Blog > April 2012
Thursday 26th April 2012
There has been much coverage in the
news this week around the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM)
taking place in London this week. A lot of this coverage has focused on the
fact that David Cameron did not give a keynote
speech as expected and instead gave
a...
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Tuesday 24th April 2012
A report
announced today by Ernst & Young suggests that a UK smart grid could
pump £13 billion into the UK economy and create 10,000 new jobs. Moreover, Bill Easton, utilities director at Ernst &
Young, commented that: "In addition to the direct
economic...
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Friday 20th April 2012
Over Easter the Deputy Prime Minister,
Nick Clegg, announced
that the Government has reached an agreement with the ‘Big Six’
that will see the energy suppliers write to customers every year from this
autumn to inform them of the best value tariff and how...
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Wednesday 18th April 2012
Over the Easter period the Department
for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) announced
a range of new plans for the smart meter roll out.
Central to these announcements were steps to address consumer privacy concerns
around smart meters, building broader...
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Wednesday 4th April 2012
A report in The Economist
over the weekend has highlighted the importance of energy efficiency to
future energy plans. It cites the example of Oklahoma Gas
& Electric’s extensive energy efficiency strategy as a case study for the
benefits to utilities...
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