Sky’s the limit for DSR revenues?
Is demand-side response an attractive proposition and are mission critical sites now coming on board?
Demand-side response is becoming more critical as a method to...
Eon to axe 500 jobs
Eon plans to cut 500 jobs, around 5% of its UK workforce.
The company said the redundancies would be made in non-customer facing roles.
CEO Michael...
Centrica posts profit for business energy supply but I&C customer losses continue
Centrica’s UK business energy supply division posted adjusted operating profit of £23m for the six months to 31 June, an improved result on last...
Low Costa Mill Holiday Cottages achieves TripAdvisor Gold Eco Leader status with renewable energy
Located on the banks of Costa Beck, Low Costa Mill is a collection of seven holiday cottages set in a peaceful haven on the...
Drax posts b2b supply growth, massive pellet production gains, but outages hit earnings
Drax Group reported increased earnings and market share for its business-to-business supply operations, but outages within its generation business hit profit for the six...
SSE shareholders give green light for Npower deal
SSE shareholders have voted in favour of forming a new merged retail company combining SSE and Npower customer bases.
The vote took place yesterday.
SSE chairman...
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...
Centrica Business on hunt for new CEO as Hanafin steps down
Centrica Business CEO Mark Hanafin will step down next March. The company said it has started to search for a successor.
Hanafin has been with...
What’s the future of energy (and the energy of the future)?
The world of energy is changing at an ever-faster rate. In April 2018, the UK went five days without any coal-generated electricity for the...
PPA platform launches to connect I&C firms direct with renewables developers
A new portal connecting industrial, commercial and public sector energy buyers with renewables developers claims it will make the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) market...
Total Gas & Power: Focused on what you need
Tim McManan-Smith fires some questions about the changing nature of energy market, and how customers should fashion their approach to it, at Total Gas...
Robin Hood Energy in the black, plans to go green
Council-owned Robin Hood Energy has made a trading surplus three years after launch, and notched up 115,000 customers.
The not-for-profit company said it would use...
BES Utilities loses judicial review claim over data seized in raid
BES Utilities has lost a claim for judicial review following the raids on its premises by Lancashire Police and Trading Standards two years ago.
In...
Utility Warehouse: More independent suppliers will go bust
Utility Warehouse has suggested small independents acquiring customers at a loss will not last long, predicting further insolvencies.
Reporting financial results for the year to...
Edina wins 2MW CHP contract Eon’s Cranbrook energy centre
Eon has awarded another CHP contract to Edina, which will supply and install a 2MWe gas-fired combined heat and power (CHP) plant at Cranbrook...
Rolls Royce to cut 4,600 jobs
Rolls Royce, the engines and power systems manufacturer, will cut 4,600 jobs over the next two years in a bid to save £400m per...
SSE and Innogy appoint finance chief for proposed retail business
Gordon Boyd will head up finance at the merged SSE and Npower energy retail outfit, if it is approved by SSE shareholders and cleared...
SSE to build new 840MW gas power station
SSE is to build a new combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power station in North Lincolnshire.
The company says it will bid for a capacity...
Centrica sees 2018 growth from distributed energy and 1m connected homes
Centrica has notched up a million connected homes customers, after adding 91,000 ‘smart homes’ to its books in the first four months of this...
United Utilities and Severn Trent joint venture starts selling energy
Water Plus, the joint venture between water suppliers Severn Trent and United Utilities, has started selling energy as well as water to businesses.
The company...