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An energy supplier league table is to be published
An energy supplier league table is to be published to increase transparency on the numbers of people on expensive standard variable tariffs.
- new measures to help more households benefit from the UK’s competitive energy market
- energy supplier league table to… Continue reading
Interested in local food and Drink?
Sustainable Harborough are building on their success with local food in the town. Work is underway to set up a community cafe in Market Harborough, to promote local food and drink.
A working group is coming together but they are… Continue reading
Market view: the French connection
This article first appeared in Utility Week
Imports from the Continent have long been a staple feature of UK energy supply, but over the past few weeks there has been a dramatic shift in energy flow across the French… Continue reading
What shall I do if my energy supplier goes out of business?
Ofgem safety net: If your energy supplier goes out of business
‘Extraordinarily hot’ Arctic temperatures alarm scientists
The Arctic is experiencing extraordinarily hot sea surface and air temperatures, which are stopping ice forming and could lead to record lows of sea ice at the north pole next year, according to scientists.
The Danish and US researchers monitoring… Continue reading
UK signs up for Paris climate agreement
The UK government has signed a document ratifying the world’s first comprehensive agreement on tackling climate change.
Parliament raised no objections to the Paris deal; after the government signed the deal on Thursday, it is now just awaiting deposition at… Continue reading
UK energy – Government sets out plans to upgrade infrastructure and increase clean energy investment
The Government has today reaffirmed its commitment to spend £730m of annual support on renewable electricity projects over this parliament, and set out further details for the next Contracts for Difference auction where companies will compete for the first £290m… Continue reading
Invitation to the Harborough Solar One Annual General Meeting
Members of Harborough Solar One are cordially invited to the
Annual General Meeting of the society
Thursday 24th November 2016
4.30—6.00 pm
Angel Hotel, High Street, Market Harborough, LE16 7AF
As well as the usual AGM… Continue reading
The present government is too slow to commit to sustainable energy – we should let community energy take the lead.
We should let community energy take the lead.
Earlier this month the UK slipped out of the top ten of a respected global energy ranking – the World Energy Council’s… Continue reading
Renewable energy capacity overtakes coal
The International Energy Agency says that the world’s capacity to generate electricity from renewable sources has now overtaken coal. The IEA says in a new report that last year, renewables accounted for more than half of the increase in… Continue reading