electricity

The government's nuclear dream is failing. It’s time for plan B

Posted by Richardg — 20 April 2012 at 2:32pm - Comments
Setting sun shines through nuclear protest flag with radioactive symbol
All rights reserved. Credit: Greenpeace / Philip Reynaers
The sun is setting on nuclear power plans for the UK

For years the government has placed its faith in nuclear power and the corporate interests that drive the nuclear industry. Its committment to the nuclear dream has warped Britain’s energy policy at the expense of both bill and tax payers.

Article tagged as: centrica, climate change, EDF, electricity, energy, hinkley point, nuclear power

Energy price reductions won't cut it

Posted by petespeller — 17 January 2012 at 4:35pm - Comments
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Over the last two weeks all of the Big Six energy companies - E.On, RWE, nPower, British Gas, EDF, Scottish Power, and Scottish and Southern Energy - have announced reduction in their prices for gas or electricity. However, our analysis of the reductions in wholesale prices compared to the retail prices show that the Big Six are not passing on the fulls savings to their customers.

Article tagged as: big six, electricity, energy, energy bill, fuel poverty, gas

Briefing: Electricity Market Reform

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Article tagged as: briefing, climate change, electricity, electricity market reform, energy

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Energy efficiency

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The way we use energy is shockingly wasteful. Every year, we throw away more than eight times the amount of energy supplied by all of the UK's nuclear power stations combined.

Through our inefficient use of energy (gas guzzling vehicles, badly insulated buildings, poorly designed appliances etc) we needlessly throw away almost a third of the energy we use (source).

Article tagged as: buildings, climate change, electricity, energy, energy efficiency, heat, insulation

Greenpeace response to Electricity Bill Amendment

Last edited 9 January 2003 at 9:00am
9 January, 2003

Responding to today's first reading of the Electricity (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill - which will enable government to increase their stake in British Energy and to make unlimited funds available to the company - Greenpeace Energy Campaigner Jim Footner said, 

Article tagged as: british energy, electricity, nuclear power, press releases, renewable energy

SolarNet and Net Metering

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