Acknowledging the importance that consumers must be able to trust tariffs marketed as ‘green’ will in fact be just that, Ofgem is succumbing to growing concerns about ‘greenwashing’ and promises to ‘ensure that consumers are not misled’, say some commentators.
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Greenhouse gas emissions have fallen by 42% since 1990, more than any other large advanced economy, due largely to the decarbonisation of electricity generation. This has been driven by Government policies, such as the carbon price which penalises coal plants in particular, and the huge growth in wind and solar power. In fact, renewables generated a record 33% of our electricity last year.
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Greg Clark is the secretary of state for a newly created Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
The network operator is working on the project in conjunction with Utility Survey Exchange (originally set up with the support of Ordnance Survey’s Geovation programme) to create a digital platform for sharing high-quality survey data from leading practitioners and experts.
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Over 250 UK Power Networks customers helped ‘road test’ the new website for the UK’s largest power distributor before it went live, with its developers drawing inspiration from leading internet retailers and brands outside the utility sector to shape the new-look website and services.
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Citizens Advice is calling for companies to return some of this to customers through a rebate on their bills and for regulators to stop this happening again.
Customers overcharged by £24bn due to regulator error, Citizens Advice claims Read More »
Over the weekend national media reported that National Grid was contacted by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) – an arm of intelligence agency GCHQ – which advised it on how to increase its guard against criminally-instigated power cuts.
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Kaspersky Lab ICS CERT researchers also discovered a rise in mining attacks that began in September following an increase in the cryptocurrency market and miners in general.
Cyber threat to energy infrastructure, Kapersky Lab research finds Read More »
The signing ceremony took place in the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh earlier this month (May) when Lars Christian Lilleholt, the Danish Minister of Energy, Utilities and Climate, met Paul Wheelhouse, the Scottish Government Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy.
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Ahead of RIIO-GD2, the group will scrutinise the company’s plans for investment for the future, customer service and social obligations, environment, and how the company will prepare the gas network for the future while keeping customers’ bills as low as possible. Ofgem’s RIIO2 Challenge Group will also scrutinise the development of the gas networks’ business plans, liaising with the various customer engagement groups.
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