by News Editor | Feb 25, 2019 | Economy, Electricity, Energy UK, Environment, News
Recent advances in household-scale battery systems are making them an ever more attractive option for new home buyers, and there’s an expectation that they could become commonplace as part of a home’s electrical infrastructure in the near future. A new guide from the...
by News Editor | Feb 8, 2019 | Economy, Energy UK, Environment, News, Ofgem
Industry voices have given a mixed reaction to Ofgem’s announcement that it is to raise the default price cap on standard variable tariffs (SVTs) by £117 to £1,254 a year. The price cap for pre-payment meter customers will increase by £106 to £1,242 a year for the...
by News Editor | Feb 7, 2019 | Energy UK, Environment, News, Ofgem
Around 300 customers of defaulting energy providers have effectively slipped through Ofgem’s safety net after the supplier of last resort (SoLR) process was not invoked. Industry sources told Utility Week they had identified the “supplier-less” customers of companies...
by News Editor | Feb 6, 2019 | Energy UK, Environment, News, water, water efficiency
Plans for Swansea Bay’s groundbreaking tidal power project have been revived with its backers claiming it can be built without public financial support. The UK government announced last summer that it would not support Tidal Lagoon Power’s (TLP) plans to build its...
by News Editor | Feb 6, 2019 | Carbon Emissions, Climate Targets, Environment, Low Carbon Generation, News
Annual carbon emissions in the UK fell by more than 37 per cent between 1990 and 2017 to 373 million tonnes, according to new figures from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). Greenhouse gas emissions, which also include methane, nitrous...
by News Editor | Feb 5, 2019 | Economy, Electricity, Energy UK, Environment, News, Ofgem
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has decided to review the order it issued imposing a price cap on prepayment tariffs. The review will consider whether the order should be revoked or altered in light of several changes in circumstances, namely the slower...
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