Gas and electricity news, Jul - Sep 2007

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E.ON to build offshore wind farm

30 August 2007

E.ON has announced it is to construct a new offshore wind farm off the Yorkshire coast, generating electricity for around 200,000 homes.

Edinburgh power station upgraded

29 August 2007

People in Edinburgh are to witness the demolition of a well-known power station in the city, to make way for a cleaner and more efficient energy facility.

Back to uni energy advice from uSwitch

28 August 2007

As the new university term looms for many students, uSwitch has offered its tips on how to keep electricity and gas bills down to a minimum.

Longstanding energy customers 'cash cows'

24 August 2007

Many Britons are paying over the odds for their electricity bills with 'local loyalty taxes' adding an average of 10% more to their overall bill.

Greenpeace raises doubts over 2020 green energy pledge

23 August 2007

Greenpeace has warned that the government may fall short of targets to provide the nation with 20% of energy from renewable sources by 2020.

Powergen launches new tariff

22 August 2007

Powergen has good news for energy customers with the launch of its capped utility deal.

£400m power station given go ahead

21 August 2007

MPs have given the green-light for the construction of a new £400 million gas-fired power station in Wales.

MP discusses nuclear plans

20 August 2007

New nuclear power stations built in the UK will be constructed on existing sites where local communities are "supportive" of plans, Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks has insisted.

British Gas backs down over nine year bill error

17 August 2007

British Gas has been forced to apologise to couple after wrongly accusing them of not paying a gas bill in a saga lasting nine years.

Midlands households score low on energy efficiency

16 August 2007

More than half of households in the Midlands score low down on current energy efficiency ratings, a new report has found.

Green energy planning not good enough, E.ON claims

14 August 2007

The UK's move forward into renewable energy projects is being thwarted by a planning process that is "not fit for purpose", one of the UK's energy suppliers has claimed.

Work starts on Welsh wind farm

13 August 2007

The construction of a second wind farm off the Welsh coast has got under way, promising to bring green electricity to over 100,000 homes in the near future.

Gazprom in talks with E.ON

10 August 2007

A Russian gas company is reportedly in talks with a UK energy company to take a stake in five power stations nationwide.

British Gas and Post Office deal good news for customers

09 August 2007

British Gas customers are set to benefit from a deal which will allow them to continue to pay their energy bills at their local Post Office branch.

Cooper calls for zero carbon housing dream to become reality

09 August 2007

MP Yvette Cooper has called on builders and councils in the UK to join forces in tackling measures to make zero carbon housing a reality within the next decade.

Green energy tariffs should be clearer consumer groups say

08 August 2007

A new green energy scheme backed by MPs must give customers clear and honest advice about how to reduce their carbon emissions, consumer groups have urged.

British Gas reveals biggest profits of the millennium

03 August 2007

British Gas has revealed their biggest profit this millennium after a turn-around of fortunes.

Energy companies failing to offer competition, uSwitch says

02 August 2007

Despite 15 months of low wholesale energy prices customers are still waiting for the benefits of competition in the market.

Hips roll out today

01 August 2007

Today marks the day on which Home Information Packs (Hips) are made compulsory for homes being sold with four or more bedrooms.

British Gas lays claim to greenest energy

31 July 2007

Following criticisms that British Gas is the most environmentally unfriendly energy supplier in the UK, the company has launched "the greenest energy tariff" on the market.



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