Energy news
Leading insurers tell G20 to stop funding fossil fuels by 2020
Three of the world’s biggest insurers have called on G20 leaders to implement a timeframe for ending fossil fuel subsidies when they meet in China this week.
The G20 has already committed to phase out “inefficient fossil fuel subsidies that… Continue reading
New suppliers join Warm Home Discount scheme for 2016-17
Following the introduction of the Warm Home Discount a new supplier, Extra Energy, has joined the scheme for the first time after it exceeded the customer number threshold at which participation becomes mandatory.
Also for the first time since the… Continue reading
Stalled solar scheme gets the green light
Harborough Energy is delighted to announce its latest solar PV project. Harborough Energy, a co-operative set up to provide affordable, renewable energy projects in and around Market Harborough is delighted to have secured agreement with Woodnewton Academy to install… Continue reading
Ofgem to introduce price cap for pre-pay energy meters
Ofgem has said four million pre-pay energy customers will be protected by an interim price cap from next April.
The cap will save “vulnerable” households using pre-pay energy meters about £75 a year, the regulator said.
Ofgem said it would… Continue reading
Electric car sales could overtake fossil fuels by 2027
Electric power could be the dominant form of propulsion for all new cars sold in the UK as early as 2027, with more than 1.3 million electric cars registered each year, according to forecast analysis by Go Ultra Low… Continue reading
Renewables ideal Hinkley ‘Plan B’
Conservative think-tank Bright Blue has said that renewables must be the government’s ‘Plan B’ in the event that the controversial Hinkley C nuclear power project falls through.
Bright Blue’s ‘Keeping the lights on’ report, published yesterday, profiled how it considered… Continue reading
Hinkley Point decision delayed until September
A decision on whether to fund Britain’s first nuclear power plant in decades has been delayed again.
EDF will now make a final investment decision on the Hinkley Point nuclear reactor in September, France’s economy minister Emmanuel Macron told French… Continue reading
Renting your home privately? New guidance on requesting energy efficiency improvements
Do you rent your home privately? Could you benefit from improvements to it’s energy efficiency to make your home warmer and cheaper to run? The Government has issued a guide covering the new private rented property legislation.
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/508180/2016_01_19__PRS_tenants__energy_efficiency_improvements_guidance.pdf… Continue reading
Cheapest energy will always be what we don't use
Pathways to the future
Here in the UK, we rely on electricity to flow at the flick of a switch. So, it’s easy to overlook and underestimate the complexity of the… Continue reading
Notification to Solar One Shareholders sent out
Following on from an initial communication sent on December 21st, the following email has been sent to all potential investors in the ‘Harborough Solar One’ project.
The Board of Harborough Solar One has met and resolved the following:
- To return… Continue reading