Saturday 04th of February 2012

Large Solar Panel Farm to Be Hooked up to the National Grid

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Reports are now showing that the solar panels located at Howbery Business Park (in Oxfordshire) are going to be hooked up to the national grid. This farm has some 3,000 solar panels that are able to generate up to 682MWh ...

by Jason Drew  June 28th, 2011

Russia to Connect New Nuclear Power Plant to National Grid

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Right now there are some people who are worried about the use of nuclear power plants to produce energy ever since the nuclear meltdown in Japan. However, this has not stopped Russia from announcing plans to hook up a new power plant to their national grid in early August. Reports from

by Jenson Brayshaw  June 20th, 2011

Reform Needed for the UK Energy Industry, says Steve Holliday

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The government in the UK is doing everything that it can do to stay on top of meeting its renewable energy and emission targets. However, according to the chief executive of the National Grid, government reforms of the energy industry ...

by Tessa Clarke  March 2nd, 2011

Revamp to National Grid Will Increase Homeowners’ Energy Bills

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The National Grid has just released information about a new investment in a greener energy infrastructure that will cost the average UK household an extra £4 a year on energy bills. This group, which runs Britain's electricity and gas networks, ...

by Justin Becks  May 25th, 2010

Ofgem to grant additional £1 billion to upgrade grids

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UK energy regulator Ofgem has announced to give £1 billion additional funding to the country's electricity network to help connect new renewable sources. As part of the investment plan, the regulator has now approved £319 million worth of funding for network upgrades starting April 2010. Ofgem informed that it will

by Tessa Clarke  January 20th, 2010

Proposed increase in transmission costs to hit Scottish renewables

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National Grid had recently acknowledged that the plan to raise costs charged to electric companies based in Scotland to transmit energy into the grid may have negative impact to the renewables sector. Energy Minister Jim Mather, academics, and power companies earlier ...

by Samantha Donovan  January 20th, 2010

UK government backs Salmond campaign against National Grid levies

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Alex Salmond has received unexpected backing from the UK government on his campaign to impede National Grid from implementing punitive connection charges, which he believes could threaten the development of renewable sources by Scottish power companies. Salmond’s campaign concerns about ...

by Samantha Donovan  January 15th, 2010

Heavy snowfall affects UK gas supply and electricity lines

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Heavy snowfall will continue to cause problems in the UK, with warnings that today’s weather as the coldest for the winter season so far. According to forecasts, temperatures in the country could drop to -20C, including in several southern counties, setting new local records. Meanwhile across the UK, schools have been

by Emma Young  January 7th, 2010

UK gas supply dwindles as country experiences sub-zero weather

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The UK faces the possibility of gas supply crisis as the worst cold season in 30 years hit the country. The National Grid earlier issued a warning that this winter season’s energy demand is threatening to exceed the current available gas ...

by Lynnette Adamson  January 5th, 2010

Energy investors bid for EDF electricity distribution network

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The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) has collaborated with Canadian Pension Plan (CPP) to create a joint £5 billion proposal for EDF's electricity network, which powers 7.9 million houses in the UK. Owned by the emirate, ADIA is one of the ...

by Samantha Donovan  December 30th, 2009

22% of electricity required in Scotland generated from renewables

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A research published earlier shows that Scotland produced 22 per cent of its power needs in 2008 from renewable sources, just 9 per cent off its 2011 target. Energy Trends, a quarterly energy statistics report prepared by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), reveals that there was an

by Samantha Donovan  December 25th, 2009

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