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Wednesday, November 07, 2012
Tuesday, October 02, 2012
Green Deal - Failure to Launch
The government’s flagship Green Deal scheme has "launched" today with just two approved providers. Insulation firm InstaFoam and Fibre and consultant Inteb Sustainability will take a lead on selling the scheme and organising the finance. The number falls far short of the 50 plus providers expected to take up the offer when the Green Deal was proposed.
There is a lack of clarity on a number of ways in which the scheme will work including the interest rate finance under the scheme would attract combined with a lack of public knowledge of what the Green Deal is and what is actually on offer is expected to lead to limited demand. Without demand from the public, companies are unlikely to invest the time and money required to achieve approved status.
The Green Deal aims to stimulate the market for energy efficiency retrofit work in buildings by providing low cost loans that are tied to the property where the energy efficiency measures are installed. although the finance behind the scheme will not be available until 28 January 2013 the legislation underpinning it comes into force today with consumers now able to get an assessment to see if their home is suitable for the work.
Zoe Leader, energy efficiency policy advisor at the WWF, said: “There’s still too much unknown for any business in its right mind to put much investment into this. It’s not a good sign even if this [1 October launch date] is a soft launch.”
Leader added that the scheme would be “too little to late” to make a significant contribution to the government meeting its legal obligation to reduce carbon emissions by 80% by 2050.
There is a lack of clarity on a number of ways in which the scheme will work including the interest rate finance under the scheme would attract combined with a lack of public knowledge of what the Green Deal is and what is actually on offer is expected to lead to limited demand. Without demand from the public, companies are unlikely to invest the time and money required to achieve approved status.
The Green Deal aims to stimulate the market for energy efficiency retrofit work in buildings by providing low cost loans that are tied to the property where the energy efficiency measures are installed. although the finance behind the scheme will not be available until 28 January 2013 the legislation underpinning it comes into force today with consumers now able to get an assessment to see if their home is suitable for the work.
Zoe Leader, energy efficiency policy advisor at the WWF, said: “There’s still too much unknown for any business in its right mind to put much investment into this. It’s not a good sign even if this [1 October launch date] is a soft launch.”
Leader added that the scheme would be “too little to late” to make a significant contribution to the government meeting its legal obligation to reduce carbon emissions by 80% by 2050.
Friday, August 17, 2012
Haven Power Goes Up Against Big Names In Energy Awards Final
Business electricity supplier Haven Power has shown its mettle by making it to the finals of the prestigious Energy Awards. NORFOLK, ENGLAND, August 18, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/-- Business electricity supplier Haven Power has shown its mettle by making it ...
Thursday, July 19, 2012
New Glasgow HQ for Scottish Power
Energy firm Scottish Power is to build a new 14-storey headquarters in Glasgow city centre housing about 1,500 staff. Work on the office complex, located on the corner of St Vincent Street and India Street, will start in 2013 with completion ...
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
GFI Group to Supply Haven Power with Power Data
GFI Market Data, a division of GFI Group Inc. (NYSE: “GFIG”), have announced that it has entered into an agreement with the UK company Haven Power. GFI will provide the power company with UK and European power data derived from its electronic trading ...
Tuesday, April 03, 2012
South Haven power outage restored, street light repaired
SOUTH HAVEN --Approximately 1,450 homes were without power for about an hour Monday morning while city crews worked on a street light cable on Veteran's Boulevard. According to a news release from the city of South Haven, the outage began Monday at about 8 ...
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
12 Weeks to save Carbon Reduction Commitment
Energy secretary Ed Davey has claimed that new proposals to simplify the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) and cut red tape will save businesses millions - as he tries to save the unpopular scheme.
Launching a 12-week consultation on 27th March, against a backdrop of business despondency, Mr Davey said "we have listened to businesses' concerns about the CRC and have set out proposals to radically cut down on 'red tape' to save businesses money".
This follows an announcement made in last week's Budget announcement that the CRC would be scrapped and replaced with a less cumbersome green tax system - if it government failed to simplify it within six months.
Under the changes, DECC says that businesses will see their administrative costs cut by almost two-thirds, resulting in savings of about £330m up to 2030.
However, many large businesses say they would rather see the complex mandatory trading scheme scrapped altogether and replaced with a new system.
Director of Energy Solutions, Nick Grogan said: "With energy costs likely to continue climbing, the Government should be doing more to help businesses become more efficient, not punishing them with what is in reality just another tax."
"They would do better to encourage companies to use CRC as an opportunity to cut costs and use the money raised to fund new initiatives such as The Green Deal."
Mr Davey said: "The benefits of the scheme are clear though. It will deliver substantial carbon savings helping us to meet carbon budgets, and it encourages businesses to take action to improve their energy efficiency"., the consultation includes proposals to reduce the amount of reporting required by businesses and the length of time participants will need to keep records.
Key proposals for the simplification package include: a shortening of the CRC qualification process and a reduction in the amount of reporting required by businesses.
The consultation is set to run for 12 weeks from 27th March and businesses are invited to comment on the proposals. Following on from this legislation for CRC will be amended by April 2013.
Launching a 12-week consultation on 27th March, against a backdrop of business despondency, Mr Davey said "we have listened to businesses' concerns about the CRC and have set out proposals to radically cut down on 'red tape' to save businesses money".
This follows an announcement made in last week's Budget announcement that the CRC would be scrapped and replaced with a less cumbersome green tax system - if it government failed to simplify it within six months.
Under the changes, DECC says that businesses will see their administrative costs cut by almost two-thirds, resulting in savings of about £330m up to 2030.
However, many large businesses say they would rather see the complex mandatory trading scheme scrapped altogether and replaced with a new system.
Director of Energy Solutions, Nick Grogan said: "With energy costs likely to continue climbing, the Government should be doing more to help businesses become more efficient, not punishing them with what is in reality just another tax."
"They would do better to encourage companies to use CRC as an opportunity to cut costs and use the money raised to fund new initiatives such as The Green Deal."
Mr Davey said: "The benefits of the scheme are clear though. It will deliver substantial carbon savings helping us to meet carbon budgets, and it encourages businesses to take action to improve their energy efficiency"., the consultation includes proposals to reduce the amount of reporting required by businesses and the length of time participants will need to keep records.
Key proposals for the simplification package include: a shortening of the CRC qualification process and a reduction in the amount of reporting required by businesses.
The consultation is set to run for 12 weeks from 27th March and businesses are invited to comment on the proposals. Following on from this legislation for CRC will be amended by April 2013.
Monday, March 26, 2012
Supreme Court throws out Government's FITs appeal
The long-standing feed-in tariff (FIT) saga has at last reached its conclusion - with the Supreme Court throwing out the Government's appeal against a ruling that its actions on the subsidies were "unlawful".
The appeal, lodged by government earlier this year to the Court of Appeal, follows High Court action which argued government plans to cut FIT incentives by as much as 50% from December 12 2011 - and ahead of a formal review were illegal.
The High Court agreed, and a ruling was given on December 21 which stated the controversial cuts to solar incentives were "unlawful". However, DECC, acting under former energy secretary Chris Huhne, then made the decision in January to lodge an appeal against the ruling.
As a result of this final ruling, companies and households that installed the panels before the March 4 will now receive the full payback from the tariffs. It is also hoped it will finally end months of uncertainty for the industry.
Despite welcoming the final decision, campaigners have warned that as a result of the Government's "illegal" action that the UK's renewable market growth has been affected and jobs already lost.
As a result, the solar industry has heralded the Supreme Court ruling, which concluded that the Government should not have cut solar FITs before the end of the consultation period, a victory.
The appeal, lodged by government earlier this year to the Court of Appeal, follows High Court action which argued government plans to cut FIT incentives by as much as 50% from December 12 2011 - and ahead of a formal review were illegal.
The High Court agreed, and a ruling was given on December 21 which stated the controversial cuts to solar incentives were "unlawful". However, DECC, acting under former energy secretary Chris Huhne, then made the decision in January to lodge an appeal against the ruling.
As a result of this final ruling, companies and households that installed the panels before the March 4 will now receive the full payback from the tariffs. It is also hoped it will finally end months of uncertainty for the industry.
Despite welcoming the final decision, campaigners have warned that as a result of the Government's "illegal" action that the UK's renewable market growth has been affected and jobs already lost.
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Government to consider replacing the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) scheme
The UK government will consider replacing a scheme to cut corporate energy use with an alternative environmental tax if it cannot cut the scheme's administrative costs, George Osborne announced in his budget statement on Wednesday.
The so-called Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) was devised under the previous Labour government, and dramatically rewritten in 2010.
The mandatory energy efficiency scheme forces businesses like banks, hotels, hospitals and schools to help cut Britain's greenhouse gas emissions by 4 million tonnes and corporate energy bills by 1 billion pounds a year by 2020.
The CRC has been widely criticised for being too costly, confusing and unfair.
"The Carbon Reduction Commitment is cumbersome, bureaucratic and imposes unnecessary costs on business," Osborne said.
"We will seek major savings on the administrative costs and if that cannot be done we will replace the revenues with an alternative environment tax."
Osborne did not disclose details about the type of environment tax which might be considered.
The so-called Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) was devised under the previous Labour government, and dramatically rewritten in 2010.
The mandatory energy efficiency scheme forces businesses like banks, hotels, hospitals and schools to help cut Britain's greenhouse gas emissions by 4 million tonnes and corporate energy bills by 1 billion pounds a year by 2020.
The CRC has been widely criticised for being too costly, confusing and unfair.
"The Carbon Reduction Commitment is cumbersome, bureaucratic and imposes unnecessary costs on business," Osborne said.
"We will seek major savings on the administrative costs and if that cannot be done we will replace the revenues with an alternative environment tax."
Osborne did not disclose details about the type of environment tax which might be considered.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Ipswich: Haven Power lands Manchester Airports Group contract
Ipswich-based Haven Power's deal with Manchester Airports Group (MAG) means it will be supplying 100% renewable energy to Manchester, East Midlands, Humberside and Bournemouth airports. It makes MAG one of the largest customers for Haven, which supplies ...
Monday, November 07, 2011
Haven Power uses public cloud for disaster recovery
Energy firm Haven Power has recently started using Amazon Web Services (AWS) for its disaster recovery (DR) requirements. The company, founded in 2006, grew quickly without implementing a DR solution, but decided it needed to implement one last year.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Are you wasting 30% of your energy budget?
How much of your energy is being wasted? Typically 30%!
Whether it's inefficient lighting, that could be replaced by LEDs or compact fluorescents, or heating that is running 24 hours per day, in an office that runs 9 to 5, or maybe it's the computers that a left running at the time - because it's just easier and saves a few minutes in the morning. There are many ways that your business culd be wasting money, and typically this adds up to 30% of the total cost.
We offer a range of products and services which could save your business money, typically with a 12 to 18 month payback period, and some of which may be available with 0% finance.
Whether it's inefficient lighting, that could be replaced by LEDs or compact fluorescents, or heating that is running 24 hours per day, in an office that runs 9 to 5, or maybe it's the computers that a left running at the time - because it's just easier and saves a few minutes in the morning. There are many ways that your business culd be wasting money, and typically this adds up to 30% of the total cost.
We offer a range of products and services which could save your business money, typically with a 12 to 18 month payback period, and some of which may be available with 0% finance.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Check, Switch, Insulate - it's for businesses too
The governments latest advice to consumers applies to businesses to:
Check - Are all your supplies under contract? Deemed rates are 50 to 75% higher than contract, but your supplier won't tell you about it. Whilst you're checking, are you on the right tariff? A 3 rate supply, but you operate Monday-Friday 9 to 5? That's costing you 10% or more.
Switch - Commercial users have a greater range of suppliers and competition is fiercer, so are you shopping around and getting the best deal? Or just sticking with the big suppliers? You could be missing out on great deals.
Have you sent in your termination notice? Suppliers require anything from 30 to 120 days notice, to check now. Failure will see your contract rolled over for up to 2 years, at a rate that suits your supplier.
Insulate - Savings vary from business to business, from site to site, but there are energy saving products to suit all types and savings for 10 to 20% of total usage are not unusual. Have you checked out the options recently?
Check - Are all your supplies under contract? Deemed rates are 50 to 75% higher than contract, but your supplier won't tell you about it. Whilst you're checking, are you on the right tariff? A 3 rate supply, but you operate Monday-Friday 9 to 5? That's costing you 10% or more.
Switch - Commercial users have a greater range of suppliers and competition is fiercer, so are you shopping around and getting the best deal? Or just sticking with the big suppliers? You could be missing out on great deals.
Have you sent in your termination notice? Suppliers require anything from 30 to 120 days notice, to check now. Failure will see your contract rolled over for up to 2 years, at a rate that suits your supplier.
Insulate - Savings vary from business to business, from site to site, but there are energy saving products to suit all types and savings for 10 to 20% of total usage are not unusual. Have you checked out the options recently?
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Why don't people change supplier?
Because it's just not worth it. People tend to look at changing supplier just after their prices have risen - after all that got to be the best time to look, right? No, because all suppliers raise/lower their prices at different time. So you're likely to switch to a supplier who hasn't raised the prices yet - so you expect to save £100's. But unless you chose a fixed rate tariff (more expensive, and not worth the premium in many cases), the prices are likely to rise soon after you join - erasing all or some of the savings you've made.
So when should you look at pricing? Once all the suppliers have raised thier prices - but that can take weeks, and do you have time to check that all suppliers have raised thier prices?
The simplest strategy is to check your prices on a regular basis, for example every 3 months.
So when should you look at pricing? Once all the suppliers have raised thier prices - but that can take weeks, and do you have time to check that all suppliers have raised thier prices?
The simplest strategy is to check your prices on a regular basis, for example every 3 months.
Friday, September 23, 2011
SSE pulls out of UK nuclear consortium
The Scotland-based utility, which operates around 2,500 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy assets, said it wanted to focus on green energy and gas-fired power plants -- technologies with which it has more experience. "We have concluded that, for ...
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Guidance: Granting a necessary (compulsory) electricity wayleave: guidance for applicants and landowner and/or occupiers
By HM Government
Updated: Update to guidance published.
This document provides general guidance to electricity companies (holders of an electricity licence) who propose applying to the Secretary of State for the grant of a necessary wayleave for the installation of new electric lines or retention of existing electric lines or for a Felling and Lopping of Trees Order; and/or owners and/or occupiers in England and Wales whose land is or may be the subject of such applications.
Thursday, March 04, 2010
Impact assessment: UK Offshore Energy Strategic Environmental Assessment 2: supporting documents
By HM Government
Updated: Addition of third year northern gannet tracking report.
Supporting documents for UK Offshore Energy Strategic Environmental Assessment 2
Tuesday, March 02, 2010
Haven Power recruiting staff for new Chelmsford telesales office
Haven Power, a specialist supplier of business electricity, is actively recruiting staff for its new Chelmsford telesales office. The business was set up by a team of ex-Eastern Electricity senior managers in 2006 to provide simple, cost-effective ...
Monday, August 27, 2001
Metro Briefing | Connecticut: New Haven: Power Failures Reported
A fast-moving thunderstorm knocked out power for as many as 7,000 business and residential customers last night in southern Connecticut, said a spokeswoman for the United Illuminating Company. Lightning strikes and trees hitting power lines ...
Sunday, December 06, 1998
Scottish Power Seen in Deal For Pacificorp
Scottish Power P.L.C. is expected to announce today that it is buying Pacificorp, a major provider of power in the Northwest, for $7.5 billion in stock, people close to the talks said yesterday. The transaction, which is subject to approval by ...
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