Higher bills to arise from shift to renewable energy
Home owners have been cautioned that the shift away from generation of electricity from fossil fuels to renewable sources will cause an increase in the electricity bills. The Business Secretary, John Hutton, has outlined proposals to move away from generation of electricity from the fossil fuels to green sources such as
by Lynnette Adamson June 27th, 2008
Landowners offered money by wind farm developers
Developers of wind farm are offering land owners money as compensation for letting wind energy turbines to be set up on their property. In correspondence with landowners in Capheaton village close to Kirkwhelpington, in the Tyne Valley Scottish Power is giving ...
by Emma Young June 27th, 2008
Wind energy programme set for expansion
The government is set to unveil a huge expansion in the capacity of wind generation fro wind sources. There are plans to develop seven thousand wind energy turbines both offshore and on shore. The urgency of the matter is further heightened ...
by Emma Young June 27th, 2008
Doubling of bad debts for E.ON
Paul Golby, the chief executive officer of E.ON UK has revealed that as a result of customers having a hard time coping with the rising electricity and gas prices, bad debts had increased by more than double in the last ...
by Lynnette Adamson June 26th, 2008
Wind farms get approval
2 wind energy projects which have been proposed for South Ayrshire have received approval. The two wind farms will have a combined electricity generating capacity equivalent to the power consumption of one hundred and seventeen thousand households. One of the wind ...
by Jason Drew June 26th, 2008
Special energy prices for the poor proposed
Charity organisations have proposed that energy companies should hand out to retirees fifty sterling pounds in rebate on their electricity and gas bills this winter season as a way of assisting the fuel poor. This comes a week after reports indicated ...
by Emma Young June 26th, 2008
Power cuts likely if energy expansion is delayed
The United Kingdom is in danger of facing serious electricity shortages five years from now if the plans to develop new nuclear and renewable energy facilities are held up. This warning came from the Confederation of British Industries. The Confederation of ...
by Emma Young June 25th, 2008
Electricity prices to go up
Warning has been sent to users of electricity and gas by the energy bosses that the prices will have to go up considerably before the year ends. The chief executives of the 6 major energy firms in the United Kingdom were ...
by Lynnette Adamson June 25th, 2008
Energy utility workers in strike threat
Dozens of employees who bear the huge responsibility of distributing electricity through a large part of northern England have threatened to go on strike over pay. The employees who work in the maintenance department of YEDL and NEDL energy utilities have said that in three days they won't avail themselves for
by Jason Drew June 25th, 2008
Wind farm trip fails
None of the villagers of Abbots Bromley made the trip to Scotland that was meant to expose the locals to a wind energy scheme that would be similar to the one that would be developed in their locality. Airtricity which is ...
by Emma Young June 24th, 2008
Councillors to remain firm on wind farm
In Wansbeck councillors have vowed not to change their minds about granting approval for the development of a wind energy project which will consist of 7 wind turbines. The proposed site is on the north bank of Blyth Harbour. At the ...
by Emma Young June 24th, 2008
