Npower Reports Rise in Homeowners Trying to Take Advantage of Feed in Tariffs
It now seems that Npower has reported a rise of 80 percent in the number of Brits that have inquiries for solar panel installations. They have also reported an increase of the number of people that are having these panels ...
by Justin Becks May 3rd, 2010
Renewable Energy Generators Get Boost From Feed in Tariffs
Reports from NPower are showing that more consumers are now choosing to install renewable energy generators in their home. The report goes on to suggest this is all do to the feed in tariffs, which are giving a boost to the renewable energy sector. NPower said that its inquiries regarding solar
by Lynnette Adamson February 10th, 2010
£400 grant not enough to upgrade old boilers
The first application forms of residents availing for the £400 subsidy under the UK government's boiler scrappage scheme were mailed out this week. Some 6,000 residents had applied for the forms, which were given by the Energy Saving Trust since Monday. But with only 125,000 applications to be approved under
by Lynnette Adamson January 22nd, 2010
GDF Suez initiated a bid for International Power
GDF Suez, the fifth biggest power producer in Europe, has made a takeover proposal for the FTSE 100-listed International Power, a move which will likely elevate political anxiety over the sale of the vital British energy infrastructure. GDF Suez is 35 per cent partly owned by the French government. It has
by Emma Young January 18th, 2010
Licences for nine UK offshore wind projects awarded
Successful bids for nine UK offshore wind projects have been recently awarded to energy companies. In total, turbines to be installed in the nine zones can produce at least 32GW of energy, a quarter of the country's required electricity. The consortium ...
by Justin Becks January 8th, 2010
Pensioners to lose £3,500 over boiler scrappage scheme
Low income families and pensioners that are currently receiving benefits from the UK government can now apply for aid under the Warm Front scheme in purchasing and installing a new boiler for their homes. However, if households choose to apply instead ...
by Jason Drew January 8th, 2010
Survey Results Highlight Best and Worst Energy Suppliers in UK
In the latest Which? Switch satisfaction survey, some of the biggest names in European energy received the lowest scores in a surprising turn of results. Npower scored the lowest on the survey for the third year in a row, earning ...
by Beth Williams September 25th, 2009
UK Utilities Fail to Cut Prices Despite Drop in Wholesale Market
A new report released by ICIS Heren has highlighted six of the UK's major energy industry players as failing to cut down prices in gas and electricity for their customers even though wholesale prices have been dropping rapidly. Energy utilities including ...
by Emma Young September 4th, 2009
NPower Tries New Way of Promoting Energy Efficiency
A new advert has just come out from nPower that aims to promote energy efficiency in a different way. This new ad promotes energy efficiency using the well loved film and TV stars Wallace and Gromit. The new ad from ...
by Justin Becks July 24th, 2009
Npower Chooses To Cut Electricity Bills
www.npower.org Following suit with many of the other UK energy provides, Npower is choosing to finally cut their prices. Although the power bills are being cut, gas customers are still going to be angered by the decision to level gas prices ...
by Lynnette Adamson March 18th, 2009
NPower Builds Log Fired Boiler
www.NPower.com The NPower's Green Energy Fund has now helped to build a brand new log fired boiler. This new boiler has been placed in Shropshire at Carding Mill Valley. This log fired boiler alone is expected to help cut down the ...
by Justin Becks March 4th, 2009
