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Thursday, 31 March 2022
by Ben Ablewhite
NFU Energy management strategists can help you
Are you a large energy user spending too much time, energy and money on finding the best contract? Not sure whether to lock in a price now or wait to see if prices come down? You are not alone! Flexible procurement or ‘flex’ enables you to lock in prices for some or all of your energy at a time of Thursday, 24 February 2022
by Ben Ablewhite
How will Ofgem’s Targeted Charging Review effect you?
We used to say that about only 50% of your electricity bill was paying for the electricity itself. The rest covered the cost of moving the electricity around, paying for the management of the grid and green taxes. High prices for the commodity have changed and with it, the balance. Over the last Thursday, 16 December 2021
by Ben Ablewhite
2021: A round up of the year in Energy
Let’s be positive: 2021 was a brilliant year to have been generating your own energy. To recap, this time last year prices had risen from historic lows to ‘normal’ levels, then started to rise through December 2020 as we headed towards Brexit with a good deal of uncertainty remaining. Friday, 19 March 2021
by Ben Ablewhite
Electric car subsidy cut: how harmful is it?
The Government have announced that the £3,000 electric car grant will be slashed to £2,500 and the list price threshold will be reduced with immediate effect in a move that many commentators are pointing out isn’t exactly supportive of our Net Zero ambitions. Tuesday, 16 February 2021
by Ben Ablewhite
Generators: can EVs help you make the most of your kWh?
From April 2021, ‘embedded generators’ – that covers most on-farm electricity generation – will no longer receive BSUoS payments for electricity exported to the grid, typically reducing export income by about 5%. Tuesday, 09 February 2021
by Ben Ablewhite
Electric vehicles: is now the time?
As a bit of a car enthusiast working in the energy industry, I’ve followed the progress of electric cars over the last few years with great interest and a reasonable dose of cynicism. Tuesday, 02 June 2020
by Ben Ablewhite
Electricity generators paid to switch off
Historically low demand on the electricity grid caused by the COVID-19 lockdown has driven National Grid to look for more ways to balance supply and demand, resulting in the launch of a new scheme paying generators to switch off. Tuesday, 17 March 2020
by Ben Ablewhite
COVID-19: Update from NFU Energy
We want to let you know about the measures we’re taking to reduce the spread of coronavirus whilst maintaining continuity of service. We’re following the government’s guidelines, the main impact being: Thursday, 22 August 2019
by Ben Ablewhite
Have you gone green…?
A few weeks ago, E.ON announced that they would, with immediate effect, provide all of their domestic consumers with renewable electricity as standard, at no extra charge. Good news, but not unprecedented since Shell Energy did exactly the same thing last year. Thursday, 04 July 2019
by Ben Ablewhite
