Friday, 10 November 2017
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by Andrew Morbey

Electricity generation from coal is decreasing

You may have read a number of news articles recently stating that electricity generation from coal is decreasing in the UK. It’s true… in the second quarter of 2017 (shown in the graph below as 2017 Q2) just 2.0% of electricity was generated from coal, the equivalent of 1.5TWh.
Tuesday, 07 November 2017
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by Elisa Evans

Three Anaerobic Digesters and a saw mill…

As part of our Energy Account Management (EAM) service, our engineers will visit customer’s sites. As the Account Manager for our portfolio of Anaerobic Digester (AD) clients, it is always good to get to meet my customers face to face after only really speaking to them either on the phone or via
Thursday, 02 November 2017
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by Steven Leil

Save up to 90% on Climate Change Levy tax

With the upcoming closure of the Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme (known as the CRC) in April 2019, almost every business will see a significant increase to their energy costs. As the government will lose revenue from one scheme, it was decided an increase in Climate Change Levy
Tuesday, 31 October 2017
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by Jon Swain

Government launches two new grant schemes for rural business

Two new grant funds were launched yesterday from the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE), seeking to help support agricultural and rural business under the Countryside Productivity scheme.
Thursday, 26 October 2017
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by Jodie Hisgett

ASC excess charges increase in April 2018

From April 2018 changes are coming in from your distributor for Available Supply Capacity (ASC) charges. Anytime you exceed your agreed capacity, your excess will be billed on much higher rates than those you’ve agreed. So it’s time to start thinking about making the necessary changes if you think
Tuesday, 24 October 2017
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by Max Knowles

Increases to unidentified gas charges

As gas is transported across the UK, an amount is inevitably lost due to issues such as unregistered meters, pipe leaks and theft of gas by some end users. The cost of this gas is proportionately recovered by charging set rates to all users of gas, known as unidentified gas charges.
Thursday, 19 October 2017
by Anonymous

Make sure you don’t lose out over the TRIAD season

The TRIAD season is almost upon us once again. It’s time for another look at the outcomes of previous seasons which assist you in either avoiding TRIAD demand periods if you import electricity or hitting them if you export electricity.
Tuesday, 17 October 2017
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by Oli Coe

Almost time for ESOS round two

The deadline for the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) phase two is 5 December 2019. The scheme was introduced by the Government in 2015 in response to a European Union directive on energy reporting. The aim of the scheme is to reduce the UK’s carbon emissions by making it compulsory for
Thursday, 12 October 2017
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by Jon Swain

Update on the RHI consultation

Last week the consultation regarding some of the eligible heat uses within the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) closed to respondents.
Tuesday, 10 October 2017
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by Jon Swain

The greenest summer on record

This summer has been labelled as the “greenest” on record for energy by the National Grid because 52% of the UK’s electricity requirement was met by low carbon sources, the highest percentage yet, and a great achievement considering that four years ago it was only 35%.

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