UK Power Reserve (UKPR) has made significant progress at three new power stations totaling nearly 60MW of capacity. The gas-fired generators at Bristol Road, Tonypandy and Carrington are part of UKPR’s 524MW development portfolio. The projects reuse previous gas work…
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SmartestEnergy certifies carbon content of renewable electricity for its business customers
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SmartestEnergy is issuing 500 UK companies Energy Labels, which specify the source and carbon content of the clean electricity these companies buy. The labels are designed to boost the renewables industry and provide increased confidence to business consumers. The labels look like…
Number of energy complaints halved since 2014
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The total number of energy complaints has halved since 2014, but customers who make a complaint are less satisfied with how their supplier handles it compared to two years ago, according to Ofgem’s biennial complaints survey. The suppliers who came out worst…
Five National Grid sites to go up for auction
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Five small sites owned by National Grid will be sold at auction on 11 October, agent BNP Paribas Real Estate has announced. BNP Paribas became National Grid Property’s Real Estate service provider in April this year in a three year…
First Tesla grid-scale batteries in Europe arrive on site in Somerset
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Camborne Energy Storage is installing the very first grid scale Tesla Powerpacks in Europe. The UK-based energy storage developer is co-locating the batteries with a ground mounted solar PV site in Somerset. The combined solar and battery installation has the capacity to…
UK government plans to ratify the Paris climate agreement by the end of the year: reactions
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Greenpeace UK executive director John Sauven said: “This signal is a welcome moment of clarity amidst the all-pervading Brexit uncertainty, but it could have come with a much speedier timetable. Some of the world’s major economies have already ratified the…
Ofgem opens probe into Economy Energy Trading
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Ofgem has launched an investigation into sales practices by Economy Energy Trading Limited. The company supplies electricity and gas to domestic customers mostly on pre-payment meters. Citizens Advice service raised concerns with Ofgem in July 2016 relating to a high…
Portsmouth City Council launches switching service for residents, powered by AgilityEco and UK Power
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Portsmouth City Council is the first local authority to sign up to a new energy switching service from AgilityEco that’s designed to help local authorities and social landlords combat fuel poverty in their community. AgilityEco is working with Ofgem-accredited energy switching service UK Power to…
Engie faces EU tax probe in Luxembourg
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The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation into Luxembourg’s tax treatment of Engie (previously known as GDF Suez). The Commission will assess in particular whether Luxembourg tax authorities selectively derogated from provisions of national tax law in tax rulings…
Crimestoppers launches energy theft reporting phone number and website
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Crimestoppers has launched of a dedicated service for the public to help police and energy companies tackle the 150,000 cases of energy theft investigated every year. Crimestoppers has partnered with with all 96 of the UK’s energy providers and distributors to…