TPI warns fixed energy contract prices set to soar
Fixed energy contract prices for industrial and commercial businesses are set to soar – and are likely far less ‘fixed’ than consumers believe, an...
BT Group sources 100% renewable electricity from Total
Total Gas & Power will supply BT Group with 100% renewable electricity for three years from April 2022. A mix of renewable sources will...
Brand-loyal power customers should be rewarded, not exploited, Kwarteng proposes
Loyal energy users penalised by suppliers who hook them into expensive default tariffs could be the exception, and not the UK norm, if success...
Yorkshire co-op celebrates 5 years, pegs power prices for poor folk, pumps £20k into...
Amid unprecedented doubt and turmoil for energy consumers this week, one of the UK’s biggest power co-operatives provides reassurance, and a vision of localised,...
Only a quarter of solar farms’ closest neighbours ‘opposed’; against 56% ‘in favour’
The weakening myth that most Brits object to big solar farms grew further enfeebled today, as research from the PV industry's main lobby group...
Kwarteng’s eased planning rules can “lower bills for all”, says Octopus’s Jackson
The founder of the UK’s biggest all-renewable energy retailer warmly welcomed chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s promise this morning to ease planning requirements on onshore wind...
A date for your diary
Discover the Power of MEUC: Join them at the Spring Conference and Exhibition on Wednesday 26th April 2023 | Church House, Westminster, London
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Energy budgeting: more important and difficult than ever
The founder of the famous consulting firm Mckinsey & Co, James Mckinsey, first highlighted the importance of budgets as not just “a ledger activity”...
SSE brings 735MW gas plant back online for winter
SSE has confirmed that its 735MW Keadby gas-fired power station will be back online for winter. The plant had been mothballed since 2013 but...
National Grid sells majority stake in gas distribution network
National Grid has sold a 61% stake in its gas distribution business to a consortium of investors. The deal values the distribution business at...
Drax rules out domestic energy retail, but keen to eat B2B suppliers’ lunch
Drax, owner of the UK's largest power station, sees further growth in energy retail and plans to take market share from incumbent business-to-business suppliers....
Blockchain – not the definitive article
Electron’s strategy director, Jon Ferris, explodes some of the myths surrounding blockchain’s security, scalability and energy consumption.
The increasing media coverage of bitcoin may lead...
Renewable electricity helps Gatwick Airport achieve carbon neutrality
When Gatwick Airport renewed its contract with Haven Power it was in recognition of the supplier’s ability to manage their complex billing and support...
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...
Energi Mine plans ‘global peer-to-peer energy exchange’
Energi Mine is working on plans to launch “a global energy exchange that enables peer-to-peer trading” underpinned by blockchain.
Chief executive Omar Rahim, a former...
Australia’s Origin takes £265m stake in Octopus Energy
Australia’s largest utility will pay £265m for a 20 per cent stake in Octopus Energy.
It will pay £70m on completion and £195m in batches...
“The time is now”
Scottish Power’s Danny Parr on the need to step up the energy transition. Among the changes brought about by the Covid-19 crisis, there is a...
The changing face of energy: The Energyst Event
New event taking place 17th to 18th of April at National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham
The full conference line-up has been officially announced for the inaugural...
ESB takes 75% control of So Energy
Irish state-owned electricity provider ESB has acquired a controlling 75% stake in rising energy supplier So Energy.
The So Energy brand will be retained and its...
Windel and Canadian Solar eye a further 1.5 GW of UK battery projects
For the second time in less than a year, British renewables developer Windel Energy and integrated module manufacturer Canadian Solar have teamed up to...