How Norway’s rain and snow will soon be powering British homes with green energy
Water flowing from mountains to fjords in Norway will soon be helping power British homes, as the world’s longest “interconnector” hooks up the two countries’ grids.
Energy
Scotland faces ‘hard and costly’ energy choices
A new independent advisory commission should be set up to look at how to meet Scotland’s energy needs, with a report warning “difficult decisions” will need to be taken on how to cope with a looming energy shortfall.
Experts probe cause of unprecedented South American power blackout
Authorities are investigating the cause of a massive power blackout that affected tens of millions of people in Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay.
Work under way to restore power after Argentina and Uruguay hit by major failure
Argentina’s main energy company has said it is “slowly beginning to restore” electricity after a massive power failure left large swathes of the South American country and neighbouring Uruguay in the dark.
Vandal leaves trail of destruction after stealing just £2 worth of copper
Hundreds of thousands of pounds of damage has been caused at an electricity substation by a vandal who made off with just £2 worth of copper.
Giant battery at UK’s largest onshore wind farm is a ‘significant step’
A giant battery is to be installed at the UK’s largest onshore wind farm in what has been hailed as “significant step forward” for greener electricity.
Citizens Advice calls for utilities customers to be compensated for £24.1 billion overcharging
Consumers should be compensated after being overcharged for their utilities by more than £20 billion due to regulator errors, Citizens Advice says.
Energy customers missing out on millions in compensation – Citizens Advice
Energy customers have missed out on an estimated £5.1 million in compensation over the last three years, according to Citizens Advice.
Energy customers to receive automatic compensation from May 1
Energy customers will automatically receive compensation from Wednesday if they suffer switching errors or if suppliers are late in refunding credit when they leave.
Academics warn oil and gas reserves in Scotland and the UK could only last a decade
Oil and gas reserves in Scotland and the UK may last only a decade, according to academics.
Customer satisfaction with energy companies falls for second year running
Overall satisfaction with energy suppliers has fallen for the second year running after customers were battered by price rises and nine small firms collapsed, according to a survey.