E.ON’s Energy Action Fund Energises Merseyside

By NaomiTroy Age UK Mid Mersey, a charity set up to provide practical services for older people in Merseyside, has been awarded a grant of £2,000 from energy company E.ON, to fund a project that encourages people in the local community to use energy wisely.

The grant from E.ON means that Age UK is able to fund a project that encourages residents in the local community to think about their energy consumption and raise awareness to the various tools available to save energy. In addition, the charity will visit residents' homes to install draught proofing for the winter months.

The E.ON Energy Action Fund is part of the company's commitment to helping local communities use no more energy than they need, benefiting both individual groups and the wider community.

Mark Lunney, CEO of Age UK Mid-Merseyside, said: "The funding received from E.ON will not only have an impact on the people who are taking part in the sessions, but also their neighbours, friends and families who they will share the tips with. It's been great to have the support from E.ON for such a worthwhile cause."

Amy Cross, Senior Community Relations Executive at E.ON, said: "We're really keen to back this project as our support goes beyond the people who take part in the sessions and helps other people too. We hope this will make a big difference to local residents."

E.ON is inviting applications from local community groups, charities, schools and not for profit organisations for energy related projects focused on reducing energy use. The fund is now open for the second round of applications and will close on Friday 6th December 2013. Successful projects will receive funding from £50 to £2,000 from E.ON to power their plans for a more energy efficient future.

To find out further information on the E.ON Energy Action Fund and to view the terms and conditions for entry, visit www.eonenergy.com/energyactionfund

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Notes to editors:

• E.ON is one of the UK's leading power and gas companies - generating electricity, retailing power and gas, developing gas storage and undertaking gas and oil exploration and production. It is part of the E.ON group, one of the world's largest investor-owned power and gas companies. E.ON employs around 12,000 people in the UK and more than 72,000 worldwide;


• In the UK, E.ON supplies power and gas to around five million domestic, small and medium-sized enterprise and industrial. E.ON also offers innovative energy services and technologies tailored to meet its customers' needs, and is helping customers become energy efficient by encouraging them to insulate their homes, moderate their energy usage and even generate their own power;

For more information contact:

Naomi Troy at E.ON on 02476 180 523 or naomi.troy@eonenergy.com

Local community group become more energy aware thanks to grant from E.ON

By NaomiTroy A charity set up to relieve poverty in Bolton is launching a project that encourages local residents to use energy wisely, after it was awarded a grant of £2,000 from energy company E.ON.

Mojo Trust, based in The Quest Centre, Brownlow Way, will run energy advice sessions for one hundred people in the Bolton community. The project will educate individuals on energy efficiency, promote behavioural change, and provide information on how heating systems work.

The E.ON Energy Action Fund is part of the company's commitment to helping local communities use no more energy than they need, benefitting both individual groups and the wider community.

Lisa Pollitt, from Mojo Trust, said: "The funding received from E.ON will not only have an impact on the people who are taking part in the sessions, but also their neighbours, friends and families who they will share the tips with. It's been great to have the support from E.ON on such a worthwhile cause."

Amy Cross, Senior Community Relations Executive at E.ON, said: "We're really keen to back this project as our support goes beyond the people who take part in the sessions and helps other people too. We hope this will make a big difference to local residents."

E.ON is inviting applications from local community groups, charities, schools and not for profit organisations for energy related projects focused on reducing energy use. The fund is now open for the second round of applications and will close on Friday 6th December 2013. Successful projects will receive funding from £50 to £2,000 from E.ON to power their plans for a more energy efficient future.

To find out further information on the E.ON Energy Action Fund and to view the terms and conditions for entry, visit www.eonenergy.com/energyactionfund

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Notes to editors:

• E.ON is one of the UK's leading power and gas companies - generating electricity, retailing power and gas, developing gas storage and undertaking gas and oil exploration and production. It is part of the E.ON group, one of the world's largest investor-owned power and gas companies. E.ON employs around 12,000 people in the UK and more than 72,000 worldwide;


• In the UK, E.ON supplies power and gas to around five million domestic, small and medium-sized enterprise and industrial. E.ON also offers innovative energy services and technologies tailored to meet its customers' needs, and is helping customers become energy efficient by encouraging them to insulate their homes, moderate their energy usage and even generate their own power;

For more information contact:

Naomi Troy at E.ON on 02476 180 523 or naomi.troy@eonenergy.com

Energy Education set to fuel community savings

By NaomiTroy A charity set up to improve the lives of people living and working in the Coventry area is launching a project that encourages residents to use energy wisely, after it was awarded a £2,000 grant from energy company E.ON.

Working Actively to Change Hillfields Ltd (WATCH), based on Victoria Street, Hillfields, will run sessions to educate individuals on energy efficiency and promote behavioural change through leaflets and face-to-face tutorials. Energy advice will also be given during coffee mornings and drop in sessions at the community centre.

The E.ON Energy Action Fund is part of the company's commitment to helping local communities use no more energy than they need, benefitting both individual groups and the wider community.

Trisha Evans, from WATCH, said: "The funding received from E.ON will not only have an impact on the people who are taking part in the sessions, but also their neighbours, friends and families who they will share the tips with. It's been great to have the support from E.ON on such a worthwhile cause."

Amy Cross, Senior Community Relations Executive at E.ON, said: "We're really keen to support this project as our support goes beyond the people who take part in the sessions and helps the wider community too. We hope this will make a big difference to local residents."

E.ON is inviting applications from local community groups, charities, schools and not for profit organisations for energy related projects focused on reducing energy use. The fund is now open for the second round of applications and will close on

Friday 6th December 2013. Successful projects will receive funding from £50 to £2,000 from E.ON to power their plans for a more energy efficient future.

To find out further information on the E.ON Energy Action Fund and to view the terms and conditions for entry, visit www.eonenergy.com/energyactionfund

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Notes to editors:

• E.ON is one of the UK's leading power and gas companies - generating electricity, retailing power and gas, developing gas storage and undertaking gas and oil exploration and production. It is part of the E.ON group, one of the world's largest investor-owned power and gas companies. E.ON employs around 12,000 people in the UK and more than 72,000 worldwide;


• In the UK, E.ON supplies power and gas to around five million domestic, small and medium-sized enterprise and industrial. E.ON also offers innovative energy services and technologies tailored to meet its customers' needs, and is helping customers become energy efficient by encouraging them to insulate their homes, moderate their energy usage and even generate their own power;

For more information contact:

Naomi Troy at E.ON on 02476 180 523 or naomi.troy@eonenergy.com

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E.ON response to DECC announcement

By ScottSomerville

E.ON UK has today provided details of the savings which will result from the proposed changes announced by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC). While the company will have to take action on bills in the near future due to other rising costs, any rise will take all of these changes into account as they alleviate some of the cost pressures E.ON was facing.

Details of the proposed changes announced by the Government:

• The Government has made a number of changes: providing a rebate for Warm Homes Discount, focusing the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) scheme and squeezing network costs which together deliver a reduction in costs to customers' bills. The other environmental levies, such as the Renewables Obligation are unaffected, but the changes made in ECO will more than offset the expected rises in these items between 2013 and 2015 - so overall there will be a meaningful net reduction in environmental and social costs.


• The changes announced (if enacted) mean that the prospect of further price rises in the next 18 months due to the Government's environmental and social obligation programmes has receded. It is still the case however, that wholesale prices and network costs, which neither we nor the Government control, may rise.

What do these proposed changes mean for E.ON customers?

• E.ON has not announced a price rise since December 2012 and once again is the only major company to hold off for so long into the winter.


• The result of these changes should mean our customers will pay less next year than otherwise would have been the case. We are working through the details and will provide an update in due course.


• E.ON can also provide customers with the assurance that it doesn't expect to have to raise prices as a result of social or environmental obligations in the next 18 months.


• There remains a risk, however, that increases in network charges or wholesale energy costs for example could force a price increase but the company (E.ON) very much hopes that situation does not occur.

Commenting on the announcement made today by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) regarding changes to government programmes, Tony Cocker, Chief Executive of E.ON UK, said:

"We welcome the Government's announcement which will remove some costs from customers' bills and offer some reassurance through to 2015. It also enables more cost-effective delivery of the Energy Company Obligation. Nevertheless, we are concerned about some elements including the rules for Solid Wall Insulation which, we believe, may threaten a sustainable and growing part of the industry and exclude some households from the potential to have their homes made warmer as a result of ECO, as well as the lack of change to the Carbon Price Floor.

"Similar to last year, we have aimed to defer any increase and keep it as low as possible - and we have been able to do so partly as a result of our success in ECO. I can be absolutely clear that the changes announced by the Government and the savings they bring will be factored in to any price changes. Additionally, whilst there can be no guarantees, the likelihood of further price rises over the next 18 months caused by increases in the cost of delivering social and environmental obligations has receded today due to action taken by this Government."

Addressing some of the proposed specific changes to the Energy Company Obligation, Tony Cocker continued:

"We are proud of the efficient way we have been delivering ECO and therefore the help our colleagues have given many customers with their energy needs. At no point did we ask for a radical change to our environmental and social obligations, beyond moving their funding to general taxation as a more progressive route, and removing the administrative burdens, rather we were getting on and delivering them, as Ofgem's recently published statistics show.

"Nevertheless, we do welcome further certainty on the future of the scheme and are also pleased that some of the measures announced today help to avoid many of the issues created by changing the rules ‘half-way through the game'.

"These include so-called ‘levelisation' measures included in the proposals which mean that our customers and our company can be treated in a fair fashion with regard to the rules being changed halfway through the legally binding obligation we sought in good faith to deliver. We also understand, and hope, that the arrangements regarding trading of ECO will be addressed as part of the consultation process to allow a more workable situation, and therefore more cost-effective delivery.

"On the other hand, we are disappointed that a decision has been taken proposing a very low backstop minimum level of solid wall insulation. This change could present a significant threat to the prospect of a sustainable industry in that arena and reduces the number of customers in older, single wall properties who will benefit, many of whom would be classed as ‘vulnerable'. We note and welcome that the Government will provide new incentives for people to insulate their homes and for landlords to insulate their properties, which should help individual customers and may provide some additional support to the solid wall insulation industry.

"In the coming weeks and months we hope the Government will continue to examine areas of policy where changes can be made that would further benefit our customers, such as the Carbon Price Floor.

"This review was an opportunity to remove the Carbon Price Floor which is simply a tax and a subsidy for owners of old nuclear and hydro plant, and increases prices for almost all households and businesses in the country. We are disappointed that the opportunity has not been grasped to remove or review this element which is basically without benefit to customers or the environment. We can understand that the Chancellor needs to balance the books and so needs the tax revenue, although we would prefer if he collected it in a different way, but we don't understand why he continues to subsidise old nuclear and hydro stations, for which our parents have already paid through their taxes.

"In meeting all our obligations and responsibilities, we promise to continue to be diligent and carry out our work in an efficient and careful manner. That is what our customers expect. That is what we demand."

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For more information contact:

Scott Somerville (07540 817 936)

Andrew Barrow (07515 752 759)

E.ON UK comment in response to the publication of Labour's Green Paper on Energy

By ScottSomerville

Responding to the publication of Labour's Green Paper on Energy, Tony Cocker, Chief Executive of E.ON UK said:

"There are many aspects of Labour's Green Paper that we do agree with and are the current basis for how we operate. For example we run our businesses separately so they stand on their own two feet, we've led the opening up of the day ahead market, we don't cross-subsidise between different parts of our operations, we've invested more than we've made in profit in each of the last five years, which is a figure that totals over £6bn, and we buy all the energy that we need for our supply business on the markets. However, we believe an artificial price freeze is the wrong course of action to help our customers.

"What our customers need and deserve is help in both the short, and the long-term, so I'm once again asking all politicians: Help us to get Smart meters into more homes more quickly. Help us to get British homes up to a modern, energy efficient standard. Help us to get UK businesses on top of their energy use.

"We also need to set the market for the long-term and depoliticise the energy industry. Therefore it is absolutely clear that it is time for a full market investigation reference to the Competition Commission. Only this would provide the in depth look and consideration of the market and its features that is needed. Furthermore, a Competition Commission investigation would provide an independent in-depth assessment of the market by a highly respected organisation, which has not looked into this market for a number of years and, perhaps surprisingly, never previously in the form of a market investigation reference. This could provide either a confirmation in relation to the proper operation of competition in the market or considered recommendations as to how competition might be improved. In either case, it would dispel many of the myths and misinformation that surround the market."

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Media contacts:

Victoria Blake (02476 181304 or victoria.blake@eonenergy.com)

Scott Somerville (02476 183 438 or 07540 817 936)

Planning application submitted for the E.ON Strathy Wood Wind Farm

By VictoriaBlake

E.ON, one of the UK's leading power and gas companies, has today [Friday] submitted a planning application for the Strathy Wood wind farm development, to the Scottish Government's Energy Consents Unit.

The wind farm, located near Strathy, Sutherland, could generate up to 78 megawatts of electricity - enough to power around 52,535 homes⁽¹⁾ with clean, renewable energy. During the consultation process for the site, the energy company has met with local community councils from the surrounding areas, as well as local residents, to discuss its plans and understand their thoughts on the proposals.

Following local feedback and a number of environmental studies that have been carried out, the wind farm has been designed to help ensure that it will have minimal impact on the local landscape and wildlife, while generating as much renewable energy as possible. Notably, this process saw the number of turbines in the plans reduce from 28 to 26.

To help ensure the wind farm has a positive effect on the local area, if consent is given, E.ON will provide a Community Benefit Fund, giving up to £390,000 a year to local community groups and projects. This amounts to £5,000 per megawatt of installed capacity, and how this money is spent will be up to residents.

Robert Mackay, Project Developer at E.ON, said: "We're grateful for the interest the local community has shown in this project. Having considered their feedback and taken on board their views, we've made some changes to improve our proposal that will reduce the impact on the local community. In particular we have worked hard to minimise effects on important ornithological and ecological sites near the project."

A copy of the application will be available online, at Strathy Village Hall and Bettyhill Service Point and at the Highland Council offices in Inverness and Golspie. For further information, please call us on 0800 096 1199 or email strathywood@eon-uk.com.

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Notes to editors:

1 This is based on an estimated load factor of 33.6% using wind speeds at the Strathy Wood Wind Farm site. According to DECC, the average domestic household uses 4.37MWh of electricity a year.

• E.ON is one of the UK's leading power and gas companies - generating electricity, retailing power and gas, developing gas storage and undertaking gas and oil exploration and production. It is part of the E.ON group, one of the world's largest investor-owned power and gas companies. E.ON employs around 12,000 people in the UK and more than 72,000 worldwide;


• In the UK, E.ON supplies power and gas to around five million domestic, small and medium-sized enterprise and industrial customers. E.ON also offers innovative energy services and technologies tailored to meet its customers' needs, and is helping customers become energy efficient by encouraging them to insulate their homes, moderate their energy usage and even generate their own power;


• E.ON has been voted Britain's best energy supplier for the second year running in the uSwitch.com Customer Satisfaction Awards. The independent report and awards are published annually and are based on a YouGov poll of over 5,000 energy customers;


• E.ON discusses changes with its customers through its 28,000-strong YourSay panel and its 1,000-strong MySay employee panel, and also through conversations with consumer advocacy groups. Improvements made to date include new tools to help customers use no more energy than they need, simpler products, transparent profits, fair prices, easier contact, and the confidence to complain;


• E.ON's generation portfolio includes world-class gas-, coal- and biomass-fired power stations. E.ON is a market leader in combined heat and power (CHP), and is one of the UK's leading green generators;


• One of the many ways E.ON leads the energy industry is through its commitment to market liquidity and transparency as evidenced by its actions on the day-ahead UK power markets including the N2EX auction. E.ON was the first company.

For more information contact:

Victoria Blake 02476 181304 or victoria.blake@eonenergy.com

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Staff switch-off: Frustrated bosses left to power down after hours

By AndrewBarrow

• Half of SME bosses left to turn off lights and machines when not in use


• Energy waste main worry, but third of small firms do not track consumption

Britain's workers are leaving the majority of small business bosses fuming and frustrated by leaving lights, equipment and machinery powered up at the end of the working day, a new survey by E.ON¹ has revealed.

Energy waste is one of the top irritations for seven out of ten small business bosses, creating tension in the workplace as two-fifths (38%) say they are the ones left to take sole charge of monitoring and managing their company's energy consumption.

Whilst minimising costs is the main motivation for SME leaders wanting to see greater workplace efficiency (69%), four out of ten said that a poor reputation for sustainability could lead customers viewing their business in a negative light. As a result, controlling energy waste is seen as the most important thing for maintaining business efficiency, behind accurate budgeting and collecting debt.

Older generations of business leaders appear to be more motivated, with 70% of bosses aged 35 to 54 tracking energy consumption, compared to half (50%) of respondents aged 18 to 34. The focus also varies across sectors, with catering and hospitality revealed as most proactive (72%) and professional services shown to monitor the least (63%).

Anthony Ainsworth, Sales and Marketing Director at E.ON, said: "It's positive to see many small business owners and managers proactively monitoring energy performance but it is understandably frustrating if you feel you're fighting that battle alone. Senior staff might not always have time to keep track of consumption, and businesses that are able to embed a culture of monitoring throughout the workplace will have a greater chance of improving overall business efficiency.

"To achieve this it's important all employees have greater visibility of their company's energy habits as well as understanding the implications of waste. At E.ON, we want to help customers address both of these needs, providing the tools and advice they need to gain better insight of their energy performance, and how to use no more than they need, but delivered in a way that helps them get on with the business of running a business."

The research of 1,000 small business decision-makers also provided insights on some of the measures small business leaders are taking to encourage a more positive attitude to workplace energy performance. Nearly half (43%) set improvement targets and a quarter align staff bonuses with overall business efficiency.

Other measures businesses said would help encourage staff to monitor energy consumption more closely include real time information showing use/waste (39%) and a breakdown of consumption across heating, lighting, machinery and equipment (36%).

E.ON's Energy Toolkit is a package of energy saving help and advice for small business customers, designed to give greater visibility on where and when energy is used, help detect waste and identify areas where changes can be made.

The service includes:

• A wireless electricity monitor with a real-time display showing when consumption is highest, allowing businesses to measure use by cost, kilowatt-hours and CO2 emissions


• A dedicated energy saving advice line and online hub with detailed information relevant to customers' specific industries


• A range of downloadable posters and staff engagement advice for customers to use within their business to encourage colleagues to take greater responsibility for saving energy.

Fig 1. Sectors monitoring energy consumption

SECTOR

Catering (72%)

Light industrial / Manufacturing (71%)

Construction (70%)

Retail (66%)

Agriculture / Farming (64%)

Professional services (63%)

Fig 2. Most commonly tracked utility uses

UTILITIES

Overall electricity consumption (85%)

Telephone / Broadband (79%)

Heating (68%)

Lighting (66%)

Overall gas consumption (58%)

Water (46%)

Machinery performance (29%)

Air Conditioning (14)

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¹ Independent research carried out amongst 1,000 decision makers at UK small-to-medium sized enterprises, in November 2013

Notes to editors:

• E.ON is one of the UK's leading power and gas companies - generating electricity, retailing power and gas, developing gas storage and undertaking gas and oil exploration and production. It is part of the E.ON group, one of the world's largest investor-owned power and gas companies. E.ON employs around 12,000 people in the UK and more than 72,000 worldwide;


• In the UK, E.ON supplies power and gas to around five million domestic, small and medium-sized enterprise and industrial customers. E.ON also offers innovative energy services and technologies tailored to meet its customers' needs, and is helping customers become energy efficient by encouraging them to insulate their homes, moderate their energy usage and even generate their own power;


• E.ON has been voted Britain's best energy supplier for the second year running in the uSwitch.com Customer Satisfaction Awards. The independent report and awards are published annually and are based on a YouGov poll of over 5,000 energy customers;


• E.ON discusses changes with its customers through its 28,000-strong YourSay panel and its 1,000-strong MySay employee panel, and also through conversations with consumer advocacy groups. Improvements made to date include new tools to help customers use no more energy than they need, simpler products, transparent profits, fair prices, easier contact, and the confidence to complain;


• E.ON's generation portfolio includes world-class gas-, coal- and biomass-fired power stations. E.ON is a market leader in combined heat and power (CHP), and is one of the UK's leading green generators;


• One of the many ways E.ON leads the energy industry is through its commitment to market liquidity and transparency as evidenced by its actions on the day-ahead UK power markets including the N2EX auction. E.ON was the first company to sign a gross-bidding agreement with N2EX.

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Statistical data set: Weekly solar PV installation & capacity based on registration date

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Updated: Results for week ending 5 January published

The statistics presented in the table below, show the number of sub 50kW solar photovoltaic installations and capacity installed at the end of each week, that are recorded on the Microgeneration Certification Scheme - MCS Installation Database.

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Big E.ON Run raises over £20,000 for NSPCC

By VictoriaBlake Hundreds of runners braved the Nottingham rain to take part in The Big E.ON Run, raising more than £20,000 for children's charity NSPCC.

E.ON hosted the event - which took place on Sunday 3rd November and included a 5k and a 10k race, as well as a 5k family stroll - at the National Watersports Centre to raise money for the energy company's designated charity of the year. Friends and family of E.ON colleagues were also invited to take part.

Some 600 people took part, including the company's Chief Executive Tony Cocker and several other members of the E.ON Board, and participants were cheered on by their colleagues.

Anthony Ainsworth, E.ON's Sales and Marketing Director completed the 10k run and said: "The rain certainly did not dampen spirits and we were delighted to see so many people taking part and coming along to support this great cause.

"It is the 25th anniversary of ChildLine in Nottingham this year so raising money for the NSPCC is all the more poignant at this time. We're excited to have raised so much money for this very worthwhile cause."

Chris Jarrett, Head of Corporate Partnerships at NSPCC, added: "The Big E.ON Run was a fantastic event and we're grateful to everyone who made it such a success, especially those who raised money by taking part. The funds raised will support the NSPCC's vital work in helping to prevent abuse and keeping children safe from harm.

"The event couldn't have happened without the E.ON volunteers so we must also thank them for coming out on such a rainy day to cheer our participants on to the finish line."

To find out more about E.ON's activity in local communities visit the Community Relations pages at eonenergy.com/community

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Notes to editors:

• E.ON is one of the UK's leading power and gas companies - generating electricity, retailing power and gas, developing gas storage and undertaking gas and oil exploration and production. It is part of the E.ON group, one of the world's largest investor-owned power and gas companies. E.ON employs around 12,000 people in the UK and more than 72,000 worldwide;


• In the UK, E.ON supplies power and gas to around five million domestic, small and medium-sized enterprise and industrial customers. E.ON also offers innovative energy services and technologies tailored to meet its customers' needs, and is helping customers become energy efficient by encouraging them to insulate their homes, moderate their energy usage and even generate their own power;

For more information contact:

Naomi Troy at E.ON on 02476 180 523 or naomi.troy@eon-uk.com

E.ON UK Q3 Supply Activities: Sales up significantly but supply profit falls when compared with H1 level (EBITDA Q3 2013: £236m / H1 2013: £273m)

By AndrewBarrow

E.ON UK has today (WED) announced details of its financial performance for the first nine months of 2013. E.ON operates the different parts of its activities separately in the UK, and they are individually reported below.

UK Supply Activities (i.e. Residential, SME and Corporate Supply)

E.ON UK Chief Executive, Tony Cocker said: "Our turnover has increased significantly compared to last year, and we have also seen a very small increase in what we have earned compared with the same period. It is also notable that we have been running our supply business at a loss of around £37m¹ for the last three months.

"The costs we control, such as running our contact centres, have fallen but the costs we don't control such as networks and government schemes have risen and are set to continue into next year. According to Ofgem's recently released figures² we have already delivered ahead of the industry towards our ECO targets and have done so as efficiently and as cost effectively as possible. However it is also clear that we are not just being asked to do more but also to complete more complex home improvements.

"Whilst we will not comment on speculation, it is fair to say that we are being put in a position where it is increasingly likely that we will need to pass on some of these increases in costs to our customers. This is always a last resort and, as was the case last year, we are holding back any increase for our customers for longer than any of the other large energy suppliers. We will also seek to minimise any increase whilst making sure we maintain a sustainable supply business in the UK. That is right for our colleagues and right for our customers."

E.ON UK Q3 Generation, Upstream and other activities in the UK:
Profits down by 47% but investment remains almost double amount earned

Generation, Upstream and other activities operating in the UK:

Commenting on the results seen across E.ON's other activities in the UK, Tony Cocker said: "The lower EBITDA for E.ON's other activities in the UK for the year so far is attributable to a number of factors including the closure of Kingsnorth power station under the LCPD and the fact that gas power stations remain barely profitable.

"This year we have seen increased costs through government policies such as the Carbon Price Floor which is simply a tax that artificially inflates the end price for consumers, provides revenue for the Exchequer and acts as a subsidy to operators of existing nuclear plants. We believe it should be scrapped. However, if it is not scrapped, the money it raises should be used for energy efficiency. This is why we support the Energy Bill Revolution, which is calling for the Carbon Price Floor revenues to be reinvested to improve the energy efficiency in UK homes."

E.ON's investment levels in the UK continue to outstrip profit levels significantly. Capacity will continue to be built through projects such as the state-of-the-art biomass power station, Blackburn Meadows, Humber Gateway offshore wind farm and by securing energy supplies for the future by exploring the North Sea. Most notably, in the last quarter E.ON E&P UK Ltd, along with its partner Dana Petroleum, gave details of a significant gas discovery in the Tolmount field.

Ends

Notes to editors:

1 = H1 2013, data published on 13^th August 2013. http://pressreleases.eon-uk.com/blogs/eonukpressreleases/archive/2013/08/13/1959.aspx

2 = https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/ofgem-publications/84352/ecocomplianceupdate-october2013quarterlyannexv1.pdf

For more information contact:

Scott Somerville (02476 183 438 or 07540 817 936)
Victoria Blake (02476 181 304 or 07738 143 903)
Roxanne Postle (02476 195 785 or 07815 494 468)

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‘E.ON Energy Action Fund' launched to fuel projects

By NaomiTroy As part of its commitment to helping communities better manage their energy consumption, energy company E.ON is launching a second round of funding to support worthwhile causes and is calling on members of the public to submit nominations.

Local community centres which need to improve their energy efficiency and schools or charities looking to add a spark to the area through energy education, can all apply for funding.

Applications for the E.ON Energy Action Fund can be submitted for a range of energy related improvements and activities, from appliances and insulation to educational events. Priority will be given to projects focused on reducing energy use and renewable energy.

Successful projects will receive anything from £50 up to £2,000, from E.ON to power their plans for a more efficient future.

Amy Cross, at E.ON, said: "This is a great opportunity for local organisations to take charge of their energy usage and it is our way of showing our support for local communities. E.ON's first Energy Action Fund, which ran earlier this year, was a great success and we look forward to supporting more energy related projects, which will help save money and reduce energy use across the community.

"We're keen to help as many people as possible across the area but funding is limited so applications should be made early."

The fund is open for applications from now until Friday 6th December. Interested parties should visit www.eonenergy.com/energyactionfund to apply and for terms and conditions.

Ends

Notes to editors:

• E.ON is one of the UK's leading power and gas companies - generating electricity, retailing power and gas, developing gas storage and undertaking gas and oil exploration and production. It is part of the E.ON group, one of the world's largest investor-owned power and gas companies. E.ON employs around 12,000 people in the UK and more than 72,000 worldwide;


• In the UK, E.ON supplies power and gas to around five million domestic, small and medium-sized enterprise and industrial customers. E.ON also offers innovative energy services and technologies tailored to meet its customers' needs, and is helping customers become energy efficient by encouraging them to insulate their homes, moderate their energy usage and even generate their own power;


• E.ON has been voted Britain's best energy supplier for the second year running in the uSwitch.com Customer Satisfaction Awards. The independent report and awards are published annually and are based on a YouGov poll of over 5,000 energy customers;

For more information contact:

Naomi Troy at E.ON on 02476 180 523 or naomi.troy@eonenergy.com

E.ON comment on Ofgem energy efficiency announcement

By AndrewBarrow Responding to the publication of Ofgem figures on delivery of the Energy Companies Obligation (ECO), Don Leiper, Director of Energy Efficiency at E.ON, said: "We have worked extremely hard in recent years to complete all elements of the previous CERT and CESP obligations and these figures prove we are leading the field when it comes to delivering the ECO obligation, helping tens of thousands of people around the country to control their energy use and reduce their fuel bills.

"A lot has been said recently about the cost of energy efficiency schemes like ECO and the impact they have on customers' bills. It is true that large parts of what makes up an energy bill are largely out of our control and are rising but that doesn't mean we can't manage those costs effectively - and we have done so with ECO whilst still delivering real help to customers.

"Energy efficiency schemes like this bring real benefits to communities and we should not lose sight of the fact that across the country there are hundreds of thousands of families living in homes that are in desperate need of improvement.

"Now is not the time to scale back on energy efficiency. It's vital that we continue to improve the fabric of our homes and reduce the amount of energy our customers need to use, but we need to do that in the most efficient, cost effective way for all customers. That is why we have publicly called for ECO to remain in place but in a simplified form and funded through general taxation rather than through individual energy bills so the costs of these schemes fall more fairly on those able to fund them."

Ends

Notes to editors:

• E.ON is one of the UK's leading power and gas companies - generating electricity, retailing power and gas, developing gas storage and undertaking gas and oil exploration and production. It is part of the E.ON group, one of the world's largest investor-owned power and gas companies. E.ON employs around 12,000 people in the UK and more than 72,000 worldwide;


• In the UK, E.ON supplies power and gas to around five million domestic, small and medium-sized enterprise and industrial. E.ON also offers innovative energy services and technologies tailored to meet its customers' needs, and is helping customers become energy efficient by encouraging them to insulate their homes, moderate their energy usage and even generate their own power;


• E.ON's generation portfolio includes world-class gas-, coal- and biomass-fired power stations. E.ON is a market leader in combined heat and power (CHP), and is one of the UK's leading green generators;


• One of the many ways E.ON leads the energy industry is through its commitment to market liquidity and transparency as evidenced by its actions on the day-ahead UK power markets including the N2EX auction. E.ON was the first company to sign a gross-bidding agreement with N2EX.

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Consultation outcome: Smart meters: draft amendments to supply licence conditions for domestic and non-domestic markets

By HM Government

Updated: Government response published.

The government is seeking views on a number of proposed changes to Supply Licence conditions, including amendments clarifying the policy position and amendments resulting from the change in the completion date for the smart metering roll-out from 31 December 2019 to 31 December 2020. This consultation is set out in Part 2 of this document, with the draft licence conditions that would give effect to these proposed changes set out in Annex 4 to Parts 1 and 2. This consultation has two closing dates: section (i) closes on 19 November 2013; and sections (ii) and (iii) close on 3 December 2013.

Consultation outcome: Licence conditions for non-domestic smart metering issues

By HM Government

Updated: Government response published.

Part 1 of this document contains the government's response to its 1 July 2013 open letter consultation on rules governing smart and advanced metering in the non-domestic market. The government is now seeking views on draft, amended licence conditions set out in Annex 4 to Parts 1 and 2 of the document that give effect to the government's decisions following the open letter consultation. These decisions include confirmation that the date to which advanced electricity and gas metering may be installed at smaller non-domestic premises, and not replaced before the end date for the roll-out, will be extended to 5 April 2016. Any contractual arrangements providing for continued installation of advanced metering after 5 April 2016 and until the roll-out completion date will need to be in place at that point.

Consultation outcome: Domestic market: licence conditions to implement the EU Energy Efficiency Directive provisions on consumer access to consumption and export data from smart meters

By HM Government

Updated: Government response published.

The government is seeking views on draft licence conditions that would give effect to the government's implementation of the EU Energy Efficiency Directive requirements for domestic consumers to have easy access to 24 months of daily, weekly, monthly and annual historical consumption data, and to have export data (where it is recorded) made available in an easily understandable format. This consultation is set out in Part 3 of this document, with the draft licence conditions set out in Annex 2 to Part 3. These licence conditions also include drafting to give effect to the government's decision that non-domestic consumers with smart meters should have an equivalent right to minimum access to data as those with advanced meters.

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Collection: National Energy Efficiency Data-Framework (NEED)

By HM Government

Updated: Off gas data December 2013 added to the NEED collection of data and stats.

The National Energy Efficiency Data-Framework (NEED) was set up by DECC to provide a better understanding of energy use and energy efficiency in domestic and non-domestic buildings in Great Britain. The data framework matches gas and electricity consumption data, collected for DECC sub-national energy consumption statistics, with information on energy efficiency measures installed in homes, from the Homes Energy Efficiency Database (HEED). It also includes data about property attributes and household characteristics, obtained from a range of sources.

The June 2011 publication is on the National Archives website.

Collection: Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation (ECO) statistics

By HM Government

Updated: Latest statistics published.

This series presents statistics on the Green Deal (GD) and Energy Company Obligation (ECO). This series includes monthly figures on the number of GD assessments, Plans, Cashback and the GD supply chain as well as information on ECO brokerage and measures installed under ECO. More detailed analysis is presented in quarterly releases.

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British Gas to raise prices by 9.2%

British Gas is to increase prices for domestic customers, with a dual-fuel bill going up by 9.2% from 23 November. The increase, which will affect nearly eight million households in the UK, includes an 8.4% rise in gas prices and a 10.4% ...

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Collection: DECC structure and staff information

By HM Government

Updated: Latest returns published.

DECC structure

• Interactive structure chart for DECC

This external link provides an interactive click-through structure for DECC. It gives details of name, job title and salary costs for Senior Civil Servants and their teams with information about the team and job descriptions. It is an online interactive tool and is not intended to be nor has the functionality to be printed. This organogram is updated on a 6 monthly basis and represents the position as at 31 March and 30 September each year.

DECC staff information

Six monthly lists showing salary details per grade of staff at DECC.

Previous returns are available from the National Archive.

Collection: Energy Act

By HM Government

Updated: The Energy Act received Royal Assent on 18 December 2013. The policy briefs have been updated to reflect the change to an Act.

On Thursday, November 29th 2012, the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change confirmed the Introduction of the Energy Bill to the House of Commons alongside the Annual Energy Statement.

The Energy Act received Royal Assent on 18 December 2013. Details of the Bill's Parliamentary passage are available on the Parliament website.

This series brings together all of the department's documentation for the Energy Act. The publications are listed on this page.

The Delegated Powers Memorandum and the Memorandum on European Convention on Human Rights compatibility can also be found on this page.

The Energy and Climate Change Committee conducted pre-legislative scrutiny on the Electricity Market Reform provisions of the draft Bill. Their report was published on 23 July and can be viewed in full on the parliament.uk: Energy and Climate Change Committee web pages. The Government's response to this was published alongside the Bill's Introduction to Parliament, and is available below.

The Lords informal scrutiny group, chaired by Lord Oxburgh conducted pre-legislative scrutiny of the Electricity Market Reform provisions of the draft Energy Bill. The group wrote to Lord Marland, Baroness Verma's predecessor, commenting on the draft Bill.

Baroness Verma wrote to the Lords informal scrutiny group upon the Bill's Introduction into the House of Commons on 29 November 2012, to respond to their comments.

This Act will establish a legislative framework for delivering secure, affordable and low carbon energy and includes provisions on:

Decarbonisation

These provisions enable the Secretary of State to set a 2030 decarbonisation target range for the electricity sector in secondary legislation. A decision to exercise this power will be taken once the Committee on Climate Change has provided advice on the level of the 5th Carbon Budget, which covers the corresponding period (2028-32), and when the government has set this budget, which is due to take place in 2016.

Electricity Market Reform (EMR)

This Act puts in place measures to attract the £110 billion investment which is needed to replace current generating capacity and upgrade the grid by 2020, and to cope with a rising demand for electricity. This includes provisions for:

• Contracts for Difference (CFD): long-term contracts to provide stable and predictable incentives for companies to invest in low-carbon generation;


• Capacity Market: to ensure the security of electricity supply including provisions to allow Electricity Demand Reduction to be delivered;


• Conflicts of Interest and Contingency Arrangements: to ensure the institution which will deliver these schemes is fit for purpose;


• Investment Contracts: long-term contracts to enable early investment in advance of the CFD regime coming into force in 2014;


• Access to Markets: This includes Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), to ensure the availability of long-term contracts for independent renewable generators, and liquidity measures to enable the Government to take action to improve the liquidity of the electricity market, should it prove necessary;


• Renewables Transitional: transition arrangements for investments under the Renewables Obligation scheme; and


• Emissions Performance Standard (EPS): to limit carbon dioxide emissions from new fossil fuel power stations.

A policy overview of EMR is below, but you can also view the EMR webpages for further detail.

Nuclear regulation

The Act places the interim Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) on a statutory footing as the body to regulate the safety and security of the next generation of nuclear power plants. This includes setting out the ONR's purposes and functions.

Government pipe-line and storage system

The Act includes provisions to enable the sale of the Government Pipe-line and Storage System (GPSS). This includes providing for the rights of the Secretary of State in relation to the GPSS, registration of those rights, compensation in respect of the creation of new rights or their exercise, and for transferral of ownership, as well as powers to dissolve the Oil and Pipelines Agency by order.

Strategy and policy statement

The Act improves regulatory certainty by ensuring that Government and Ofgem are aligned at a strategic level through a Strategy and Policy Statement (SPS), as recommended in the Ofgem Review of July 2011.

Consumer Protection

• to set a limit on the number of energy tariffs offered to domestic consumers; require the automatic move of customers from poor value closed tariffs to cheaper deals; require the provision of information by suppliers to consumers on the best alternative deals available to them from them


• to allow Ofgem to extend its licence regime to third-party intermediaries, such as switching websites


• to provide a new enforcement power for Ofgem to require energy businesses that breach gas or electricity licence conditions, or other relevant regulatory requirements, to provide redress to consumers who suffer detriment as a result of the breach


• to amend the Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Act to propose a new target for fuel poverty that would be set through secondary legislation

In addition:

• a provision to allow the FITs scheme to include community energy projects with a capacity of up to 10MW (an increase on the current ceiling of 5MW)


• to provide an exception to the prohibition of participating in the transmission of electricity, during testing in the commissioning period of Offshore Transmission connections, constructed by or on behalf of developers also constructing an offshore generating station


• a provision that enables DECC to charge fees for providing energy resilience services in the event of a disruption, or threatened disruption to energy supplies


• to extend the existing regime for recovering from industry the Department's external adviser costs relating to the Waste Transfer Contract and any agreement reached under Section 46 of the Energy Act 2008. This will also extend the existing cost recovery regime to cover the period between notification by an operator of its intention to submit a Funded Decommissioning Programme and formal submission.


• a provision to enable the Secretary of State to require private landlords to provide smoke and/or carbon monoxide alarms.

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Statistics: Energy trends section 3: oil and oil products

By HM Government

Updated: Latest JODI table published.

Press enquiries should be directed to the DECC press office: Tel: 0300 068 5223. Other enquiries about these statistics should be directed to:

All tables, except table 3.7, Michael Williams, Michael.Williams2@decc.gsi.gov.uk, 0300 068 6865 for upstream oil or William Spry, William.Spry@decc.gsi.gov.uk, 0300 068 6988 for downstream oil.

Table 3.7, Mike Earp, e-mail mike.earp@decc.gsi.gov.uk, tel: 0300 068 5784.

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Statistical data set: Weekly road fuel prices

By HM Government

Updated: Weekly road fuel stats updated.

Table last updated on 23 December 2013.

Weekly fuel prices

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 233KB

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publication ("Weekly fuel prices").

The weekly fuel prices table reports on the cost of unleaded petrol (ULSP) and unleaded diesel (ULSD). The table is updated every Tuesday at 0930.

For enquiries concerning this table contact Susan Lomas.

Tel: 0300 068 5047

Email: susan.lomas@decc.gsi.gov.uk

Collection: Green Deal Assessment Research

By HM Government

Updated: Full report published

The Department of Energy and Climate Change commissioned GfK NOP to conduct three surveys on samples of households who have had a Green Deal Assessment in order to find out more about the experience, and what households have done and plan to do since having the assessment.

• wave one of the research focused on assessments between launch (28 January) and 31 March


• wave two of the research focused on assessments between 01 April and 30 June


• wave three of the research focused on assessments between 01 June and 31 August

Edinburgh Energy Exhibition - 19th September

A major energy efficiency exhibition is coming to Edinburgh on Thursday 19th September.

Covering both the Green Deal and Renewable Heat Incentive, this should be a useful show for business of all sizes.

 

COMMERCIAL THEATRE
10:00 - 10:30	STIEBEL ELTRON How Heat Pumps Deliver Free Energy & Increase Business for Installers.
10:30 - 11:00	BAXI COMMERCIAL Mini-CHP: Microgeneration that Really Works.
11:00 - 12:00	B&ES Lack of Integration - The Enemy of Energy Efficiency
12:00 - 12:30	VIESSMANN Commercial Integration between Gas Boilers & Renewables
12:30 - 13:00	AIRFLOW Ventilation & the Building Regulations
13:00 - 13:30	WINDHAGER Commercial Biomass Heating
13:30 - 14:00	REXEL Energy Monitoring - Knowledge is Power
14:00 - 14:30	KRANNICH Mono-Poly Money: Understanding & Selling the True Value of Commercial PV

GREEN DEAL THEATRE
10:10 - 10:40	KNAUF INSULATION Whole House Retrofit Solutions
10:40 - 11:10	EASY MCS, EASY GREEN DEAL Green Deal & MCS, the Easy Way
11:10 - 12:10	MICROPOWER COUNCIL Maximising the Green Deal Opportunity
12:10 - 12:40	PLUMB CENTER Green Deal & ECO made easy
12:40 - 13:10	GREEN DEAL SKILLS ALLIANCE Are we there yet? Green Deal, ECO skills & the marketplace
13:10 - 14:10	NAPIT Build Your Business with NAPIT
14:10 - 14:40	GREEN DEAL CONSULTING Keep Calm & Green Deal with it

RHI Theatre
09:50 - 10:20	DECC (Department of Energy & Climate Change) Renewable Heat Incentive – the First Step to Transforming the Way we Heat our Homes
10:20 - 10:50	PLUMB CENTER RHI - Making Renewable Do-Able
10:50 - 11:20	WINDHAGER RHI & Biomass Heating
11:20 - 11:50	NATWEST Total Energy Management
11:50 - 12:20	NIBE The Installer's Guide to RHI
12:20 - 13:20	MICROPOWER COUNCIL RHI: Paving the way for Renewable Heat
13:20 - 13:50	DAIKIN Maximising RHI Potential for Air-to-Water Heat Pumps
13:50 - 14:50	GAS SAFE REGISTER Where Energy Efficiency & Gas Safety Meet

ENERGY EFFICIENCY DEMO STATION
10:15 - 10:45	ADEY MagnaClean Professional 2 & MagnaCleanse: Best Practice Solution from Adey
10:45 - 11:15	VIESSMANN Domestic Integration between Gas Boilers & Renewables
11:15 - 11:45	KNAUF INSULATION Internal Wall Insulation for Solid Walls & Hard to Treat Properties
11:45 - 12:15	SALAMANDER Home Boost - An Energy Efficient Solution to Low Mains Pressure & Flow
12:15 - 12:45	RINNAI Continuous Flow Water Heaters: an Innovative Solution to meet Energy & Regulatory Demands.
12:45 - 13:15	KNAUF INSULATION External Wall Insulation for Solid Walls & Hard to Treat Properties
13:15 - 13:45	TESTO See More with Thermal Imaging Cameras
13:45 - 14:15	ZUMTOBEL Use Less Energy, Get Better Lighting Quality

Emissions Increase as Economy Improves

Figures showing a 4% increase in Scotland's carbon footprint between 2009 and 2010 are being described as "deeply worrying" by Scottish Green MSPs.

MSPs have said the increase is a particular concern as it follows a 19% fall in the country's carbon footprint in 2009.

From 1998, the footprint rose by 15% to a peak of 101.1 million tonnes carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO2e) in 2007 before falling to 78.7 MtCO2e in 2009.

In 2010, Scotland's carbon footprint was 82.2 MtCO2e, 6% less than in 1998 (87.9 MtCO2e) but a significant rise on the previous year.

The footprint of 82.2 MtCO2e includes emissions associated with goods and services bought in as well as those generated in the country.

Imports, due to a lack of manufacturing, are cited as the reason behind the increase, and there has been a 5% rise in emissions from private motoring since 1998.

Green MSP for Glasgow and co-convener of the Scottish Greens, Patrick Harvie, said that it is "deeply worrying" that Scotland's carbon footprint has "returned to an upward trajectory", citing changes to Government policy as a possible solution to the issue

Harvie said: "It appears to bear out our prediction that without real policy change, the reductions which were caused by the recession would be wiped out, and that emissions would rebound as the economic recovery began.

"Scotland is currently missing the opportunity to build a more equal, more sustainable and more resilient economy, which meets people's needs without destroying the environmental conditions we depend upon. Just a few short years after passing the Climate Change Act, we're falling ever further behind our own targets," he added.

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CBI shining a light on business energy efficiency

In ‘Shining a Light: Uncovering the business energy efficiency opportunity’, the CBI is calling for the Government to:

• Re-assess all current business energy efficiency policies and ensure that any new initiatives add value to the framework. Bring together and streamline the various policy strands to create a coherent framework and set out plans to engage businesses on the ground when designing, implementing and communicating policies


• Support large and energy-intensive users, implementing a coherent policy for Combined Heat and Power


• Back mid-sized businesses by using the Business Bank to raise awareness among firms of the financial schemes available and begin to look at how the Green Deal could be successfully expanded to business users


• Consider how Business Rates could incentivise investment in energy efficiency - by waiving rates for refurbishment of empty properties in the short-term.

Rhian Kelly, CBI Director for Business Environment policy, said:

“Energy efficiency has sneaked under the radar in the UK’s energy debate and is making a material contribution to UK growth. But there is so much economic and environmental potential that remains unfulfilled.

“With energy prices still on the rise, energy efficiency can help mitigate the impact on firms, particularly heavy users."

Energy Efficiency Exhibitions across the UK

Learn more about energy efficient products for your business - Free

6 Venues nationwide:

South-West
Westpoint Arena, Exeter	10th September
Midlands
Ricoh Arena, Coventry	12th September
North-East
Metro Arena, Newcastle	17th September
Scotland
Highland Centre, Edinburgh	19th September
South-East
Sandown Park, Surrey	24th September
North-West
Event City, Manchester	26th September

Statistical data set: RHI mechanism for budget management: estimated commitments

By HM Government

Updated: November 2013 monthly data published.

The quarterly forecast shows the current estimated committed expenditure for the next 12 months based on the number of Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) applications and accreditations. It advises whether any tariffs will be reduced, the level of reduction, and what the new tariff(s) will be, and when they will take effect.

The monthly budget forecast will be published by the last day of each month. It includes the current estimated committed expenditure for the next 12 months based on the number of RHI applications received. It is for information only and no reductions to tariffs will be made as a result of the information contains.

Previous estimated committed expenditure for 2012/13.

Monthly forecast (as at 30 November 2013)

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Quarterly forecast (as at 31 October 2013)

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Quarterly forecast (as at 31 July 2013)

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Quarterly forecast (as at 30 April 2013)

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Degression methodology

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Degression factsheet

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Degression Q&A

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Statistical data set: Monthly and annual prices of road fuels and petroleum products

By HM Government

Updated: Latest table published.

Table last updated 30 January 2014.

Monthly: Typical/average annual retail prices of petroleum products and a crude oil price index (QEP 4.1.1 and 4.1.2)

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Statistical data set: International road fuel prices

By HM Government

Updated: Latest table published.

Table last updated 30 January 2014.

Monthly: Premium unleaded petrol/diesel prices in the EU (QEP 5.1.1 and 5.2.1)

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Statistical data set: Energy trends section 7: weather

By HM Government

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Average temperatures and deviations from the long term mean (ET 7.1)

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Average wind speed and deviations from the long term mean (ET 7.2)

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Average daily sun hours and deviations from the long term mean (ET 7.3)

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Average monthly rainfall and deviations from the long term mean (ET 7.4)

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Statistical data set: Domestic energy price indices

By HM Government

Updated: Latest tables published.

Tables last updated 30 January 2014.

Retail prices index UK: fuel components in the UK/relative to GDP deflator (QEP 2.1.1 and 2.1.2)

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Retail prices index: fuels components monthly figures (QEP 2.1.3)

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ScottishPower to offer business customers more flexibility

ENERGYLINX: ScottishPower has announced that from April 2014 it will stop offering default auto-rollover contracts to new business customers.

EDF and E.ON catch up, leaving Scottish Power out in the cold.

Both EDF Energy and E.ON UK have announced they are to end auto-rollovers for small businesses, leaving Scottish Power as the last of the Big Six to lock businesses into auto-rollover contracts.

The announcements made on 20th and 23rd August follow those made by SSE, British Gas and RWE npower confirming they would end the process.

E.ON said that before next April, when it will launch new products without an auto-rollover option, it will encourage its existing customers to opt out of being automatically rolled over.

EDF Energy customers who do not contact the supplier at the end of their contract will now have their prices frozen for a year, and will be able to leave at any time during that period without incurring costs.

British Gas removes two tariffs from market

ENERGYLINX: British Gas is to remove its Discount Variable August 2013 and Online Variable August 2013 tariffs from the market, effective from 31 August.

Sainsbury's Energy set to remove Online Variable August 2013

ENERGYLINX: Sainsbury's Energy is set to remove its Online Variable August 2013 tariff from the market, effective from 31 August.

ScottishPower to remove Fixed Saver September 2013

ENERGYLINX: ScottishPower is set to remove its Fixed Saver September 2013 tariff from the market, effective from 31 August.

nPower to remove two tarrifs from the market

ENERGYLINX: nPower is set to remove its Go-Fix 12 and Bill Saver August 2013 tariffs from the market, effective from 31 August.