Blog > October 2011

 

Britons want public inquiry into the power of the Big Six

Thursday 27th October 2011

Earlier this week, Friends of the Earth (FOE) claimed that as many as nine out of ten Britons want a public inquiry into the power of Big Six energy companies. The environmental group revealed the figure from its latest survey of 1,000 people to promote its...

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Energy inefficiency costing UK small businesses £7.7bn a year

Tuesday 25th October 2011

E.ON research has shown that UK small businesses are losing as much as £7.7bn a year by failing to install simple energy efficiency measures. The energy company found that only 20% of the 1,167 small and medium sized businesses surveyed have energy efficient...

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Testing the smart metering infrastructure

Thursday 20th October 2011

Yesterday, Closing the Loop for Everybody’s Energy Resources (CLEVER) in conjunction with 3C Research, BT, EDF Energy and PassivSystem, and the University of Bristol, announced the launch of a platform that will be able to test the preparedness of IT and communication...

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Energy firms’ soaring profits – at the cost of consumers?

Tuesday 18th October 2011

Just last week, the BBC reported that the profit margin for energy companies has risen £125 per customer per year, from £15 in June. This is a mammoth rise in profits, of just over eight times the original amount since the beginning of summer, but it is...

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SSE breaks ranks with the big six to shake up the UK power market

Thursday 13th October 2011

Yesterday, Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) announced its dynamic, game changing plan - to start auctioning its entire electricity supply on the wholesale market. This is the first time such a move has come from any of the big six suppliers, which use...

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New Warm Home Discount won’t help everyone in fuel poverty

Tuesday 11th October 2011

It’s less than two weeks after research by Moneysupermarket.com revealed that as many as 71 per cent of British energy consumers may be faced with financial difficulties due to energy price increases this winter. And unfortunately it looks like the new...

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VaasaETT research shows real benefits of smart meters

Thursday 6th October 2011

Metering Europe is in full swing and ESMIG, the European Smart Metering Industry Group, yesterday revealed the results of independent research, written and published by global energy think tank, VaasaETT. The publication, “Empower Demand” is a report on...

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Showcasing our unique energy disaggregation technology at Metering Europe

Tuesday 4th October 2011

Today is the first day of the industry leading meeting place for smart utility professionals, Metering Europe in Amsterdam. It’s the one of the key events in our annual calendar, and one of the places we as industry members can discuss the latest developments,...

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