Are your water bills correct? 31st March Deadline...

March 31st is an important date in the water industry calendar and is probably our busiest time of the year when making claims against water companies for reduced charges and rebates on water bills in particular reduction in fixed tariff charges such as: - Surface water band charges levied by – Severn Trent Water, South Staffordshire Water, United Utilities, Welsh Water, Yorkshire Water and Northumbrian Water.

This charge is for collection, conveyance, treatment and disposal of rainwater that’s falls onto a property, the larger the site surface water the higher the charge and dependant on the category of claim to reduce this charge the claim and supporting documentation must be submitted before 31st March as any claims after this date the clients potential refund could be reduced as some water companies only refund back the last financial year and the cost to you the client could be substantial.

EDF Renewable Buys First New Mexico Wind Project From Infinity

A U.S. unit of French utility Electricite de France SA bought a wind farm in New Mexico from Infinity Wind Power Inc. The Roosevelt Wind Project, about 18 miles (29 kilometers) southwest of Portales, will have as much as 300 megawatts of ...

British Gas Diving Championships 2014

Welcome to the landing page for the 2014 British Gas Diving Championships. The 2014 British Gas Diving Championships will take place from 6 - 8 June at Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield. Entry and ticket details will be available on this ...

Policy paper: Developing DECC’s Evidence Base

By HM Government

This sets out, for the first time, our priority interests for developing evidence to underpin policy development and to learn from delivering polices. Developing DECC's Evidence Base builds on DECC's Science and Innovation Strategy (2012), by taking a multidisciplinary assessment of our medium-term evidence needs.

It helps the Department identify synergies between work areas, allowing areas to join up to achieve better value for money and better outcomes in undertaking analysis or commissioning research. It also provides the basis for considering DECC's future research and analysis priorities.

The document highlights DECC's commitment to open policy making; that we will widen access to the data and modelling associated with or generated through policy delivery. In addition to improving transparency, this will help others contribute effectively to the policy debate, including by developing additional analysis or tools.

We're keen to speak to the external research community about how your research and analysis might be directed to have maximum impact on the policy making process. Contact us via evidence1@decc.gsi.gov.uk.

Alstom sues EDF over nuclear backup power tender

Alstom is suing EDF over allegations that Alstom was excluded from a tender to provide backup diesel engines in EDF's nuclear power plants. According to Reuters, Alstom and its German partner MAN SE filed the legal challenge at the end of December over ...

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: SSE Chairman Buys Shares

LONDON (Alliance News) - SSE PLC Thursday said Chairman Lord Smith of Kelvin bought 7,350 shares at a price of GBP13.51 pence per share. Following this transaction, Lord Smith now holds 29,950 shares in the energy supplier. The stock closed at 1,347.00 ...

U.S. Gas Output at Record High, but Growth Pace Slows

Natural gas output in the U.S. is hitting record levels, but there is mounting evidence that the best days of the shale boom are over. Government data released Tuesday show production climbed to 70.21 billion cubic feet in 2013. Output grew by ...

RWE Npower to close Aberthaw and Didcot B power stations by 2023

Man found dead in South West Water filtration tank Power cut helpline planned in wake of Christmas storms Exclusive: Grid hears plea to tackle anti-wind bias in data reporting NI Water tenders 7-year telemetry contract EU 'to fall considerably short' of ...

Energy price cuts still leave 'big six' too expensive

"Consumers shouldn't hang around - fix to these competitive rates now." In October last year ... tariffs now are guaranteed to pay a fixed price for each unit of energy they use per month - for the duration of the fixed term, as opposed to ...

RWE npower plans to shut seven UK power plants by end 2023

The EU-wide Industrial Emissions Directive (IED), which will come into effect in 2016, imposes limits on emissions of climate-harming gases, tightening already existing legislation. Power plant owners in Britain had to tell the government before ...

UPDATE 1-Russia's Gazprom Neft gets first oil at Iraqi oilfield

Badra field output to reach 170,000 bpd of crude by 2017 * Fresh concerns over safety after last week's violence MOSCOW, Jan 9 (Reuters)-Gazprom Neft, the oil-producing arm of top Russian gas firm Gazprom, said it had produced first oil in well ...

Everest Data Centres expands connection across facilities with SSE Telecoms

SSE Telecoms provide extended network infrastructure to connect Everest's data centres in Reading, Slough and London Docklands. Everest Data Centres, the privately owned data centre operator, has selected SSE Telecoms, a provider of network infrastructure ...

Npower latest big six energy firm to reveal cuts to consumer bills

All electricity customers whose prices did not increase in December will receive this £12 universal rebate”. Energy firm SSE was the fifth of the six energy firms to announce energy bill reductions on Wednesday since the hikes, but some ...

EDF faces legal challenge over nuclear back-up tender

French state-owned utility EDF is the subject of a lawsuit from Alstom and German partner MAN SE over being excluded from a tender to provide back-up diesel engines for the utility's nuclear plants. Les Echos reports that the challenge was mounted last ...

UPDATE 1-Canadian Natural drops plans to sell Montney shale assets

Jan 9 (Reuters) - Canadian ... gas liquids such as ethane and propane, which fetch higher prices. Shares of Canadian Natural have risen 15 percent since March when it talked about the sale. The stock closed at C$35.24 on Wednesday on Toronto ...

EDF Renewable Energy acquires 194MW Spinning Spur 3, Texas

General manager of Georgetown Utility Systems Jim Briggs said, ‘Resource diversity not only makes good business sense, but it also affords the opportunity to invest in an environmentally sound future.'

Npower to keep hold of savings

One of Britain's biggest energy companies has refused to pass on the full savings made by cutting green levies on energy bills to customers on fixed-term deals. Npower yesterday said that only its variable rate customers would see their bills fall by £ ...

UK GAS-Prompt prices fall on oversupply

LONDON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - British prompt gas prices declined ... Gas imports through the Interconnector UK pipeline were 13 mcm/day higher than yesterday's average, according to Thomson Reuters Point Carbon analysts. Gas imports from Norway and the ...

Up to 2,000 frack wells a year needed to cut gas bills: Cost benefits may only be achieved by 'major disruption to landscape'

The two biggest suppliers, British Gas and SSE, are giving a £50 cut to all customers, however, EDF, Eon, Scottish Power and now Npower, say they will not. Each well requires tons of sand and water delivered in lorries used to crack open the ...

Press release: Customer communications at heart of review into dealing with widespread power cuts

By HM Government

Following the power disruptions which affected 750,000 households over Christmas, Energy Secretary Edward Davey today met Chief Executives of the companies responsible for maintaining power supplies to thank them for their hard work reconnecting customers as soon as possible, and to identify lessons to be learned.

At a meeting between Distribution Network Operators, Ofgem, the Energy Networks Association, Energy Emergencies Executive, and the Department for Energy and Climate Change, it was agreed that a review into the response to the disruption will report to the Secretary of State within two months.

The review will focus on communications with household energy customers, necessary resources to be able to cope with widespread disruption, and the compensation process. There was also agreement to investigate as quickly as possible the setting up of an emergency telephone number which households can call if they experience a power cut.

Edward Davey said:

fully understand the frustration felt by people whose Christmases were spoiled because of power disruptions, but I also want to pay tribute to the hard work of the engineers who battled appalling weather conditions to try to reconnect homes as quickly as possible.

Clearly, communications with customers must be at the heart of this review as in some cases households were not kept informed of what was being done to help them or when they were likely to be reconnected. In particular, people need to know how to contact the network operator in their region if there is a power cut, and we're looking to introduce a single emergency number which people can call irrespective of where they live.

It's virtually unprecedented for storms to affect such a huge area of the UK for so long, and this prevented network operators helping their colleagues in other regions as would normally happen. So the review will also look at the contingency plans and levels of resources required so that operators can be prepared for the worst should an event like this ever happen again.

Finally, the network operators have agreed to proactively contact customers who may be entitled to compensation. I'm pleased to see that in many cases the companies are offering more than the regulations require them to, but it's important that those people who are owed compensation are properly informed.

The review into power disruptions will feed into a wider review of severe weather response and resilience being led by Defra and the Cabinet Office.

Today's meeting was attended by:

• Frank Mitchell, CEO, Scottish Power Energy Networks


• Robert Symons, CEO, Western Power Distribution


• Basil Scarsella, CEO, UK Power Networks


• Mark Mathieson, Managing Director, Scottish and Southern Energy Networks


• Phil Jones, CEO, Northern Powergrid


• Steve Johnson, CEO, Electricity North West


• Andrew Wright, Interim CEO, Ofgem


• Chris Train, Chair of Energy Emergencies Executive Committee


• David Smith, CEO, Energy Networks Association

EDF 300MW New Mexico wind debut

The US unit of French utility EDF has acquired its first wind farm in the state of New Mexico – the up to 300MW Roosevelt project to be built near Portales. EDF Renewable Energy bought the Roosevelt project from Infinity Wind Power. The wind farm is ...

FOI release: Alcohol purchased by DECC

By HM Government

FOI requesting information on alcohol purchased by DECC from 2007 onwards.

Four reasons California cap and trade had an extraordinary first year

This commentary originally appeared on our EDF Voices blog. In California, we've just marked the one year birthday of the state's landmark cap-and-trade program, a market-based approach to reducing the Golden State's carbon pollution to ...

EDF Acquires 194-Megawatt Wind-Power Project in Texas From Cielo

A U.S. unit of French utility Electricite de France SA bought a 194-megawatt wind farm in Texas from Cielo Wind Power LP. The Spinning Spur III project in Oldham County, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) west of Amarillo, will go into operation by ...

Transparency data: Government procurement card spend over £500: November 2013

By HM Government

A monthly list of spending over £500 made on the Government Procurement Card by the Department of Energy and Climate Change.

Transparency data: Departmental spend over £500: November 2013

By HM Government

A monthly, updated list of all financial transactions spending over £500 made by the Department of Energy and Climate Change.

Demand Response Helps Texas Avoid Rolling Blackouts in the Face of Polar Vortex

such as coal and natural gas plants. Monday morning ERCOT called upon available demand response across the state, which helped keep the lights on. While operators of fossil fuel plants claim that they are the most reliable solution for ...

Natural Gas Drops as Warmer Weather to Follow U.S. Arctic Blast

“There wasn't a whole lot of change” from the overnight projections in the Global Forecast ... with Frontier Weather in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The highs in New York will swing between the low 50s and mid-20s over the next two weeks, AccuWeather ...

EDF eyes €3bn to €4bn in second hybrid offering

Electricité de France is expected to announce tomorrow morning the dollar tranches it plans to sell as part of its second hybrid capital issue, which will also include a tranche of senior debt in dollars...

Npower price cut confirmed - but customers will still be out of pocket

Npower is passing on savings outlined by the Government last month - but the cut only partly offsets their punishing November 10.4% price hike Energy giant npower is passing on green tax savings with a 2.6% price cut, as revealed by the Daily Mirror.

Npower becomes last of the Big Six to cut prices

Paul Massara, Npower's chief executive, called for the government to look at other factors causing rising energy bills: "The next natural step would be to review the impact of all policies that add to business and household energy bills." Since the cuts to ...

Energy: British Gas owner's finance director quits

It said it had already begun the search. Luff joined Centrica in 2007, soon after Sam Laidlaw was appointed chief executive. Luff's departure leaves Centrica looking for a new finance director as the group grapples with a political storm over ...

FOI release: Spend on parties

By HM Government

Request for information on the spend on parties for each of the financial years 2007-08 to 2012-13.

EDF Renewable Energy Increases Investment in Texas

EDF Renewable Energy today announced the acquisition of the 194 megawatt (MW) Spinning Spur 3 Wind Project from Cielo Wind Power LP (Cielo). Spinning Spur 3 is located on approximately 18,000 acres in Oldham County, Texas, roughly 50 miles west of Amarillo.

RWE last of UK's big six utilities to cut energy bills

UK utility RWE-npower announced Wednesday it would cut household energy bills ... March 24, while bills would fall around 4% (GBP50/year) with the universal rebate included. Scottish Power earlier Tuesday said it would cut bills by 3.3% from January ...

Npower's Price Cuts Will Leave Customers Feeling Cold

British Gas's net increase is 6%, ScottishPower 5.3% and SSE 4.7%. A spokesman for Npower confirmed to IBTimes UK that last year's definition of a typical energy customer had been used to avoid confusion in compensating customers.

Offshore wind builders to cut more projects in world's top market

These include Dogger Bank Tranche D, located 240 kilometres offshore and Hornsea Heron Wind and Hornsea Njord, 130 kilometres out to sea. The allocated sites open new territories further out to sea, ones which have not previously been assessed ...

EDF Renewable Energy Sells Wind Project Stake To Japanese Investor

San Diego-based renewable energy developer EDF Renewable Energy said Tuesday that it has linked up with Japanese company Marubeni Corporation, on its Shiloh IV Wind Project in Texas. According to the two, Marubeni will acquire a 90 percent interest in the ...

SSE PLC : SSE leads GBP5.4m energy efficiency drive to help 2,000 Scottish homes

Basic energy efficiency measures can make a huge difference to Scottish families who are struggling to make ends meet, allowing them to heat their homes more cost effectively. 'To help tackle fuel poverty we are actively working with councils and energy ...

npower cuts household energy bills by just 2.6pc

Energy giant npower has cut household bills for its 2.6m customers on variable tariffs by just 2.6pc, far less than its rivals, despite having implemented the biggest price rise already this winter. The German-owned supplier, which raised its ...

Npower, SSE and Scottish Power price cut: What is your energy supplier doing?

It increased its prices by 8.3% from 15 November - adding £106 on to bills. Scottish Power: Earlier this week Scottish Power announced it will reduce dual fuel prices by 3.3% from 31 January. It initially announced an 8.6% rise from 6 December - adding £ ...

npower announces gas and electricity price reduction

It's is worth noting that although prices are being reduced by each of the big six (with the exception of EDF Energy and E.ON which factored cuts into their initial price increase), the cuts will not wipe out winter price rises and many will still be ...

Npower Prices

The reduction will apply to both fixed rate and discounted rate customers. Npower is the last of the 'Big 6' energy suppliers to announce a reduction. E.On, EDF and ScottishPower were criticised for not including fixed rate tariffs in their reductions.

RWE npower joins British utilities cutting energy bills

LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - RWE npower on Wednesday became the last of Britain's "big six" utilities to say it will reduce bills for domestic customers in response to government policies. The six had angered the public by unveiling above-inflation ...

NPower Becomes Last Of The Big Six To Reduce Price Hike

LONDON (Alliance News) - NPower has become the last of the big six energy suppliers to announce a reduction in its average energy price increase following the UK government's changes to energy bills. The news comes following a period of fuel price ...

Energy bills will be £50 lower insists SSE

It's defence follows remarks by the Shadow Welsh Secretary Owen Smith during Wales Questions in the Commons when he called the cut 'a con-trick.' A spokesperson for SSE stands by the claim and credits the UK Government's decision to remove green ...

Npower completes wave of "green levy" energy price cuts

Npower has today become the last of the "Big Six" energy companies to announce how it plans to pass on the savings to customers that have resulted from the government's controversial decision to water down the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) energy ...

Marubeni acquires 90 per cent of 102.5MW US wind farm from EDF

Marubeni has acquired a 90 per cent stake of the 102.5MW Shiloh IV wind project from EDF Renewable Energy, a subsidiary of EDF. EDF will retain a ten per cent stake in the 102.5MW Shiloh IV wind project, for which Pacific Gas and Electricity currently ...

Everest Data Centres selects SSE Telecoms to connect facilities across the South East…

"As we pride ourselves on providing a first-class service to our customers by delivering quality and secure data centre solutions as standard, our expectations were extremely high at the outset," said Ed Butler, managing director at Everest Data ...

Energy firm npower announces £50 off domestic bills

Energy firm npower has announced that it is reducing bills by around £50 for domestic customers. The amount is made up of the npower tariff change of £38 on February 28 and the universal rebate of £12 in the Autumn. Npower said the roove ...

Energy firm SSE to cut consumer dual fuel bills by 3.5%

William Morris, SSE managing director, said, “We promised our customers that they would benefit from any cost savings and although there is some detail still to be worked out, we are able to commit to lowering our prices.” SSE said that ...

Npower last of big six to cut energy bills

Whistleblower: Environment Agency 'abuses public funds' Plaid Cymru hits out at Labour over Welsh water devolution vote Analysis ... nuclear programme The supplier will cut the typical energy bill by £50, including those on discounted fixed-term tariffs.

SSE announce tariff reductions from March

A reduction in the expected level of electricity network charges is also in prospect," a statement from SSE read. The news means that Npower remains as the only member of the ‘big six' to make an announcement about passing on savings, though they are ...

Analysis: Arctic chill exposes weakness of U.S. natural gas system

In New York on Monday, natural gas traded at an average of $55 per million British thermal units on the Transco pipeline. Highs for the day reached $90. The average price broke highs first recorded in 2001, years before the region began ...

How Will SSE Plc Fare In 2014?

For most shares in the FTSE 100, 2013 was a good year and investors have likely enjoyed capital gains and rising dividend income. That makes me nervous about investing for 2014 and beyond, and I'm going to work hard to adhere to the first ...

UK GAS-Week-ahead prices rise on colder weather forecasts

LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - British gas prices for delivery next week made steep gains on Wednesday as lowered temperature forecasts were expected to boost demand. The contract for delivery on weekdays next week rose 1.10 pence to 69.20 pence per therm, the ...

SSE PLC : Director/PDMR Shareholding

The Company was notified on 6 January 2014 by Computershare Investor Services plc, the provider of the all employee Share Incentive Plan ('SIP'), of the following purchases on 6 January 2014 in the Company's ordinary shares:- (a) that 54,580 ...

Wind energy: EDF Renewable Energy announces partnership with Marubeni Corporation

EDF Renewable Energy and Marubeni Corporation announced today that a subsidiary of Marubeni acquired a 90 percent economic interest in the 102.5 MW Shiloh IV Wind Project. “This sale illustrates our ability to recycle capital to fund future development ...

SSE leads £5.4m fuel poverty project in Scotland

SSE is leading a £5.4 million programme to help tackle fuel poverty for 2,000 homes in rural Scotland. Analysis: The media lays into 'rip-off' wind Eco responsibility ‘should belong to local organisations' DECC ponders 75GW new nuclear programme Plaid ...

Minimum Alcohol Pricing: Criticism Over U-Turn

Energy firm Scottish Power is to reduce dual-fuel prices by 3.3% from January 31, as it passes on savings from the Government's green levy shake-up. Co-Op: Regulator Stands By Flowers Decision A senior City regulator has told MPs he stands by his decision ...

Alstom sues EDF over diesel engine tender for nuclear plants

Financial daily Les Echos reported that Alstom and its German partner MAN SE had filed a legal challenge at the end of December over the tender, which is for equipment worth about 1 billion euros ($1.4 billion). Following the 2011 Fukushima ...

EDF Renewable enters partnership w/ Marubeni Corp.

EDF Renewable Energy and Marubeni Corp. announced that a subsidiary of Marubeni acquired a 90% economic interest in the 102.5MW Shiloh IV Wind Project. The Shiloh IV Wind Project, located in Solano County, Calif., commenced operations in December 2012 and ...

High Technology Lighting saves SSE energy

High Technology Lighting, supplier of energy-efficient lighting solutions for retail and commercial spaces, has provided a range of LED ... Cameron McDougall, consulting engineer for SSE commented, “As an energy provider, SSE has a commitment to reducing ...

Marubeni Acquires 90% Stake in EDF’s California Wind Project

Marubeni Corp. (8002), a Japanese trading company, acquired a 90 percent stake in a Solano County, California, wind project from EDF Renewable Energy. EDF, a unit of French utility Electricite de France SA, will hold the remaining 10 percent of ...

Energy British Gas owner's finance director quits

(Guardian (UK) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Centrica's finance director is quitting the company to join Reed Elsevier, leaving the British Gas owner looking for a replacement at a time of turmoil for the energy industry. Nick Luff will join the ...

Transparency data: Non-consolidated performance related payments: April 2011 to March 2012

By HM Government

Annual return for DECC non-consolidated performance related payments 2011-12.

FOI release: Expenditure on Christmas parties

By HM Government

Request for information on DECC's expenditure on Christmas parties.

EDF Renewable unit sells stake in California wind energy plant

A subsidiary of Marubeni Corp. acquired an interest in a wind energy project located in California. Marubeni bought the 90 percent stake in the 102.5 MW Shiloh IV Wind Project from EDF Renewable Energy, which will retain a 10 percent share of the project.

Natural Gas Retreats as Frigid Weather Set to Ease

NEW YORK--Natural gas prices eased Tuesday on expectations that record ... 4.64 Tex East M3 $17.75-$27.00 $29.50-$60.00 Transco Z6 $22.00-$35.00 $35.00-$90.00 SoCal $4.80-$4.90 $4.65-$5.40 El Paso Perm $4.56-$4.92 $4.50-$5.40 El Paso SJ $4.60 ...

EDF Renewable Energy Announces Partnership with Marubeni Corporation

SAN DIEGO, Jan 07, 2014 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- EDF Renewable Energy and Marubeni Corporation announced today that a subsidiary of Marubeni acquired a 90 percent economic interest in the 102.5 MW Shiloh IV Wind Project. The Shiloh IV Wind Project ...

Boss of British Gas owner Centrica could be on his way after loss of right-hand man

Sam Laidlaw has been chief executive of the company since 2006 but his finance director Nick Luff is leaving to join publisher Reed Elsevier The boss of energy giant Centrica could be on the way out after the firm's finance director announced today that ...

Natural gas prices surge on cold snap

Prices for certain natural gas contracts have spiked as Arctic air covers much of the U.S., but consumers should be largely shielded from the jump. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) Natural gas prices surged and demand reached an all-time high Tuesday as the ...

SSE to cut dual fuel bills by 3.5% from March

SSE became the latest energy firm to announce savings from the government's green levy shake-up with plans to cut dual fuel prices by 3.5% from 24 March.The bill reduction will apply to all SSE's 9.5 million residential customers, including those on fixed ...

Natural-Gas Prices Pull Back From Record Highs

Next-day natural-gas prices have retreated from record highs along the East Coast, but utility companies are still feeling the chill. Gas for Wednesday delivery at a natural-gas pipeline hub feeding New York City recently traded at an average of ...

SSE to cut energy bills but customers face a wait to benefit from government's green levy savings

The supplier will implement price cuts in March, although it will only partially offset the 8.2% hike imposed in mid-November Energy giant SSE is cutting prices – but not for another two and a half months. The supplier is reducing bills for variable and ...

Britain's SSE will cut energy bills, but later than rivals

The debate over how much Britons pay to heat and light their homes has turned into big political issue since Labour leader Ed Miliband said in September he would freeze consumer bills ... a year on household energy bills. "We are cutting the ...

SSE moves to cut dual fuel prices

Energy firm SSE became the latest firm to announce savings from the Government's green levy shake-up with plans to cut dual fuel prices by 3.5% from March 24. Energy firm SSE became the latest firm to announce savings from the Government's green levy shake ...

SSE reveals details of price cut

uSwitch is a free, impartial, online and telephone-based comparison and switching service, helping consumers compare prices on gas ... uSwitch.com is backed by LDC, the leading UK mid-market private equity house, and Forward Internet Group Limited ...

SSE confirms bill reductions

Energy supplier SSE has confirmed it is to cut its prices from 24 March, following changes to the green levies on bills. It said it would reduce prices by an average of 3.5% for those on dual fuel agreements. The announcement will only partially ...

SSE cuts energy bills by 3.5pc from late March

Power giant SSE will cut its household energy tariffs by 3.5pc from March 24, becoming the fifth of the Big Six supply giants to pass on savings from a Government deal to cut green levies. The cut will reduce a typical annual dual-fuel household ...

Npower to cut energy bills by 2.6%

Npower customers will see 2.6% clipped off the average bill this week according to the Daily Mirror. They'll need to make the most of this saving - from lower green taxes announced in the Coalition's autumn statement - because Npower hiked prices by 10.4% ...

SSE to pass on £50 saving to all customers

GMB: Ofwat ‘fiddling' with competition as Britain floods Centrica's chief finance director to depart Peak period gas-fired generation demand to increase Whistleblower: Environment Agency 'abuses public funds' Council mounts legal challenge against ...

Escaping the energy 'cartel', and the search for a consumer champion

The energy sector has long been accused of being a "cartel", thanks to the tendency of its six biggest firms - British Gas, EDF Energy, E.On, Npower, SSE and Scottish Power - to raise energy prices en masse. EDF Energy, however, is battling to break free ...

Another top boss deserts British Gas owner Centrica as finance chief leaves

Centrica, the owner of British Gas, lost another top executive today when finance director Nick Luff said he is leaving to take up the same post at publisher Reed Elsevier. When the energy giant saw Phil Bentley, head of British Gas, depart last summer it ...

First gas for GDF Suez in North Sea

PARIS, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- French energy company GDF Suez announced Tuesday the first volumes of natural gas were produced from the Juliet field in the British waters of the North Sea. GDF Suez said first gas production was achieved from the Juliet ...

UK GAS-Lower wind, colder weather forecasts support prompt

LONDON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - British day-ahead gas prices rose slightly on Tuesday as reduced estimates for wind power output this week combined with the onset of colder weather to boost demand for gas. Gas for Wednesday delivery was 0.10 pence higher at 66 ...

Tributes to plumber who sold company he founded to British Gas for £30m

Phil Jones who founded PH Jones, a central heating company which employed 850 people, died suddenly on Christmas Day. He was 74. Mr Jones launched the firm in Malpas, near Whitchurch, with his wife Brenda back in 1963 and sold it to British Gas ...

Boiler offer in £5.4m energy scheme

"Rural areas are often worst affected by fuel poverty and so it is good news that people there will benefit from this new funding. "It is also recognised that living in a cold home can be bad for health and therefore it makes sense to work with medical ...

EDF : EDF's 2013 French Nuclear Power Output Falls Slightly

PARIS--French state-owned power utility Electricte de France SA (EDF.FR), or EDF, said its nuclear energy output in 2013 was slightly lower than in the previous year as its power plants were closed for more days for maintenance. EDF produced 403.7 ...

New £5.4m energy efficiency scheme could cut fuel bills for thousands of households

SSE is providing up to £4 million, with the power firm now working with councils in Argyll and Bute, Clackmannanshire, Moray, Dundee, Perth and Kinross, Falkirk, Fife and North Ayrshire to roll out the scheme. The Scottish Government is contributing £1.4 ...

SSE PLC : SSE leads £5.4m energy efficiency drive to help 2,000 Scottish homes

The scheme could cut bills for 2,000 Scottish homes through energy efficiency measures. The new funding arrangement will include £1.4m of the Scottish Government's Home Energy Efficiency Programme for Scotland (HEEPS) and up to £4m from SSE (also known ...

Centrica's finance director quits

Centrica's finance director is quitting the company to join Reed Elsevier, leaving the British Gas owner looking for a replacement at a time of turmoil for the energy industry. Nick Luff will join the Anglo-Dutch publisher and information ...

Scottish Power repairs cause lane closure on Runcorn's Weston Point Expressway (From Runcorn and Widnes World)

LANE closures on the Weston Point Expressway in Runcorn are continuing today. Scottish Power is repairing its network on the A557 Weston Point Expressway near M56 Junction 12. The work started last night. The nearside lane from Weston Link towards the M56 ...

Peterhead carbon capture: Series of public meetings to be held

A series of public exhibitions about plans to create a pioneering carbon capture and storage plant at Peterhead ... to the Shell-operated Goldeneye gas field in the North Sea. Exhibitions will begin on Wednesday at nearby Boddam.

npower is expected to unveil gas and electricity price reductions this week

The German owned energy company is likely to reveal a 2.6% price cut for customers at some point this week, according to The Daily Mirror. The cuts will see customers charged about £50 per year less for their gas and electricity and are a direct result of ...

E-petition asks government to enforce fairer energy bills

However, the worry remains that suppliers will not embrace the spirit of change so the government should step in to push for this to make the difference intended”. Commenting on the e-petition the consumer group is leading, Francis said ...

Open consultation: The Gas and Electricity Regulated Providers (Redress Scheme) Order 2008

By HM Government

Consultation description

The Gas and Electricity Regulated Providers (Redress Scheme) Order 2008 requires energy providers who provide a supply to domestic and micro-business customers to join a redress scheme which has been approved by the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority (GEMA). Energy providers include gas and electricity suppliers, gas transmission and electricity distribution companies. This requirement enables domestic and micro business customers to have access to a redress scheme if they have not been able to resolve a consumer complaint with their energy provider directly.

The Order describes a micro business as one that:

• does not consume more than 55,000 kWh of electricity per year,


• does not consume more than 200,000 kWh of gas per year, or


• employs fewer than 10 employees (or their full time equivalent) and has an annual turnover or balance sheet total not exceeding €2 million.

This allows for micro businesses that typically spend £5,000 on gas or electricity, to have access to the same form of redress arrangements as domestic customers. We are proposing to improve the Order by expanding the consumption levels on the amount of electricity or gas used per year, so that businesses that typically spend up to £10,000 (excluding VAT and other charges) on these fuels per year have the same form of redress arrangements as existing micro business customers.

This consultation seeks responses by 14 February 2014.

RWE npower trims proposed Triton Knoll offshore wind capacity

The UK's offshore wind power pipeline has received another blow, as RWE npower announced that it is to scale back its plans for the Triton Knoll wind farm project off the coast of Lincolnshire. The company was last summer granted planning permission for a ...

Canada Natural Gas Hits Two-Year High on Exports to Frigid U.S.

Canadian natural gas prices rose to the highest level in more than two years as frigid weather flooding the U.S. Midwest boosted heating demand. Natural gas at the AECO export hub in Alberta jumped 5.4 percent to $4.08 per million British ...

Energy firms STILL won't pass on £50 cut in bills: Only two of 'Big Six' firms have said they will pass on full reduction

Price comparison website MoneySuperMarket.com has set up an e-petition asking ministers to force firms to give the £50 cut to all. Spokesman Clare Francis said: ‘While the Government announcement was an attempt to help struggling households ...