3T Energy lands seven-figure training contract with Wales & West Utilities
The AIS Survivex parent company, 3T Energy Group has secured a three-year deal worth seven figures with the gas distribution firm Wales & West Utilities.
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‘Electrifying profits’ from SSE Thermal as hunt continues for CCS
SSE (LON:SSE) saw its thermal division – the utilities firm’s gas-fired power plant arm – triple its profits during 2022 as it brought on new generation and enjoyed higher power prices.
UK energy suppliers must pass on benefit of falling costs – Shapps
British energy suppliers must pass on the benefit of falling wholesale energy costs to consumers in the form of cheaper tariffs, according to a senior government minister.
Brian Wilson: Energy crisis met with policy vacuum
It’s a couple of months since I suggested the energy crisis would be as big as Covid and thereby demand the same scale of response. It wasn’t a very fashionable thought but perceptions have moved rapidly – everywhere, except where it matters most, in government.
Utility shares rise as UK spares firms from windfall tax
Shares in UK utilities climbed after the government said it wouldn’t extend a windfall tax to power generators.
UK to set out plans next week on electricity generator windfall tax
The UK plans to announce in the coming days whether it will extend a windfall tax to electricity generators -- a difficult task as the government tries to help consumers struggling with inflation while also supporting renewable energy.
Aberdeen oil firm Parkmead acquires onshore wind business for £3.3m
Aberdeen oil firm Parkmead Group (LON: PMG) has acquired an onshore wind business for £3.3 million.
EDF slumps by most on record on hit from price cap
Electricite de France plunged by a record as the French government confirmed plans to force it to sell more power at a steep discount to protect households from surging wholesale electricity prices.
Seven out of 10 Scots worried about energy price hikes
Seven out of 10 Scots are worried about rising energy costs, research has found.
Customers paying too much for electricity due to low bar set by Ofgem – National Audit Office
Customers have been paying too much for their electricity for seven years because regulator Ofgem set the bar too low for networks, the spending watchdog has said.
Ofgem unveils new audits for gas and electricity suppliers
Gas and electricity suppliers will undergo independent audits of their customer services operations and financial strength under proposed new rules unveiled by the energy watchdog.
Energy switching helps power up flagging sales for Moneysupermarket
Moneysupermarket found comfort in its energy division in the last three months as fears that Ofgem’s new price cap would make customers less likely to change energy supplier, proved false.
E.ON to only offer renewable electricity to consumers
Big Six energy supplier E.ON will become the UK's biggest renewable power firm from Tuesday as bosses revealed they would only provide electricity from renewable generation for its 3.3 million customers, the company announced.
Green Star Energy fined £350,000 by UK regulator
A renewable energy supplier has been fined £350,000 by the UK regulator over failings for its customers.
Thousands of customers stung by price hikes as energy firms go bust
More than 250,000 customers have been moved on to expensive energy deals after their suppliers went bust, new research has revealed.
£140,000 scheme to help tackle fuel poverty in northern Scotland
A new £140,000 initiative has been launched to help tackle fuel poverty in vulnerable homes in the north of Scotland.
More small and newer energy suppliers delivering poor customer service, says Citizens Advice
Citizens Advice has called for tighter licensing rules for new energy companies after finding an increasing number are delivering poor customer service.
2019: Diversify or disappear for energy, utilities and resources?
In 2019 energy and utility companies face the challenges of an industry rapidly diversifying, decentralising and digitising.
UK’s planned power plants face uncertainty in auction low
U.K. utilities may have to delay or give up on building power stations as new generators won only a fraction of the capacity offered in a tender to provide backup electricity.
Here’s why British utilities are worst in Europe
U.K.’s biggest utilities may look like real bargains compared with their European peers. So why aren’t investors piling in?
Europeans abandoning utility companies in droves
Home energy use is finally exciting to people. Unfortunately for the traditional utilities, it’s not because of them.
RWE takes £1.6billion hit on UK and German power stations
The owner of energy provider npower has revealed it will slump into the red after taking a 2.1 billion euro (£1.6 billion) hit on its UK and German power stations.