ScottishPower done with £84m reinforcement programme
ScottishPower recently completed an £84m programme to link reinforce the cross-border transmission mechanism of transferring renewable energy from Scotland to the rest of the UK. This reinforcement structure will play an important part in delivering Scotland's energy resources into England ...
by Emma Young July 22nd, 2008
British Gas likely to hike prices
Industry sources say that the price of electricity and gas will be hiked over the next few months following an estimated 30% increase in the price that British Gas - which is among the nation's most prominent suppliers - is ...
by Emma Young July 22nd, 2008
Energy watchdog urges alertness
Energywatch the energy watchdog has said because of the frequent increases in electricity and gas prices it was easy for energy firms to get away with ripping off consumers. The help of energy watchdog has been sought several times in the ...
by Justin Becks July 11th, 2008
Decision on power line postponed
Ministers of the Scottish government are expected to decide on the proposal involving the upgrading of the Beauly to Denny electricity line in 2009. The plan has stirred a lot of controversy. A public inquiry which turned out to be the ...
by Emma Young July 11th, 2008
Street lighting fault stays for six months
Street lights on an island have been on non-stop for over six months as the residents waiting for the council to send someone to fix them. The street lights which are used for lighting the Craighouse area have been on for ...
by Emma Young July 11th, 2008
Customers of British gas to pay more
The biggest supplier of energy in the United Kingdom, British Gas, is getting ready to increase energy prices by at least fifteen per cent. Its customers who number more than sixteen million could start feeling the pinch in weeks to ...
by Tessa Clarke July 10th, 2008
Historic site threatened by wind energy project
A plan to develop a wind energy project has been criticised because it would have a negative visual impact on a historic hillside that overlooks Carsington Water. This was said at a public inquiry that had been held specifically to ...
by Jenson Brayshaw July 10th, 2008
Power production by British Energy falls
British Energy has made the announcement that the production of electricity at the firm has gone down by over seventeen per cent in the second quarter of 2008. Between the first of April and the twenty ninth of June this year, ...
by Lynnette Adamson July 10th, 2008
Hundreds of households affected by power cuts
A power cut affected hundreds of households and business organisations in Dallington. Some of the areas affected include the East Street area of the village. The power cut also affected Dallington Primary School and this forced the students to be ...
by Emma Young July 9th, 2008
Offshore wind farm to be linked up by JDR
JDR has been given the responsibility of linking up the biggest offshore wind energy project in the world. Previously JDR had partnered with Scottish and Southern Energy in the development of the Beatrice demonstration wind energy project which is off ...
by Tessa Clarke July 9th, 2008
Irish and Scottish governments conducting feasibility study
The governments of Northern Ireland and Scotland are collaborating on a renewable energy feasibility study off the coasts of Scotland and Ireland. Éamon Ryan, the minister of energy in Northern Ireland made the announcement together with the minister of Energy for ...
by Jenson Brayshaw July 9th, 2008
