Labour: We still support Electricity Market Reform
Labour has rejected claims it has forgotten about Electricity Market Reform (EMR) amid all the fuss over its plans for an energy price freeze – with an insider saying it is “implausible” they might put...
View ArticleThe carbon tax is “exporting emissions”
Britain’s carbon tax is “exporting emissions” to the rest of Europe according to Sara Vaughan, E.ON’s Director of Strategy and Regulation. Speaking on the Building More panel at Energy Live 2013, Mrs...
View ArticleGovernment should ‘anchor’ district heating
The Government should help kick start district heating projects by providing ‘anchor loads.’ That’s according to Sara Vaughan, Director of Strategy and Regulation for E.ON, who was speaking at the...
View ArticleDavey: Labour’s energy policy is “intellectually bankrupt”
Ed Davey told ELN Labour’s energy policy in regard to price freezes was “intellectually bankrupt” and would do nothing but add uncertainty to the energy picture. When asked if Labour had hijacked the...
View Article17 years of pain ahead from domestic energy bills – National Audit Office
Domestic energy customers can expect 17 years of pain from bill rises according to a new report from the National Audit Office (NAO). It points to estimates of a £221 increase in the average household...
View ArticleMore power to the individual?
A new energy market that gives more power to the individual could be emerging, the CEO and founder of Good Energy has told ELN. In an interview at the Energy UK conference yesterday Juliet Davenport...
View ArticleFuel poor are “rationing” energy to pay for green levies
The fuel poor are “rationing” energy to pay for the green levies on bills, the Chair of the Government’s Fuel Poverty Advisory Group has told ELN. Derek Lickorish said: “It is completely inequitable...
View ArticleCaroline Flint: Ofgem hasn’t been the guardian of public interest
Energy regulator Ofgem “hasn’t done the job it needs to do” as a “guardian of the public interest” and that is why it needs to be abolished. That’s the view of Shadow Energy Secretary Caroline Flint,...
View ArticleEnergy industry has “nothing to hide” says industry chief
The energy industry has “nothing to hide” according to the chief executive of trade body Energy UK. In an interview with ELN at the first ever Energy UK conference since the organisation formed last...
View ArticleEMR risks failing Scotland says Energy Minister
The Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has said the Electricity Market Reform risks failing Scotland. In a speech to the Scottish Parliament (pictured) he claimed the UK Government was adding to the...
View ArticleChancellor ‘should focus on prices’ to keep Britain competitive
The Chancellor should focus on the cost of energy in his Autumn statement to safeguard the competitiveness of British businesses, according to CBI Director-General, John Cridland. In an open letter to...
View ArticleNumber 10 denies Cameron told ministers to cut “green crap”
Downing Street has denied that the Prime Minister David Cameron told ministers to get rid of “this green crap” – referring to the environmental levies on consumers’ energy bills. A newspaper quoted an...
View ArticleTim Yeo “very pleased” to be cleared after sleaze claim
Backbench Tory MP Tim Yeo has admitted it is a relief to have been cleared by Parliament’s sleaze watchdog over newspaper allegations he offered help to a fake solar power company. Back in June, he...
View ArticleMPs challenge Ofgem boss over standing charges on bills
The boss of Ofgem was today challenged by MPs over the use of standing charges on customers’ bills at a meeting of the House of Commons Energy and Climate Change Committee. Andrew Wright, Ofgem’s...
View ArticleBarker says green schemes need to be joined up
The Energy Minister Greg Barker has said green schemes like the Feed-in-Tariff (FiT) and the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) need to be joined up. Speaking yesterday at the Heat Conference 2013 he said:...
View ArticleGuest Blog: Alex Tsimboykas says ECO has a way to go..
My business acts on the front line of the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) – which is sadly becoming the hottest topic in the green tax debate right now and having worked across previous Government...
View ArticleEditorial – Strictly come wincing…
Today’s been a funny one for the energy sector and the Government. A strange dance of rumour and denial where both partners seem to know the other has made a foul step but isn’t going to dob them in....
View ArticleGovernment confirms £12 tax “rebate” on energy bills
The Government today confirmed plans for a tax rebate of £12 for domestic electricity bills. The political storm over energy prices continued to rage over the weekend, with suppliers and the Department...
View ArticleGreen deal to be made ‘easier and less time-consuming’
The Green Deal is to be streamlined to boost the uptake of energy efficiency measures, DECC announced today. The department said it would make the scheme “more straightforward and less time-consuming”....
View ArticleTim Yeo dropped as candidate by local Conservative party
The MP Tim Yeo who chairs parliament’s Energy Select Committee has been dropped by his local Conservative party as its candidate for the next election. The Executive Council of the South Suffolk...
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