Gas and electricity news, Oct - Dec 2007

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Report: Flood plan should be developed by services

20 November 2007

Gas and electricity firms operating in Gloucestershire must improve their flood contingency plans in order to better protect their power plants, a local government report has said.

Brown's speech strengthens renewables commitment

20 November 2007

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has outlined future increases of UK renewable energy use, in his first major speech on the environment.

Brown 'to double' renewable energy commitment

19 November 2007

Gordon Brown might commit to a doubling of the UK's proposed renewable energy commitment, reports have suggested.

SSE introduces new solar power service

15 November 2007

Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) has launched a new tariff, aimed at the expanding 'green energy' market.

Pensioners must claim state heating benefits say Help the Aged

13 November 2007

Britain's elderly are set to suffer from severe 'fuel poverty' this winter, new research from Help the Aged suggests.

Industry embraces 'off-peak' energy tariffs

12 November 2007

Britons might soon be powering-up their dishwashers at midnight due to new government energy-saving plans.

SSE celebrates customer service 'hat trick'

09 November 2007

Energy provider Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) has welcomed news that it topped three separate customer service surveys over the past week.

London Array gets go-ahead

08 November 2007

The building one of the world's largest windfarms in the Thames estuary came a step closer to completion yesterday, as the government gave its approval to the project's onshore substation.

E.ON aim to reduce cup's 'Carbon Footyprint'

07 November 2007

Energy firm E.ON, which owns gas and electricity provider Powergen, announced yesterday that it would commit itself to reducing the carbon 'footyprint' of this year's FA Cup tournament.

Energy efficiency apathy revealed in new survey

06 November 2007

With the nights drawing in and a cold snap in the air, the question of making homes more energy efficient has become more pressing than at other times of the year.

Ofgem releases new green energy report

02 November 2007

Energy industry watchdog Ofgem released its annual Sustainable Development Report yesterday.

British Gas still bottom for customer care

31 October 2007

Although its service has improved, British Gas' customer care still ranks bottom of the list of UK energy providers, according to uSwitch's latest annual independent Customer Satisfaction report.

Benn's green targets welcomed by uSwitch

30 October 2007

The government announced new details of its "ground-breaking" climate change bill yesterday - re-iterating its plan to slash carbon emissions by 60% over the next half-century.

Government to launch domestic emissions plan

29 October 2007

A new government 'green homes' service could be on its way, encouraging UK householders to cut their domestic carbon emissions.

energywatch criticises British Gas

25 October 2007

The UK's biggest energy provider, British Gas, has the poorest customer service record in the entire sector - stark new figures from energywatch have revealed.

E.ON releases new 'green' tariff

24 October 2007

In a further sigh that Britain's gas and electricity providers are embracing the green energy market, E.ON has announced a new '100% renewable' corporate tariff.

British Energy shuts down nuclear reactors

23 October 2007

Beleaguered nuclear power firm British Energy has announced severe output problems at two of its plants.

Britons 'waste electricity on charging gadgets'

22 October 2007

Personal gadgets could account for almost half of UK domestic energy use by 2020, research from uSwitch revealed today.

'Millions' of energy customers have switched

18 October 2007

Savvy consumers are changing energy suppliers in their droves, Ofgem has revealed.

Energywatch calls for smart meters

18 October 2007

Government proposals to introduce energy-saving smart meters in the UK should be strengthened, energywatch has said.



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