Tuesday, 04 June 2019
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by Oli Coe

Are you SECR ready?

Check now to ensure you don’t get caught out by SECR, a new mandatory compliance scheme for large companies.
Thursday, 30 May 2019
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by Oli Coe

Existing SFR users... don’t forget to register fuel each year

The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) can seem like bureaucracy gone mad. There are masses of guidance notes to read, long sprawling emails that seem to drop into your inbox all too regularly, hoops to jump through when you make the slightest system or admin change and heaps of ongoing obligations. It
Tuesday, 28 May 2019
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by Elisa Evans

How complaint are you?

If you have an approved RHI application then there are several ongoing obligations with which you need to comply with to claim payments. These are laid out by Ofgem which administers the RHI scheme on behalf of the Government. Instances of non-compliance identified or reported to Ofgem can result
Thursday, 16 May 2019
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by Jenny Beynon

UK has first coal-free week for a century

Read our top five energy related news stories from the last couple of weeks. Energy is always in the news in one way or another, from renewable energy technology advancements and the latest from the ‘big six’ energy suppliers to advancements in energy saving and sustainability. In this blog, we
Tuesday, 14 May 2019
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by Steven Leil

CCL horticulture sector saves over £3 million

A number of Horticultural businesses registered on the NFU Climate Change Levy (CCL) scheme have now completed their third Target Period reporting at the start of 2019. Data submissions have been presented to the Environment Agency and the results have been issued to all operators.
Thursday, 09 May 2019
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by Jodie Hisgett

Our NFU Electricity Buying Groups go monthly…

Our ever-popular NFU Electricity Buying Groups will now be run monthly, providing more flexibility and making them easier to join for members.
Tuesday, 07 May 2019
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by Oli Coe

Net Zero… the UK’s contribution to stopping global warming

On the 02 May 2019, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) released a report titled ‘Net Zero, The UK’s contribution to stopping global warming’, which outlines targets and recommendations for all sectors across the UK, Scottish and Welsh economies, aimed at achieving a reduction in net Greenhouse
Tuesday, 30 April 2019
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by Jenny Beynon

Storm Hannah arrives in the nick of time

The rain has come just at the right time for anyone thinking about planting Miscanthus this spring. With record breaking temperatures in February and over Easter and wall to wall sunshine, farmland was starting to become worryingly dry. Farmers and gardeners across the UK were metaphorically doing
Thursday, 25 April 2019
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by Jenny Beynon

All about mushrooms

Today we are representing GrowSave* at the Mushroom Conference and on hand to answer any energy-related questions. The conference aims to bring together the industry during a time of major change, uncertainty and opportunity.
Thursday, 18 April 2019
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by Jodie Hisgett

When is the best time to sign a fixed contract?

Simply put… there isn’t a steadfast rule to this and it isn’t always in the summer which is a common misconception.

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