SSE confirms Npower talks

SSE has confirmed it is in talks with Npower owner Innogy about merging their respective supply businesses. In a statement, SSE said its board "has...

SSE and Innogy agree Npower merger

SSE and Innogy's boards have agreed to merge their retail operations. The news comes as SSE posted half year results which showed further customer...

SSE merger: Npower says business customers will not feel billing pain

Npower has reassured its business customers that they will not experience billing problems as a result of the proposed merger of its retail operations...

Going green in 2018: Smarter PPAs and demand reduction

Dylan Crompton, head of corporate sales at British Gas Business, explains the myriad options available to large businesses seeking to align energy procurement with...

Utility Warehouse sees further growth in bundled phone, broadband and energy

Utility Warehouse believes there is more growth to come from bundling communications and energy services to customers and is considering boiler installation, services and...

Pennon eyes bigger energy from waste returns

Pennon Group expects significant earnings growth from its energy from waste business. Posting half year results, the firm increased profit after tax by 26% to...

Does blockchain have a future in energy?

Blockchain is being talked up as an enabler of systemic change with in the energy sector. Can it deliver, asks Mark Taylor, managing director...

MPs urge competition watchdog to probe SSE-Npower merger

MPs on the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (Beis) Select Committee have urged the Competition and Markets Authority to investigate the proposed merger between...

LG Energy acquires fellow TPI Guild Energy

Lancashire-based LG Energy Group has acquired a controlling interest in Liverpool's Guild Energy for an undisclosed sum. LGE managing director, Asif Rizvi, said the acquisition...

Business energy supplier Yü Energy enters water market

Energy supplier Yü, which suppliers power and gas to SMEs and corporates, will bundle in water services to businesses after Ofwat granted its licence...

TPI Businesswise Solutions plots £1m recruitment drive after big wins

Lancashire-based Businesswise Solutions plans to double its headcount and open a London office following a series of big name client wins. In recent months the...

Outlook: What will affect business energy bills in 2018?

Laura Bazeley, risk manager at Mitie Energy, gives a snapshot of key market, political and regulatory developments that will impact business energy bills and...

Shell to buy energy retailer First Utility

Fossil giant Shell is to buy the UK's largest independent energy supplier First Utility. The move, subject to regulatory approvals, represents a significant challenge to...

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...
Franck Latrémolière: Triad case may have significant implications for BTM generation

Opinion: Amazon would be a good buyer for SSE + Npower

Franck Latrémolière thinks Amazon would make a decent fist of energy supply at scale and might become the catalyst for wholesale systemic change. Combining Npower with...

DCC buys Countrywide Farmers’ LPG business for £29m

DCC is to acquire Countrywide Farmers' liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) distribution business in Britain for £28.75m. The firm supplies bulk and cylinder LPG to agricultural, commercial...

Surprises were for Christmas, not your new energy contract

To take the sting out of energy procurement, energy buying software needs to put an emphasis on providing managers with relevant data at the...

Utilitywise share trading suspended as results delayed further

Trading of shares in third party intermediary Utilitywise has been temporarily suspended after the firm confirmed it would not be able to publish its...

Windy weather boosts SSE, Npower deal on track, more smart meters

SSE's wind generation was 33% higher in the nine months to 31 December than the prior year. Some of the increase was down to new...

Blockchain: Energi Mine raises £10.6m

Energy consultancy Energi Mine has raised $15m (£10.6m), with $4m coming in an hour and 21 minutes. The firm, which plans to use the money...