27th November 2017 | Rural Energy
Heating oil theft is on the rise – having increased by 51% in just six years according to new research. Independent research into reported thefts of heating oil in the UK between 2011 and 2016 found that the data showed that more than £4m of oil was stolen in 2016 alone. On average, an oil…Read more
26th November 2017 | Commercial Energy
Once upon a time, a very long time ago – 2009 in fact – there was a brief but interesting controversy about the carbon footprint of a Google search. It was kicked off by a newspaper story reporting a “calculation” of mysterious origin that suggested a single Google search generated 7 grams of CO2, which…Read more
26th November 2017 | Commercial Energy
The case for fracking in Britain has weakened because of government action to extract more oil and gas from the North Sea and meteoric growth in renewable power, according to a Conservative MP tasked with developing the party’s energy policy. James Heappey said the new rules on tax relief for offshore oil and gas fields…Read more
23rd November 2017 | Residential Energy
Shares in British Gas’s owner, Centrica, have had their biggest fall in a single day after the company shed 823,000 customers in four months and warned earnings this year would be below expectations. The UK’s biggest energy supplier said it lost nearly 6% of its customer accounts between July and October, with 150,000 of those…Read more
22nd November 2017 | Commercial Energy
MPs have accused the government of failing to protect consumers over the price it has promised to pay for power from the Hinkley Point C nuclear plant. The Commons public accounts committee said the subsidy contract for Hinkley Point C, agreed in 2016 after years of delays, would hit poorest households hardest. The power station…Read more
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