News for November 2010
Cheap energy demand falls during 2-minute silence - 12/11/2010
The number of people who took time to remember those who died serving the country on Armistice Day may have contributed to the fall in cheap energy consumption during the two-minute silence.
Committed staff 'necessary for greener business energy practices' - 12/11/2010
Business energy clients should be reminded that committed individuals are needed if companies are going to 'green' their practices, a recycling firm has noted.
British Gas announces 7% price hike - 12/11/2010
Customers of energy suppliers might be interested to learn that British Gas is set to raise domestic prices for both gas and electricity by seven per cent.
Scottish MP calls for funding into cheap energy supply - 12/11/2010
Energy comparison customers might be interested to hear that a prominent MP has called on the government to remove obstacles that prevent the Scottish administration from using funds to invest in the renewables industry.
Glastonbury festival site installs cheap energy generating technology - 11/11/2010
Energy comparison customers might be interested to hear that the Glastonbury festival site has been updated with the UK's largest private solar plant.
Refusal to switch gas and electricity provider 'costs £4bn a year' - 10/11/2010
Refusing to switch gas or electricity supplier could be costing Britain's energy customers £4 billion a year in wasted opportunities, research has calculated.
EDF announces winter freeze on cheap gas and electricity prices - 10/11/2010
Energy suppliers EDF Energy have issued a freeze on its cheap gas and electricity prices over the winter months.
Cheap energy suppliers post 6% fall in half-year profits - 10/11/2010
Energy suppliers Scottish & Southern Energy have announced a fall of 6.1 per cent in half-year profits to £385.5 million.
Business energy clients 'struggle to report carbon information' - 10/11/2010
Business energy clients in the UK are finding it difficult to keep track of their carbon emissions because the need to do so is so new, an independent software vendor has claimed.
Energy suppliers enter into long-term power purchase agreements in UK - 09/11/2010
Energy suppliers Statkraft have entered into long-term power purchase agreements with three cheap energy wind farms in Wales and Scotland.
Govt announces funding for cheap gas projects - 09/11/2010
The UK is set to launch its next competition for businesses constructing carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects on gas-fired power plants to produce cheap gas, the climate change secretary announced this week.
Energy comparison customers 'are more aware of sustainability' - 08/11/2010
Energy comparison customers are becoming more aware of the issues of sustainability and are turning towards green practices in their homes, the co-editor of Ethical Consumer Magazine has posited.
E.ON 'to sell UK cheap energy distribution network' - 08/11/2010
Energy suppliers E.ON could be poised to sell its UK electricity distribution network in a deal worth up to £3.5 billion, say reports.
Green energy boosted with waste oil processing plant - 08/11/2010
Business energy clients are set to have their demand for green energy met with REG Bio-Power's new oil-processing facility.