October 25, 2013

  Liberal Democrat peers have proposed changes to the law that would allow parties that are not ‘licence holders’ to apply for consent for a generating station under section 36 of the Electricity Act http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2013/October/legislative-changes-on-the-way-to-deal-with-viking-energy-decision-as-scottish-government-confirm-intention-to-operate-business-as-usual/?

By James Delingpole ‘Ceci n’est pas un husky.’ Just how stupid does Lynton Crosby think we are? Very, very, VERY stupid, I’m guessing. And perhaps he’s right. As part of his ongoing campaign to make the Conservatives more electable, he’s inviting us to experience the biggest outbreak of collective amnesia Read more

Energy giant EDF Energy has seen a 600pc increase in sales of its fixed price gas and electricity deals in the past fortnight after three of its rivals hit their customers with inflation-busting price hikes. Consumers keen to avoid price rises waited 40 minutes to get through to EDF’s call Read more

Sue Hobart, 57, is suing town of Falmouth and Notus Clean Energy claiming that their three wind turbines are behind her health problems http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2470169/Wind-Turbine-syndrome-sufferers-Cape-Cod-sue.html

The Scottish government approved an extension to a wind farm west of Aberdeen that will enable the site to supply more than 48,000 local homes. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-25/scotland-backs-wind-farm-extension-to-supply-48-000-homes.html

Nuclear power vs wind farms: the infographic the Government doesn’t want you to see http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/willheaven/100243023/nuclear-power-vs-wind-farms-the-infographic-the-government-doesnt-want-you-to-see/

At last, after months of negotiation, the UK government has given the go-ahead in principle to EDF (with financial backing from others, including two Chinese companies) to build a 1600MW nuclear plant on the existing Hinkley Point site in Somerset. The key factor was for the two sides to agree Read more

  David Cameron plans to halve the green levies in energy bills while clearing the way for a windfall tax on suppliers before the next election. ScottishPower became the latest of the leading energy companies to increase prices yesterday, warning its 2.2 million customers of above-inflation rises that will add Read more