News
Most of npower customers' credit insurance cover applications denied this year
Credit insurance withdrawals and application refusals remain a problem despite improvements since last year, according to npower. The firm said... ...more »
Other top stories
- Water: Chris Mellor sacked as NI Water chairman after probe reveals 'serious breakdown' in governance »
- : Energy rebate scheme will give poor pensioners £80 electricity bill rebate »
- Electricity: Politicians and academics call for new-build nuclear inquiry »
- Gas: ScottishPower cuts gas prices by 8 per cent »
UK
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EDF Energy cuts domestic gas prices
EDF Energy has announced a 4 per cent cut in its residential gas price, leaving ScottishPower as the only one... ...more »
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Eon smart meter trial shows 9 per cent reduction in energy consumption
A smart metering project lead by Eon over the last 18 months has shown householders in Kettering are reducing energy... ...more »
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SSE Telecommunications acquires Atlas' fibre network
Scottish and Southern Energy Telecommunications is to acquire Atlas Connect's fibre telecommunications network after an agreement was reached between the... ...more »
Europe
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Borssele to stay in Dutch hands, rules court
RWE has lost a legal battle to claim a 50 per cent stake in the Netherlands' Borssele nuclear power plant... ...more »
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Euro grid needs €28 billion investment within five years
Meeting European energy goals will require investments of up to €28 billion in the region's electricity grid over the next... ...more »
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No substitute for experience
Utilities executives might think that the key political changes in Brussels have now been made with the appointment of a... ...more »
News and Views from Disconnector
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It's not nuclear armageddon that bothers me, it's the view...
Protesters in Gloucestershire taken to the streets to complain about Horizon's plans for a new nuclear power plant in Shepperdine,... ...more »
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Now, that's how you treat the 'won't pays'
Spare a thought for three protest leaders in Mexico who've been jailed for contesting electricity charges. Not sent a final... ...more »
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Man on a wire - no, seriously...
Part of a Chinese city was without power for four hours when a man performed a high-wire act on overhead... ...more »
Events
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European Wind Energy Conference, EWEC 2010
20-23 April, Poland
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Working in a Challenging Water Industry - A British Water and IWEX Summit for the UK Supply Chain
20-21 April
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Smart Grid China Summit
22-23 April Beijing, China