Energy

Energy companies have been urged to re-establish a network of shopfront hubs to better support their customers in Renfrewshire.

“It wasn’t even in that case a lack of funds. “He was blocked out of it. The motion received cross-party backing, with a number of councillors sharing the experiences of people in their communities. She added that people shouldn’t be “pushed” into a position where they struggle to access a service they are paying companies to provide. There was an issue with the password. Energy companies have been urged to re-establish a network of shopfront hubs to better support their customers in Renfrewshire.

Google says it can't meet its goals for renewable power unless state-regulated utilities, particularly in the Southeast, give way to market competition.

Over 60 percent of South Carolina’s generation was carbon-free in 2021, most of it from nuclear plants, compared with 35 percent in Texas, according to the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis. Davis, the state senator, said the regulatory system encouraged by allowing utilities to assume that ratepayers would inevitably provide a backstop. The revenue streams in the more regulated system provide the financial stability to support nuclear plants, they contend. Now supporters of the approach have an opportunity to usurp the utilities in the Southeast. One criticism of regulated utilities that lack market competition is that they are rewarded for building unneeded generating capacity because it increases the base on which rates are set. But others note that ERCOT was structurally isolated from neighboring power markets, preventing it from drawing power from those areas when plants in the ERCOT market froze up in the storm. “But I think that’s more of a geographic and political phenomenon than a market phenomenon.” The most recent move toward a form of power market, in a group of Western states, has saved nearly $3 billion since 2014, Most electricity in the United States was long generated and distributed by heavily regulated monopoly utilities in each state. Senior utility executives contend that their system better insulates consumers from spikes in prices of commodities like natural gas, promotes reliability and supports the long-term investments needed to develop clean-power technologies. The corporate quest to rapidly secure vast new amounts of renewable energy faces big challenges, however — not least in the Southeast, one of the country’s fastest-growing regions. “This is personal for me,” Jamey Goldin, an energy regulation lawyer at Google, told those attending a May conference in Atlanta on renewable energy in the Southeast.

Business leaders have accused the government of leaving firms in the dark over energy bill support, after ministers push back an announcement of what aid.

[ businesses](https://www.cityam.com/end-of-the-road-for-londons-largest-african-restaurant-as-camden-town-favourite-shaka-zulu-shuts-down/) before the end of the year on energy bill relief from April 2023, when an existing support scheme will end. [the risk of redundancy notices](https://www.cityam.com/its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-chaos-rail-strikes-hit-london-as-businesses-shed-christmas-bookings/) across London and the UK has increased,” Richard Burge said. Firms were now facing “an anxious and uncertain festive period,” according to the director general of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC). [Business groups ](https://www.cityam.com/ikea-sales-up-13-per-cent-despite-costs-of-living-and-inflation/)had called on ministers to “pull a rabbit out of the hat” at the eleventh-hour and have now accused the government of “broken promises.” [hospitality bosses have previously claimed energy suppliers are “deliberately profiteering”](https://www.cityam.com/hospitality-bosses-fear-energy-firms-are-profiteering-in-a-crisis/) off of the crisis by finding ways to continue elevating costs for firms. [delay was “disappointing news” for pubs and restaurants, ](https://www.cityam.com/november-sales-down-as-online-retail-flops-despite-black-friday/)according to Kate Nicholls, the chief executive of trade body UKHospitality, which represents more than 750 companies.

The Treasury has postponed an announcement on the continuation of energy support for businesses beyond March 2023 until the New Year.

Homes across Great Britain have been promised £400 in payments this winter to help them with energy bills.

Sue Davies, head of consumer and food policy at Which? Homes across Great Britain have been promised £400 in payments this winter to help them with energy bills. Some might have gone into a person’s email spam folder, Mr Shapps suggested. But many of these vouchers are not being redeemed. Mr Shapps said that providers are sending out vouchers to people in different ways, and accused some of not picking up the phone when customers called. Business and energy secretary Grant Shapps has said energy companies “aren’t set up” to give the financial support to people with prepayment meters that the Government has promised, as new data showed one in three vouchers sent to some households are yet to be claimed.

UKHospitality chief executive Kate Nicholls tweeted: “Disappointing news that government has also postponed announcement on future energy support until the new ...

Instead, the government have now decided to kick it into touch into the New Year. Sacha Lord, chair of the Night time Industries Association, said: “Today, we were supposed to hear about support on energy bills for small business. “Businesses are facing daily changing rates and contract decisions in January so certainty was really needed.

Treasury Minister James Cartlidge last night confirmed the level of support firms can expect from April will not be announced until January, owing to the ...

In 2022 our industry has faced pressures and challenges like never before.’ Pressed by MPs in the Commons, Mr Cartlidge said: 'We are aware of the importance of energy costs. But the scheme is due to only run for six months until the end of April. Last week Business Secretary Grant Shapps said there would be an announcement this week. I was absolutely clear just now that we will report in the new year. Non-domestic support is particularly complicated because of the huge range of businesses involved.'

Adrem was founded in 1992 by Adrian Bodea, who set out with the dream of re-technologizing the Romanian industry and was joined by his brother Corneliu Bodea, ...

We have brought innovation to the market, contributed to the development of our economy and society, and helped modernize the metallurgical and energy system in the countries where we operate. Together through thick and thin, the two brothers have taken Adrem to the top of the metalworking and energy industries, playing a defining role in the energy transition, supporting the transition from an outdated fossil fuel-based system to a modern, sustainable, efficient, and automated system. The Adrem Entrepreneurial Group celebrates 30 years of activity and impact in the energy industry this month.

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt delayed a decision on the support businesses will receive for their energy bills after March, ...

Most households who don't have a direct relationship with a domestic energy supplier benefit from a discount on their energy bills through the Energy Bill ...

The We've all seen and felt the temperature dropping recently, so today's updates will help millions worry less about their energy and heating bills this winter. Applications will be validated, and payments processed by the relevant local authority. A helpline will be available for those unable to apply online. More details about how the UK Government will target the scheme will follow “soon in the new year” and households which will not receive automatic payments will be able to apply to the same online portal used for the Energy Bill Support Scheme Alternative Fund from February. [UK Government](https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2022-12-19/HCWS466) has announced that nearly one million households who initially slipped through the cracks of a programme designed to help people with their energy bills will be able to apply for support from the start of next year.

The Government is also providing a further £200 Alternative Fuel Payment (AFP) to help those households in Great Britain who use alternative fuels such as ...

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy announced details for how people in England, Scotland and Wales without a direct relationship to a domestic energy supplier, including care home residents and others in care facilities/sheltered accommodation, will receive a £400 discount through the Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Funding (EBSS AF). Those who need to apply for the AFP, for example, because they do not have a relationship with an electricity supplier, will be able to do so in February, through the same We will continue to work closely with our members to ensure it becomes a tangible benefit to those who incur the increased cost.”

The UK has announced it will extend its energy bill relief scheme to include care home residents, people who live on houseboats or in park homes, ...

There will also be a helpline for those without internet access. Households in Great Britain that use alternative fuels such as heating oil will receive a £200 payment. [deepening cost-of-living crisis](/content/articles/2022/08/second-jobs-pub-closures-and-small-businesses-squeezed-as-energy-prices-surge/), that has seen inflation hitting historic levels.

The new £400 help with energy bills will go to those who are not able to receive the current energy support such as those living in care homes, ...

“This has been a top priority and joint effort, with close work between officials and electricity suppliers in Northern Ireland, as well as with local authorities in Great Britain who will help get support to over 900,000 households who don’t have the direct relationship with energy suppliers that the vast majority of households do.” The Government said the exact date for when you receive the support will depend on when you made the application. Once customers have applied to receive support and their applications have been processed and verified, their details will be shared with local authorities. Eligible households will be able to apply online for the £400 support next month by filling out a form on the Gov.uk website. These households have not received the £400 energy bill support given to those who are in charge of paying their energy bills. Households that don't have a direct relationship with their energy supplier will receive energy bill help worth £400 next year.

Steve Mason, of Grantham, thinks his electricity bill for this month alone could be £1000 and his annual bill could be double after switching to the Air ...

"Then a yearly total will be about £6,000 to £7,000. "But my wife and I are struggling to see how the installation and running costs of the system makes economic and functional sense." "We thought that since the government are championing Air Source Heat Pumps as one of the 'green' ways forward then this is the avenue we would go down," he added. "Only the stupendously wealthy who can afford the figure in my head and joint incomes of me and my wife are nowhere near." "I could say we are using some green non-polluting energy and Greta Thunberg will be pleased," he said. "In the summer months out monthly bills are roughly £280 per month, spring and autumn will be about £500 per month and winter months about £850.

The Federation of Small Businesses has branded the Government a 'Grinch' for sowing uncertainty among firms before Christmas.

"As identified in our Commercial Energy Relief Consultation Response, the BCC report that 47% of UK small and medium-sized enterprises say it will be difficult to pay their energy bills when government support ends, with a further 4% saying they will not be able to pay their energy bills at all. "That is why we are currently carrying out a review with the aim of reducing the public finances’ exposure to volatile international energy prices from April 2023. A Treasury spokesperson said: "We are protecting businesses from high energy costs this winter, caused by Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, through the six-month £18bn Energy Bill Relief Scheme. “This is not the time to play around with vital support schemes that are giving businesses a fighting chance in the new year. Small firms have been asking for certainty on support before Christmas to deal with continued energy hikes, but they are now left in limbo until the new year. Our members are consistently calling for clarity on energy relief and available resources as they manage the transition into the new energy landscape.

One of the UK's leading energy suppliers has criticised the delay in outlining future support for businesses beyond next spring.

Jack Arthur, business energy expert at Uswitch for Business, said: “Given the strong headwinds and soaring cost of doing business, it’s important that businesses don’t face a cliff-edge in April 2023. Hopefully this clarification will come as soon as possible in the New Year.” [This follows business leaders accusing the Government of leaving firms in the dark](https://www.cityam.com/left-in-the-dark-business-chiefs-fear-redundancies-after-energy-relief-delay/), after ministers pushed back the announcement of what aid will be on offer until next January. We are in a long-term energy crisis that demands a long-term response for all those businesses who need it the most.” [Energy Bill Relief Scheme](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/energy-bill-relief-scheme-help-for-businesses-and-other-non-domestic-customers) (EBRS) has been delayed until early 2023. He said: “This data will help businesses be able to make informed decisions about which measures are likely to have the greatest impact both now and in the longer term.” One of the UK’s leading energy suppliers has criticised the Government’s decision to delay outlining future support for businesses beyond next spring.

The chief executive of the UK's second-largest energy supplier has found his views on the industry have never been more in demand.

With the state of the energy industry, he’ll have plenty more to discuss with friends over a pint. The engineering graduate was later an intern at an iron ore mine in a remote Western Australia village, watching the process of “basically blowing up a mountain”, which triggered an interest in the environmental impact of industrial activity. Asked about his plans when he gets home to Warwickshire that evening, Lewis says he intends to walk along the Grand Union canal to the pub near his home. “We’re highly critical of the fact that numerous companies entered the market with no capital on their balance sheet, using customers’ money to fund their business and ultimately leaving a trail of destruction,” he says. “That’s the best way of continuing to have a vibrant, competitive market that doesn’t leave people behind. Lewis didn’t set out to become the boss of a consumer business. With more intermittent wind and solar “we need smart, flexible customers”. For better-off consumers, he would like to see a “relative price cap” that allows them to shop around for the best deals without penalising loyal customers. He’s also convinced a paradigm shift is occurring whereby consumers engage with energy and commit to using it more dynamically. Located in Farringdon, central London, the hidden plant is a labyrinth of industrial pipework that provides district heating, cooling and electricity to the densely populated area. In one room, huge combined heat and power generators are on standby; in another, a four-storey thermal store sits in a room once used to keep meat from the neighbouring Smithfield market cool. “I never thought I’d be standing at a friend’s birthday party explaining the system marginal pricing of the electricity market,” he laughs.

Homes across Great Britain have been promised £400 in payments this winter to help them with energy bills.

Sue Davies, head of consumer and food policy at Which? Homes across Great Britain have been promised £400 in payments this winter to help them with energy bills. Some might have gone into a person’s email spam folder, Mr Shapps suggested. But many of these vouchers are not being redeemed. Mr Shapps said that providers are sending out vouchers to people in different ways, and accused some of not picking up the phone when customers called. Business and energy secretary Grant Shapps has said energy companies “aren’t set up” to give the financial support to people with prepayment meters that the Government has promised, as new data showed one in three vouchers sent to some households are yet to be claimed.

Research firm DeepMind has built an AI to optimise cooling systems in buildings. In tests, it reduced energy usage by around 10 per cent.

DeepMind worked with Google and Trane Technologies, a manufacturer of building control systems, to develop an AI for controlling cooling systems at university campus buildings and a mixed-used … London-based research firm DeepMind trained an AI to minimise energy usage while controlling building cooling systems under different weather conditions. Research firm DeepMind has built an AI to optimise cooling systems in buildings.

Ministers urged to intervene over low take-up rate in scheme for people with prepayment meters.

The energy price guarantee cuts bills for people on direct debits while the voucher scheme was designed to help those on prepayment meters. Nevertheless, we believe it is your responsibility, alongside government, to do everything you can to ensure this vital support reaches people as soon as possible,” they wrote. About 900,000 households in England, [calls from MPs](https://www.theguardian.com/money/2022/dec/19/mps-call-for-ban-on-forced-installations-of-prepayment-meters) for a ban on forced installations of prepayment meters amid fears that elderly and vulnerable people are being effectively cut off from heating and power supplies. Ministers have been urged to intervene after it emerged that more than a third of vouchers intended to ease the energy bills of people on prepayment meters have not been redeemed. [half a million of the UK’s most vulnerable families](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/dec/02/half-a-million-vulnerable-households-miss-out-on-help-with-energy-bills) have been left without government help since October.

MoneySavingExpert.com and its founder Martin Lewis are among a coalition of organisations calling on energy firms to take urgent action to ensure households ...

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Downing Street said the 'affordability' of the scheme had to be reviewed and argued that the process of supporting businesses with soaring energy bills was ' ...

“That’s why energy support can’t be a purely sector-based decision targeted at only a handful sectors, which will lead to deadweight and unfairness. They can be reassured that the £18.1bn current scheme will continue to provide support up until the end of March.” But the Treasury said this would now come in early January. Martin McTague, chair of the FSB, said: “Small firms have been asking for certainty on support before Christmas to deal with continued energy hikes, but they are now left in limbo until the new year. [soaring energy bills ](https://inews.co.uk/news/consumer/energy-price-cap-rise-april-2023-wholesale-costs-falling-prediction-1952456?ico=in-line_link)was “complex”. [Small businesses](https://inews.co.uk/category/inews-lifestyle/money/small-business?ico=in-line_link) “on the brink of collapse” are being left “in limbo” by the Government’s decision to [ delay the next announcement on the energy support that](https://inews.co.uk/news/business-energy-support-from-april-will-be-revealed-next-week-says-grant-shapps-2035249?ico=in-line_link) will be available to them beyond early spring, industry leaders have warned.

Chancellor wants more time to finalise details of further help for companies facing high electricity and gas bills.

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Amid growing global interest in the use of nuclear power to mitigate climate change, students from around the world joined an IAEA filmmaking initiative ...

The contest was held in several stages and judged by an international committee of 16 members who reviewed each submission. “It was impressive to see the extent to which students could grasp the essentials of how nuclear technologies can contribute to addressing climate change, and at the same time find engaging ways to communicate. The contest was “an eye-opening demonstration of creativity and enthusiasm from students in many diverse places around the world,” said Jerry Hopwood, one of the contest judges and President of Canada’s University Network of Excellence in Nuclear Engineering (UNENE).

Homes across Great Britain have been promised £400 in payments this winter to help them with energy bills.

This is on top of the Government’s promise to cap bills at 34p per unit of electricity and 10.3p per unit of gas. Sue Davies, head of consumer and food policy at Which? Some might have gone into a person’s email spam folder, Mr Shapps suggested. But many of these vouchers are not being redeemed. “Energy firms and the government must urgently investigate why so many customers have not yet accessed the government support available and stop at nothing to ensure that all customers on these prepayment meters – who are more likely to be vulnerable and on lower incomes – are able to access this vital support without further delay. [usiness](/topic/business) and energy secretary [Grant Shapps](/topic/grant-shapps) has said energy companies “aren’t set up” to give the financial support to people with prepayment meters that the [Government](/topic/government) has promised, as new data showed one in three vouchers sent to some households are yet to be claimed.

In November of this year, Uzbekistan's Sanoat Energetika Guruhi and its Ferghana Oil Refinery (FNPZ) began to operate under a single brand known as ...

A major goal of the plant, in line with Saneg’s core philosophy, is to source the raw materials primarily from Uzbek sources, whose percentage amongst raw materials supplied to the plant is increasing. Uzbekistan has so far resisted calls by Moscow to create a tripartite gas union with Russia and Kazakhstan and is moving towards zero exports of gas as its population booms and it struggles to always meet its own domestic demand. In addition to sourcing most of its raw materials from Uzbek sources, the refinery’s products are directed primarily towards satisfying the ever growing Uzbek market, a nation with a young and growing population. The Yongi discovery is in contrast to some people’s belief that Uzbek oil reserves have been exhausted, as the oil here is still quite difficult to access, however, as most of Uzbekistan’s easy to find oil has indeed been used up. While Saneg is explicit in its intention to "hand the native land wealth" of Uzbekistan back to its people, it is also open to adapting to the use of foreign technology, particularly American well survey technology, and is the first Central Asian country to do so. Since the implementation of the programme, daily production has risen by 1,230 tonnes to 1,700 tonnes, with over 40 international companies working on Saneg fields.

Not everyone has cashed in their additional energy support yet this winter. If you have a prepayment meter, find out exactly how yours is being sent to you ...

If you get any communication that asks you to input personal or bank information, this is a scam. This is importantc, because otherwise they won’t be able to tell you how to access the support. It may since have changed - for the most up to date information about how to claim your discount, visit your energy provider's website or contact them directly. We are calling on energy suppliers to ensure customers on prepayment meters are able to access this government support, and prioritise them in their smart meter roll-outs where appropriate. Below, we outline how you'll get the EBSS if you are a pay-as-you-go customer with one of the bigger energy suppliers. We know that there are some scams going around in which scammers pretend to be your energy supplier or the energy watchdog Ofgem and ask you to sign up for the energy discount and ask for personal information or bank details. We know that there have been delays and barriers at both stages of the process. It should have contacted you before 1 October 2022 about how you’ll get your money. Where to redeem your vouchers You don't need to apply to receive this payment. A small number of suppliers are returning the money to customers’ bank accounts instead. The Energy Bills Support Scheme (EBSS) is a £400 discount due to all UK households.

THOUSANDS of hard-up households are missing out on free cash to help pay for energy bills as vouchers go unredeemed.In May, the government announced m.

It comes as a number of bodies, including Citizens Advice, Which? [Energy](https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/energy/) UK, which represents the industry, said suppliers were doing "everything possible" to ensure vouchers were reaching customers. They added: "The energy industry has also been looking to raise awareness of the support available and encouraging customers to redeem the vouchers by working with outlets like the Post Office and Paypoint as well as consumer groups like Citizens Advice." [ITV's](https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/itv/) Good Morning Britain today (December 20), Grant Shapps, the business and energy secretary, accused some energy suppliers of not picking up the phone when customers called to find out where their vouchers were. [Business](https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/business/), Energy Industrial Strategy reveal a third of the total vouchers sent to these customers still haven't been redeemed. [households](https://www.thesun.co.uk/topic/homes/) with traditional pre-payment meters are being sent vouchers to redeem at their nearest top-up point instead.

Downing Street had promised to publish details of its extension to the Energy Bill Relief Scheme (EBRS), which has fixed wholesale gas and electricity prices ...

When taken alongside their optimism in the economy, down 10 points to 6% this gives a headline confidence reading of 15%. With 24 hours left until Parliament rises, businesses have one simple question: ‘where is this plan’? But it now says the “affordability” of the £18 billion scheme had to be assessed, leaving firms to fear they will be left to struggle through winter.

Small businesses are "worrying that this Christmas could be their last" as Chancellor delays details of future support.

“The Government has repeatedly assured us of their commitment to confidence and stability. She tweeted: “Businesses are facing daily changing rates and contract decisions in Jan so certainty was really needed.” A six-month price cap on companies’ energy bills was announced by the then prime minister Liz Truss in September.

Officials are currently providing grants for up to £5,000 to home owners who remove a gas central heating and hot water system and replace it with a heat pump.

“Then a yearly total will be about £6,000 to £7,000. “We moved back into the house in July when the weather was warm. Steve Mason, 58, spent thousands on the new system and says he has seen his bills rocket despite his thermostat being set at just 17 degrees