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The Deptartment of Energy and Climate Change subsidies for Renewable Energy have been very successful, the majority of the Feed-In tariff support going to Solar Energy Schemes, almost too successful perhaps.
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SSE, the UKs second largest energy generator, has recently announced plans to introduce a new, transparent approach to the management of its electricity supply. The innovative solution will see SSE auction all of its energy generated and demand purchased on the day ahead market.
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For most of us the pylon has become virtually invisible, and I imagine many of the naysayers are now focussing their efforts on the increasingly ubiquitous ‘wind turbine’ as a source of more local energy. National Grid, Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) have understood that pylons will be around for the foreseeable future as a delivery method for electricity across the UK. They have run a competition for architects, designers and students to redesign the pylons of the future and you can see theshortlist of six on the Pylon Design competition website where you can also add comments.
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Chris Huhne, UK Energy Secretary, has recently dismissed reports that the UK has the highest energy costs across Europe, whilst acknowledging that prices are rising both in the short and long term. He went to advise both domestic and commercial/ business customers to search the market to find the very best prices available. Given the lack of competition between many suppliers at the moment, Torse strongly agrees with Mr Huhne’s idea to ensure your business is getting the best value.
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