Tag: electricity
Electricity distributor agrees to pay £14.9m into redress fund
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Britain's largest electricity distributor agrees to pay £14.9m into redress fund after it fails to offer support during power cuts to vulnerable customers Britain's largest electricity distributor has agreed to pay £...
T-shaped electricity pylons being installed from Hinkley Point
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The dawn of the T-Pylons: World's first T-shaped electricity towers are installed over 35-mile stretch in UK... nearly 100 years since traditional lattice structures were first usedThe traditional lattice pylon has b...
NHS trusts waste £220M every year on over-priced gas and electricity
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NHS trusts waste £220MILLION every year on over-priced gas and electricity deals as campaigners demand health chiefs stamp out costly 'inefficiencies'EXCLUSIVE: NHS could have saved up to £150million on electricity b...
How half of Britain’s electricity came from turbines on Boxing Day
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New record for wind power generation: Half of Britain's electricity came from turbines on Boxing Day thanks to Storm BellaThe gusts of wind provided 50.7% of Great Britain's electricity on Boxing Day This is mainly t...
National Grid warns electricity supplies will be tight this year
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Will the lights stay on this winter? National Grid warns of a greater risk of blackouts and says electricity supplies will be 'tight' this year after undersea cable fire Britain faces tight electricity supplies this ...
Customers struggling to pay electricity bills soar to 777,000
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Customers struggling to pay electricity bills soar to 777,000 as experts warn of 'perfect storm' amid rising prices and pandemic pressures777,000 customers owed energy firms between July and September last year This ...
Gas and electricity bills could soar to £2,000-a-year
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Gas and electricity bills could soar to £2,000-a-year as the energy price cap is DOUBLED in coming months, households are warnedHouseholds could face a 56% rice in their energy bills from April, experts warn UK's ene...
MPs working from home charge taxpayers for extra gas and electricity
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MPs working from home during lockdown charge taxpayers for the extra gas and electricity they use –while most workers are forced to pay their own wayMPs claimed £9.1m despite working largely remotely during first loc...
Amount of fossil fuels burned for UK electricity falls to record low
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Amount of fossil fuels burned to power the UK's electricity grid falls to record low The amount of fossil fuels burned to power the UK's electricity grid has fallen to a record low. Just before midnight on Wednesday ...
Terrifying video shows electricity surging across a frozen power line
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Terrifying video shows electricity surging across a frozen power line in Louisiana amid historic winter stormAmazing video shows electricity surging across a frozen power line in Kenner Clip was taken by Chris Fitzmo...
UK homes will be PAID to cut down on peak electricity use
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Hundreds of thousands of UK homes will be PAID to cut down on peak electricity use under scheme to lessen pressure on the National Grid amid cost-of-living crunchHundreds of thousands of UK homes will be paid to cut ...
‘World’s most powerful’ wave turbine starts generating electricity
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'World's most powerful' wave turbine whirrs into action: 680-tonne generator off Orkney has started to generate electricity - and has the capacity to meet the annual demand of 2,000 homes for the next 15 yearsTidal-p...
Poorer families face threat of peak hours electricity rationing
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Poorer families face threat of peak hours electricity rationing as expert warns 'surge pricing' tariffs could force households to limit their useOverhaul would allow smart meter homes to be charged more during peak t...
Highlands cottage with NO electricity up for sale for £250,000
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Room with an off grid view: Highlands Shepherd's cottage with NO electricity, stunning views and SIX ACRES of land goes on the market for £250,000 (but it does need a full renovation)The two-bedroom former shepherd's...
Huge power cut leaves thousands of homes without electricity
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North-West London is plunged into darkness: Thousands of homes are without electricity as huge power cut hits 38 postcodes across London and HertforshireThousands of homes were left without electricity tonight after ...
Club bosses get refund after paying electricity bills of a phone mast
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Club bosses get £86,000 refund after probe shows they were covering electricity bill for nearby mobile phone mast for TWELVE YEARS Northallerton WMC charged £1.4K a month in lockdown - when lights were off Club’s su...