Furore over remarks of energy executive
E ON UK's chief of power trading, Mark Owen-Lloyd couldn't have picked a worse forum and time to sharpen his joking skills. Joking or not, his remarks at a seminar organised by the energy regulator Ofgem have raised a storm ...
by Kelsie Morgan September 12th, 2008
Brown presents £1bn help package
The suspense is finally over. Gordon Brown presented a £1bn package on September 11 to help British households in cutting down their energy bills. The package has a list of measures that his government believes, will help alleviate the woes of ...
by Jenson Brayshaw September 12th, 2008
Utility firms refuse to sign energy deal to assist the poor
Following a refusal to sign up for a deal by the "big six" utility firms, a £1 billion fuel-poverty package sponsored by the UK government has gone awry. Prime Minister Gordon Brown's undersecretary of state with the Department of Business, Baroness Vadera, is said to be spearheading the effort. She held last-minute negotiations with top officials from UK's foreign utility firms.
by Jenson Brayshaw August 31st, 2008
Brown faces party opposition over energy windfall tax issue
Prime Minister, Gordon Brown has been facing extreme pressures to enforce windfall tax on energy companies for saving Britons from the killing fuel price hikes and bills. A YouGov poll of 2000 people, which was conducted last week, was published ...
by Alf Stephens August 25th, 2008
Energy experts in support of the fixed-rate tariffs
After facing enormous hikes in the fuel prices over the last few days by major companies, energy experts are encouraging people to seize the fixed rate tariffs introduced by the Scottish Power. After the abrupt increase in the prices of gas ...
by Kelsie Morgan August 24th, 2008
Fuel prices raised by EON
E.ON, the energy supplier centralized at Coventry has hiked its fuel prices. It is estimated that the average price rise for the electricity and gas bill payers on a daily basis would be somewhere between £2.65 and £3.27, which amounts ...
by Jenson Brayshaw August 23rd, 2008
Thousands across UK suffer 29% rise in gas and electricity costs
Thousands of homes across the UK will bear the brunt of rising costs after announcements from two energy providers that a 29% hike was going to take place. Scottish and Southern Energy who share 8.8 million consumers have taken the decision to increase gas costs by 29.2% and electricity by 19%.
by Jenson Brayshaw August 22nd, 2008
