Over the past decade, UK energy policy has been catastrophically mismanaged. The Government’s promotion of renewable energy has been pushed through without any reference to, or use of, market mechanisms – and it is consumers that will be paying the price. http://capx.co/we-mustnt-become-overly-reliant-on-foreign-imports-of-electricity/
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MARK WILLIAMSON SCOTTISH Hydroelectric owner SSE looks set to book a sharp fall in first half profits after losing more customers and suffering a slump in renewable energy output due to the weather conditions. However, the Perth-based energy giant said it still expects to achieve growth over the full year Read more…
THE charm offensive by bosses from fossil fuel giants Ineos will have done little to win over politicians concerned about the safety of fracking (“Ineos chief’s challenge: Visit US and see the success of fracking”, The Herald, September 28). Further still, it will have done nothing to alleviate the concerns Read more…