Disconnections of domestic energy customers fell by 30 per cent in 2008 according to a report published today by energy regulator Ofgem.
This showed there were 5,890 domestic energy disconnections in the UK during 2008 compared with 8,384 in 2007. A decade ago the number of customers disconnected was running at 30,000 a year.
The [...]
Energy secretary Ed Miliband has given the go-ahead for a 60-megawatt power plant earmarked for a site at Tilbury Docks in Essex which is planned to burn a mixture of biomasss and so-called solid recovered fuel.
Tilbury Green Power, a wholly owned subsidiary of Express Energy, is behind the scheme and expects the project to be [...]
Gas Natural has become the first Spanish company to become a member of Belgium’s Zeebrugge gas hub after being granted the necessary permits from gas network operator Huberator.
The move will allow Gas Natural to buy and sell gas on the Belgian market as well as operate in the gas markets of other European countries via [...]
Pensioners have reacted to higher energy prices since 2004 by turning down the heating or staying in bed to save on fuel bills, new research has highlighted.
According to a major new report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) although poorer pensioners have increased their spending on domestic fuel by nearly a third between 2004 [...]
The Camp for Climate Action has been set up at Blackheath in southeast London. The heath, a large area of open land, was said to have been chosen because of its proximity to the city of London.
Visitors to the camp, which is in operation from 26 August to 2 September, will be able [...]