Gas and electricity news, Oct - Dec 2007

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British Gas launches energy saving challenge

17 October 2007

British Gas is encouraging home-owners to cut their carbon emissions, in what it terms "Britain's biggest energy-saving challenge".

Centrica plans appeal for green energy 'exclusion'

15 October 2007

There have been complaints from energy companies following their exclusion from the bidding process for the building of a new UK 'green energy' power plant.

British Gas hits back in energy price war

11 October 2007

The energy tariff price wars continue, with British Gas announcing a new product which will once again confirm the firm's providing the cheapest energy product in the UK.

British Gas undercut by Scottish and Southern

10 October 2007

Energy provider Scottish and Southern have launched Price Fix 2008, a new product which has been shown as the cheapest on offer to UK consumers.

Energy suppliers 'fail their renewable obligations'

09 October 2007

Britain's 'big six' gas and electricity providers are backsliding on government-imposed renewable energy targets.

Energy giants 'overcharging' poor, research finds

08 October 2007

Prepayment meters, commonly used by Britons on low incomes, are a less cost effective way of paying energy bills than Direct Debit, a new report claims today.

Tories encourage green energy switch

05 October 2007

Households should get incentives for switching to renewable energy, the Conservatives stated at this week's party conference.

Severn estuary barrage crucial for renewable energy

02 October 2007

The construction of a ten-mile long tidal electricity barrage across the Severn estuary is vital for the future of the nation's renewable energy efforts but may cause inevitable damage to the environment.

npower 'does least for vulnerable customers'

01 October 2007

Energy supplier npower has finished bottom in a report looking at what companies are doing to help their most vulnerable customers, it has emerged.



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