Since its launch a month ago, Utilitywise’s FixedFlex contract has taken off, with 700 businesses signing up for it so far. Energy is a major overhead for many companies, especially in manufacturing, but it’s always been ...
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The BRE National Solar Centre (NSC) has carried out a comprehensive survey of jobs in the solar sector in 2013, detailing both staffing numbers and site installation activities. Commissioned by the Department of Energy and Climate Change ...
Asset management of ageing switchgear equipment continues to be a thorny issue for both utility companies and industry. For utilities, with Ofgem's updated 'RIIO-ED1' price control regime due in 2015, transmission and distribution network ...
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A business strategy cannot succeed unless the data supporting the strategy is fit for purpose. That's the view of Jon Stangroom, information governance manager at utility company British Gas. Further reading SAS brings a brighter ...
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E.On has been ordered by energy watchdog Ofgem to pay £3 million due to inaccurate reporting relating to its distribution of free energy saving lamps. Under the government's Carbon Emissions Reduction Target (CERT) scheme, energy ...
E.On has been ordered by energy watchdog Ofgem to pay £3 million due to inaccurate reporting relating to its distribution of free energy saving lamps. Under the government's Carbon Emissions Reduction Target (CERT) scheme, energy ...
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Greater collaboration between the established electricity networks sector and the blossoming solar power industry is essential for overcoming barriers to increasing the contribution of solar power to the UK electricity supply. This is the ...
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Rising energy costs are driving food and drink processors towards green solutions, with a 53% jump in the number of on-site renewable electricity projects in the sector last year, SmartestEnergy has claimed. The company, which claims to ...
Ofgem has confirmed the feed-in tariff (FiT) rates for solar photovoltaic technology for the period starting 1 July 2013 until 30 Sepember 2013. All tariff bands >50kW will remain the same as last quarter as the rates for all >50kW bands ...
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The European Commission has set out guidelines for investors on the unbundling of electricity and gas grids, setting out when investors can own grid assets as well as interests in gas or power supply, generation or production activities. ...
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Ofgem has approved an industry code-of-practice designed to protect consumers during the smart meter roll-out. “With the roll-out of smart meters getting fully under way next year, it is essential that householders and businesses ...
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Automatic reductions to support for solar PV were published by Ofgem. The Feed - in Tariff (FIT) scheme automatically lowers support by 3.5% after three quarters (nine months) even if little solar capacity has been installed. The new ...
Tags: Domestic Solar Degression, STA, Energy
Consumers have been warned that they face the prospect of further rising energy prices in the near future, as the UK becomes more reliant on importing its energy reserves. Ofgem chief executive Alistair Buchanan stated that the fall in ...
This report provides information in respect of the second year of the scheme (1 April 2011 to 31 March 2012). It includes information relating to how Licensed Electricity Suppliers have complied with their obligations in this period, and ...
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This report provides information in respect of the second year of the scheme (1 April 2011 to 31 March 2012). It includes information relating to how Licensed Electricity Suppliers have complied with their obligations in this period, and ...
Tags: Ofgem, Feed in Tariff, generators