Yet more bad news for energy users, except this one we’ve known about for a while now, perhaps conveniently hoping it wouldn’t come to fruition. But that is has, and from 1st April 2015 another one of those pesky taxes on energy is taking a hike, a big hike. With Osborne’s recent populist posturing and […]
Energy supplier service failings continue
Being left hanging on the phone is a common occurrence these days with the proliferation of IVRs (those annoying “press one, press two” messages that seem to simply be a ruse to make you hang up having wasted time and money on a fruitless call) and the remote call centres with suspiciously incompatible names and […]
PM: “Enough is Enough” for Wind Subsidies
The Conservative Party’s dislike for onshore wind is well known and now Prime Minister David Cameron has called that “enough is enough” for the subsidies available for renewable energy technology and that “frankly the public are fed up” with onshore wind. The same can’t be said of foreign investors however with the news that China’s […]
The dark side of the public spending cuts
Under the Freedom of Information Act it has been revealed, following a request from the Opposition Labour party, that 141 of the 150 councils responsible for Britain’s street lights have either dimmed them or completely switched them off as budget constraints hit. The report found: 106 of the 141 councils are either switching off or dimming their […]
Osborne’s Red Ed Moment
In what could be seen as a stunning example of forgetfulness, Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne has weighed into the debate on energy prices by launching an “investigation” in to whether energy suppliers are passing on the fall in oil and gas prices to customers. As we have covered elsewhere, the fall in oil prices […]
Will the falling oil price affect my business energy costs?
In the latest in our series of Ask the Boss we ask Business Juice bosses the topical question of: Will the falling oil price affect my business energy costs? Business Juice: Whilst many naturally expect a direct correlation between the price of oil, which quite frankly is tanking, and the cost of gas, the truth is […]
81% of SMEs don’t shop for energy
Opus Energy, the business only energy supplier have laid bare the experience of SMEs in the energy market through the publication of their ‘Business Boost’ report. 56% of the 500 SMEs surveyed believed the long-term future for their business was optimistic But to achieve this level of hope 71% of SMEs were “time pressured” and […]
Power cut helpline delayed until 2016
In what could be a microcosm for the state of UK energy policy, the Opposition Labour party have revealed that the single number power cut helpline designed to simplify the myriad of numbers and postcode guessing game currently in place for people and businesses suffering from blackouts, will not be “up and running” for another […]
UK blackout preparedness in question
The unusually mild winter might save us this time around but blackouts are now a greater risk than at any time in recent history. Decades of under investment and political infighting have taken its toll on the ability for the UK to support itself in its energy needs as a developed nation. That predicament alone is a […]