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Government asks grid operator to extend life of emergency coal plants

A series of coal plants that remained on standby in case of an emergency this winter could be kept ready for next winter after the Government asked for an extension. National Grid’s Electricity System Operator said it had received a request from the ...

15 Mar 2023 at 12:14

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Natural gas price drop announced by Firmus Energy

A 7.56% price drop has been announced by Northern Ireland’s largest supplier of natural gas. Firmus Energy will reduce its regulated tariff in the Ten Towns network by 7.56% by October 1. The move comes after a formal tariff review of the three ...

06 Sept 2023 at 00:01

Derry Firmus gas customers to benefit from price drop

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Natural gas price drop announced by Firmus Energy

Derry Firmus Energy customers will benefit from a price drop, it has been announced. Firmus Energy will reduce its regulated tariff in the Ten Towns network by 7.56% by October 1. The move comes after a formal tariff review of the three ...

06 Sept 2023 at 12:33

UK renewables generated record amount of electricity in 2022, figures show

UK renewables generated a record annual amount of electricity in 2022, new Government figures show. The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) published statistics on last year’s electricity production, which includes the ...

27 Jul 2023 at 16:16

Shapps urged to end support for burning forest wood and crops for energy

Major campaign groups have joined forces to condemn the continued burning of wood from forests and energy crops in UK power stations. Campaigners from Greenpeace, WWF, the RSPB, Wildlife Trusts, Wildlife and Countryside Link and ...

30 Jun 2023 at 00:01

Shapps signals U-turn on imposing hydrogen levy on household bills

Hard-pressed householders will not have to pay more on their energy bills to fund production of hydrogen, Grant Shapps has indicated. An annual levy was expected to be introduced in 2025, through the Government’s Energy Bill ...

23 Jun 2023 at 23:34

Redcar locals call for vote on hydrogen trial after Ellesmere Port plans dropped

Residents of a Yorkshire town have called for an independent vote on hydrogen heating trials after proposals for the alternative location were called off. Redcar homeowners have written a letter to the Government to warn of ...

11 Jul 2023 at 17:24

Hydrogen heating trial called off in Ellesmere Port after local protests

Hydrogen heating trials have been called off in Ellesmere Port after local protests. The Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) confirmed on Tuesday that a trial will no longer take place in the Whitby area of ...

11 Jul 2023 at 12:54

Green levies to return to household energy bills in July

Green levies that were temporarily removed from household electricity bills will hit consumers again from the start of July. The suspension, announced by Liz Truss’s government as part of a support package amid ...

24 Jun 2023 at 23:47

Just Stop Oil accused of criminal damage after spray-painting energy department

Energy Security Secretary Grant Shapps has accused Just Stop Oil protesters of “illegal criminal damage” after two activists filmed themselves spraying his department’s building with orange paint. Matthew ...

19 Jul 2023 at 10:30

UK risks losing £65m in exports without heat pump switch, analysts warn

The UK risks losing out on £65 million every year by the end of the decade if it does not speed up the rollout of heat pumps, energy analysts have said. Three-quarters of the UK’s boiler exports are to ...

24 Aug 2023 at 09:06

Investment summit crucial for tapping into NI’s global potential – Badenoch

The Northern Ireland Investment Summit is crucial to tapping into the huge potential that the region has for global investors, Kemi Badenoch has said. The Business and Trade Secretary said that ...

13 Sept 2023 at 00:01

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