been unprecedented volatility in the wholesale energy market, which is having a major impact on businesses - many of whom...

The Journey Towards Net Zero

By Mark Rose, Sales & Marketing Director Welcome to the second in a series of posts from Rob Kerr – Customer Service Director, Anton Roberts...

The energy market fairy tale, and how you can avoid the nightmares

Cielo Energy provides businesses of all sizes expert commercially focussed consultancy advice and support on the energy market.  We work with companies from...

EDF agrees six month coal extension, as UK hedges against Putin

Fears over power shortages this winter sparked by the Ukraine war have prompted D-BEIS secretary Kwasi Kwarteng and the UK’s biggest remaining coal-fired generator...

Energy costs top Covid recovery as corporates’ main concern, survey finds

Energy costs have overtaken the recovery from Covid-19 as the top concern for UK businesses, according to a new report released today.  Four in...

London’s Tube seeks first renewables-only power supply contract

London mayor Sadiq Khan has moved closer to running Britain’s biggest urban transport network on carbon-free wind, solar and hydro electricity, instructing Transport for...

“Worst customer service on record” from energy suppliers, Citizens Advice finds  

Standards of customer service delivered by energy suppliers have fallen to the worst in the six years since Citizens Advice began assessing them, the...

When is a good time to lock in energy prices?

Cielo Energy provides businesses of all sizes with expert commercially focussed consultancy advice and support on the energy market. We work with companies from...

Request to Pay: how energy providers can better support consumers through the cost of...

The unprecedented turbulence seen over the past few years has left many people grappling with anxiety over their finances. It’s a widespread problem. McKinsey research...

Octopus seeks £1 billion government loan as sole bidder for Hayden Wood’s collapsed Bulb

Privately held Octopus Energy is reportedly seeking a £1 billion taxpayer-funded loan to hedge supplies, among its conditions for its proposed £100 m takeover...

BP profits top £7 bn for Q2, highest for fourteen years

Bernard Looney’s “cash machine” lived up to the BP CEO’s notorious characterisation this morning, as the fossil fuel super major posted its highest quarterly...

WPD claims lead among DNOs with UK’s first “connectability pledge”

Britain’s grid operator serving the Midlands and Wales reckons it’s getting ahead of a major regulatory change in how DNOs charge for installing low-carbon...

Our flexible friends in the North: DNO seeks firms’ views on supplying flex

Regional DNO Electricity North West is calling on customers and stakeholders to help shape the way it buys flexibility on its network. The North West’s...

Navigating the power markets in turbulent times

Making the electricity markets understandable and work for your business is currently a tall order. Cielo Energy, headed up by managing director Stuart Lloyd-Evans,...

Blue H2’s pipeline puffs to 16GW across UK and Norway, analysts find

Hydrogen’s "blue" variety scrubbed from oil and gas commands a 90:10 capacity lead over its electrolysed, cleaner “green” variant, in the UK and Norway,...