British Gas Offers £400 In Boiler Scrappage Scheme

The British gas boiler scrappage scheme is back, for a month with the gas provider offering £400 to anyone who trades in their old boiler. British Gas will offer £400 to anyone trading in their inefficient boiler for a more energy efficient model but there’s only a month to apply. The British Gas boiler scrappage scheme will last for a month until 30th June 2011. Under the scrappage scheme British ... More

Shale Gas Extraction Set To Be Approved In UK

The drilling of shale gas may be given the go-ahead after a report by the Energy Select Committee. Utility Exchange reported last year that exploration tests were being carried out near Blackpool to look for shale gas and now shale gas extraction may be permitted in the UK despite the fact that it’s unlikely to have an impact on energy prices or energy security. The report by the Energy ... More

BP Rosneft Deal Collapses

In January BP announced a joint venture with the Russian energy company Rosneft but the deal between the two companies has now collapsed. Attempts have been made over the last few weeks to save the deal but it’s eventually collapsed. The end of the agreement is also the end of plans the two companies had to explore for oil in Russia’s Arctic waters. Part of the problem involved BP’s current Russian ... More

Centrica Buys Family Plumbing Firm PH Jones

Centrica, the owner of British Gas, has bought a family plumbing company for £30 million. Centrica has bought two thirds of a family plumbing business, PH Jones, run by Mr Jones and his wife for nearly 50 years, for £30 million. Centrica is buying the plumbing company to add weight to its Community Energy division. This is the social housing division which provides central heating services for around 250,000 properties. ... More

British Gas Launches Energyshare

British Gas has withdrawn Future Energy and Future Energy Plus from the market and launched Energyshare with immediate effect. Energyshare is a partnership involving British Gas, River Cottage, Scottish Enterprise and Channel 4 which is designed to completely change the way people source, use and generate their energy. Energyshare is all about reducing the nation’s carbon footprint and helping people source green energy for their home and helping the community develop ... More

O2 Mobile Broadband Quickest Says Ofcom

Research by Ofcom, the telecoms regulator, has found that mobile broadband from O2 loads pages quicker than any other network. Ofcom carried out 4.2 million speed tests across the UK and found that O2 mobile broadband loads web pages quicker than other mobile networks, with the average download speed being 1.5Mbps but as much as 2.1Mbps in areas with better coverage. While the report said O2 mobile broadband loaded quicker than ... More

E.ON Increases Business Electricity & Gas Prices Again

If your business energy contract is due for renewal then now is a good time to compare business electricity prices and business gas tariffs as E.ON is set to increase business energy prices from next week (W/C 30 May). Utility Exchange has been reporting over the last few weeks that business electricity prices and business gas prices have risen over the last few months and are ... More

Small Businesses Suffer As Rationing Of Electricity In China Comes Earlier This Year

It’s not unusual for China to have to ration electricity during the summer but this year the Government started rationing in April meaning businesses are already facing electricity shortages. Over the last 10 years the most industrialised areas of China have had to put up with power shortages during the summer months, largely as a result of the extra demand placed on the system by air conditioning units. However, this ... More

Will Green Investment Bank Be Used To Fund Nuclear Power Plants?

Vince Cable, the Business Secretary, has set out plans for the Green Investment Bank (GIB) to run alongside existing green policies but there are concerns that it may be used to fund new nuclear power plants. The purpose of the GIB will be to speed up private sector investment as the UK moves towards a green economy. It will therefore play an important role in encouraging offshore wind energy ... More

E.ON Launches E.ON Fixed Price 5 Deal

E.ON has today (24 May) launched the E.ON Fixed Price 5 deal. Utility Exchange has been reporting for some time that energy suppliers are expected to raise gas and electricity tariffs as wholesale energy prices increase and households have been advised to fix now. And today E.ON has launched the E.ON Fixed Price 5 deal. Prices in the Fixed Price 5 will be fixed for two winters meaning that even ... More

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