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British Gas

An audacious distributed energy model

I think it was in Bangalore a few years ago when I had this sort of Eureka moment. Watching Reliance Industries [Get Quote] chief Mukesh Ambani unveil his gas-based distributed energy model last week in Mumbai, I had a...

Market overview: Footsie down 103 (ShareCast)

LONDON (ShareCast) - 1515: Footsie are also in the blue. FTSE 100 down 103 at 5,093. 1355: Footsie has slumped further into the red as investors bite their nails over the prospects of the US $700bn mortgage bailout being...

Power giants 'owe millions to customers'

Britain's 'big six' energy giants should be made to pay back millions of pounds to customers using pre-payment meters, says the Government's new consumer watchdog. Consumer Focus says the 5.9m households with the meters...

BE investor declines to sell to EdF amid growing concerns

One of British Energy’s biggest investors has so far declined to sell its stake to EdF, believing that the French company’s £12.5bn takeover bid may yet fail regulatory hurdles. By Russell Hotten, Industry Editor M&G,...

Protesters condemn British Gas price rises

Sep 29 2008 by James McCarthy, South Wales Echo PROTESTERS descended on the headquarters of British Gas to condemn the company for its price hikes. The People Before Profit Charter set up the demonstration outside the...

Whitehall keeps its say on BE

Ministers retain rights on nuclear plant sale. By Dominic O’Connell and Danny Fortson MINISTERS are to keep a “special” share in British Energy (BE) that will give them the power to block the sale of its nuclear-power...

Footsie gloom as traders await news of bail-out in US

Published Date: 27 September 2008 THE London market ended the week on a low note after Thursday's bounce as nervous investors awaited firm news of a banking rescue in the US. The benchmark FTSE 100 index dropped more than...

Is There A Climate And Energy Emergency? - If So, What Are The Likely Solutions?

By Alan Gray, NewsBlaze 4th Claverton Energy Group Conference - Web site - http://www.claverton-energy.com/ Wessex Water has kindly allowed the use of their magnificent low-energy headquarters building in Bath for the...

Mistake by a major company ruins credit rating - again

Powell: Sent a gas bill for a property without a gas connection. Photo: Sarah Lee When Sean Powell started getting demands for £300 from British Gas, he thought it must be a joke for one simple reason - there isn't a gas...

Energy Prices To Rise Again - Sep 26 15:45

As British Gas announces that the price of energy is going up again what is being done to try and save energy in the home? Whilst efforts are being made in the manufacture of new appliances and new homes, it seems the...