energy bill News
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Wrong CRC reports could raise energy bills up to 11%
New research claims companies filling out wrongly their CRC reports could face an extra cost to their energy bills of up to 11%. Companies can face additional costs of between 5 and 11% in energy bills if they don't submit their CRC report right first time, according to new research by financial powerhouse PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). The research, released last week, said that by the end of ...
By Vital Energi
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House energy bill falls short, say NRDC
Today, Frances Beinecke, President of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), issued the following statement on the House energy Bill, the “Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act”: “The House energy bill falls short of what Americans really need to meet our energy challenges. Big Oil is playing off the fears Americans faced with rising gas prices and is ...
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`Big six` face investigation over energy bills
Last week, a joint assessment of competition in the energy market, published by Ofgem, the Office of Fair Trading and the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) found that competition in retail energy markets may not be achieving good outcomes for all consumers and small businesses. The State of the Market assessment confirms Ofgem’s previous analysis of why competition is not working as ...
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IHG See Clear Impact On Their Energy Bills
InterContinental Hotels Group is one of the world’s leading hotel companies, with 400,000 colleagues working across more than 100 countries to deliver True Hospitality for their clients. As the IHG’s fastest growing hotel brand, Holiday Inn Express are the first choice for the increasing number of travellers who need a simple, engaging place to rest. Somewhere to recharge and often, ...
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US energy bill sails through House but stalls in Senate
Senate Democrats failed to force a vote today on sweeping energy legislation approved Thursday by the U.S. House of Representatives, as critics balked at provisions that repeal oil industry tax breaks and create a national renewable electricity standard. The vote will force Senate Democrats to allow changes to the bill in order to appease Republicans and makes it unlikely either of the two ...
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Theo Paphitis launches `green` scrappage scheme for SME`s
Theo Paphitis is calling on businesses to scrap outdated equipment and save millions on their energy bill. In a bid to reduce the C02 emissions produced by businesses every year, Joan Ruddock MP is launching the Carbon Trust’s Big Business Refit – to coincide with Energy Saving Week - which is giving out £100m interest-free to help small and medium companies modernise their businesses. According ...
By Carbon Trust
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Carbon Trust reaction to Energy Bill
Carbon Trust reaction on today's publication of the UK government's Energy Bill - a legislative framework for delivering secure, affordable and low carbon energy. Tom Delay, Chief Executive of the Carbon Trust, said: "Is the Energy Bill bankable? That's the question that now needs an answer as over the next decade £110 billion or so of new investment into our low carbon energy ...
By Carbon Trust
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Invoicing expert, Chris Horwell, returns to energyTEAM
Utilities expert Chris Horwell has returned ‘home’ to launch new Revenue Recovery and Invoice Validation services to help customers keep track of energy and water bills and identify errors and overcharging. Chris, who originally worked for energyTEAM in the 1980s, brings experience of working in a wide range of industries to his new role, including eight years as Energy Manager at ...
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New homes use `thermal envelope`
New eco-friendly homes in Somerset are using a 'thermal envelope' to ensure they are energy efficient. The properties are being developed by local builder Arthur Bland and combine a number of new technologies to make the houses as environmentally friendly as possible, the Observer reported. An insulated floor, new roof system and polystyrene and concrete wall are all helping to create the ...
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NRDC: Clean energy bill should stay clean
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee today approved a bipartisan bill speeding the United States’ transition to a more energy efficient economy by promoting available efficiency technologies for homes, businesses, industrial facilities and the federal government. Franz Matzner, associate director of government affairs for the Natural Resources Defense Council, made these ...
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Public sector cuts energy bills by £650m
The UK public sector is on track to deliver cost savings in excess of half a billion pounds through energy saving projects and can go even further, the Carbon Trust said today. The news was announced as 120 public sector organisations including central government departments, local authorities, schools, universities, police and fire services, and NHS trusts joined Carbon Trust programmes to help ...
By Carbon Trust
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Dhaka International Textile and Garment Machinery Exhibition
The Dhaka International Textile and Garment Machinery Exhibition is being organised for the 11th time this year. It is the largest event for textiles and garment manufacturers in Bangladesh. There are more than 850 companies exhibiting showing a variety of state of the art machineries and technologies. The textile industry has one of the most dominant and expanding roles in the country. There is ...
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Energy Grader Giveaway: Submit Now & Win!
And just like that, the holidays are upon us! December means the weather is getting frightful, but we know why you energy managers are really starting to sweat: this is the special time of year when your clients’ energy costs typically skyrocket through the ROOF. Shops are open later and longer, energy-intensive lights are decking WAY too many halls and nobody thinks twice about jacking ...
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Let`s stop squabbling and get behind the energy bill
The Bill wisely offers a phased approach to dealing with technology uncertainty. But the details must be filled in soon if business is to stay the course. Viewpoint from James Smith, Chairman, Carbon Trust Electricity technologies and electricity markets are enormously complex. Yet these technologies and markets must change significantly and quickly, becoming even more complex in the process. ...
By Carbon Trust
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Dirty energy keystone XL Measure has no place in clean energy bill
During the Senate’s work today on the bipartisan Shaheen-Portman energy efficiency bill, several senators debated a proposed Senate measure supporting the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, which would worsen climate change. The Natural Resources Defense Council maintains that the Shaheen-Portman bill should be kept free of amendments that would make it impossible for this bipartisan ...
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Ofgem launches probe into energy supply markets
Energy regulator Ofgem has launched an investigation into the markets in electricity and gas for households and small businesses. Ofgem chief executive Alistair Buchanan said: “The decision to conduct the probe is in response to public concern about whether the market is working effectively. We are concerned about the increased volatility of wholesale prices and we want to investigate how ...
By Ofgem
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Energy Bill Caught Up in Keystone XL Dispute
Days after President Barack Obama touted executive actions aimed at increasing energy efficiency, a bill with similar goals is expected to fall victim to partisan gridlock in the Senate. A bipartisan bill to promote many of the same efficiency goals Obama touted Friday in California is expected to go down in defeat Monday amid a dispute over the Keystone XL oil pipeline. Co-sponsored by Sens. ...
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Third Party Charges (TPCs) now approximately 50% of electricity costs
Third Party Charges (TPCs) are generally increasing at a greater percentage than the wholesale energy price and are therefore having a big impact on energy costs. For example, for electricity, TPCs can now account for approximately 50% of the delivered electricity bill price compared to about 30% five years ago. energyTEAM's latest infographic provides a breakdown of the TPCs that are built into ...
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Lawmakers, utilities reach compromise on Illinois energy bill
After facing withering criticism from leading lawmakers and the Governor’s office, Illinois energy companies have agreed to remove controversial provisions from a sweeping energy bill which would have dramatically changed the way consumers are charged for their energy use. Those involved with negotiations last week said that Illinois lawmakers, energy stakeholders, as well as Exelon agreed ...
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UKERC responds to energy bill, published today
The UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) has responded to the publication of today’s Energy Bill by welcoming the principle of long-run, fixed price contracts for low carbon generation, and the agreement on the new levy control framework, but also highlighting the need for greater clarity to reassure investors, and for the inclusion of mechanisms to reduce energy demand. The principle of ...
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