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Tim Yeo dumped by local Conservatives
The fierce chairman of parliament’s energy watchdog has been deselected as a candidate for re-election in the next General Election by local Tories. Even though Tim Yeo held the support of Prime...
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Tony Blair’s spokesman joins DECC
The former official spokesman for Tony Blair when he was Prime Minister has joined the Department of Energy and Climate Change as a non-executive director. Tom Kelly will juggle the post at DECC...
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EU Parliament backs tougher 2030 renewable energy target
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) today again called for tougher renewable energy targets for EU countries for 2030. A majority of MEPs voted for a law that would require 30% of Europe’s...
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US environment body takes public views on carbon standards for power plants
Today the United States’ Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is holding a public hearing on plans for more stringent pollution standards in power stations. The hearing in Washington D.C. will last...
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UK must “retake lead” in carbon capture plead coal importers
A group of UK coal importers is calling on the Government to “retake the lead” on carbon capture and storage (CCS). In the past DECC has been criticised by industry for treating CCS as an “option”...
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Davey fears political consensus on energy “breaking down”
Energy Secretary Ed Davey today sounded the alarm bells about political consensus on energy, saying it is “in danger of breaking down”. In a speech to members of the thinktank IPPR, the Lib Dem MP...
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New rules for energy brokers to clear out cowboys
Business energy brokers who act as go-betweens for consumers and suppliers will have to sign up to a new code of conduct under new plans to clear out the cowboys. A number of dodgy brokers have given...
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Bye bye to ban on business energy rollovers
Ofgem has shied away from banning auto-rollovers, the controversial practice of automatically putting businesses onto the same energy tariff or higher when their contract ends, according to new plans...
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Blog: Yee-ha! The sheriff’s new crackdown on bad brokers begins
A lone rattlesnake shakes its tail. The tumbleweed blows. Frightened shopkeepers huddle behind closed shutters. At the saloon bar, push doors swing open: the energy brokers are in town. For years it’s...
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Bad energy brokers have bitten businesses “far too long”
Unscrupulous energy middlemen have deceived businesses for much too long and this needs to change. That’s according to international energy services firm Schneider Electric which reckons the “wool has...
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