Ofgem has acted on concerns raised by consumer affairs website Money Saving Expert, and opened an investigation into British Gas over switching. The regulator is investigating whether British Gas failed in its obligations to customers, including the requirement to waive…
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Volvo: no new car models without electric motors from 2019
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Volvo Cars has announced that every new car it launches from 2019 will have an electric motor. The company said this marks “the historic end of cars that only have an internal combustion engine and places electrification at the core…
Ofgem to consult on extending price caps to some vulnerable customers
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Ofgem revealed plans today that will extend price caps to vulnerable customers and prompt more customers to switch. Some of the measures had been in train following remedies required by the Competition and Markets Authority, while government pledges to protect…
Time to wake up, for energy companies who still think they are in a cosy government-led club
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Hearing presentations at Powergen Europe this week makes it clearer than ever that the old power industry has to change. The industry is enthusiastically behind a new interest in electrification of transport and heat, which is necessary if we are…
Upgrade at RWE’s Great Yarmouth plant will increase flexibility and output
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RWE has announced plans for an upgrade at its Great Yarmouth power station in Norfolk, that will increase efficiency by 2% and output by 6% (21MW). The upgrade will also allow the plant to operate more flexibly and increase its…
National Infrastructure Commission chair calls for an end to government ‘dither and delay’, highlights four energy decisions
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The National Infrastructure Commission has joined with the Confederation of British Industry, the British Chambers of Commerce and the Federation of Small Businesses to press the government to take urgent action on a dozen key infrastructure decisions – a third…
OPINION: We can all win in the energy transition – get involved
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Ahead of the Erasmus Energy Forum, meeting in Rotterdam on 28-29 June, Volker Beckers and Wolf Ketter argue that we need a joint understanding of the need for energy transition and how to implement the necessary changes. Once that is…
National Audit Office: Hinkley Point C deal locks consumers into risky and costly project
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The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s deal for Hinkley Point C has locked consumers into a risky and expensive project with uncertain strategic and economic benefits, says a new report from the National Audit Office (NAO). When the…
Wessex Water acquires auto-switch company Flipper
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Wessex Water has acquired auto-switch company Flipper. David Elliott, Wessex Water Group director of strategy and new markets, said: “Both Wessex Water and Flipper have the same vision to ensure customers are provided with excellent and affordable services. He added,…
Centrica sells two CCGTs to EPH
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Centrica is to sell two operating combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power stations, Langage and South Humber Bank, to EP UK Investments Ltd. The plants have a combined capacity of 2.3GW. The sale, which is subject to EU merger clearance and…