Tuesday, 18 February 2020
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by Jodie Hisgett

A month in the life of our buying group

We helped members save over £1million through cheaper energy contracts last year and now we help save them even more through our NFU Electricity Buying Groups group purchasing. We are gathering as many NFU members as possible and tasking suppliers to give us a bulk price for our groups. This way,
Thursday, 13 February 2020
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by Eirinn Rusbridge

My life at NFU Energy so far…

I joined NFU Energy in November 2018 as a Graduate Engineer. Since then I have worked on a wide variety of projects, spanning feasibility studies, legislative consulting, renewable incentive compliance, and carbon footprinting.
Tuesday, 11 February 2020
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by Ben Campbell

Carbon as a crop…

The first Woodland Carbon Guarantee (WCaG) auction of the five-year period is currently underway. This incentive scheme is set to increase tree planting rates across the UK and is part of the government’s 25 Year Plan to Improve the Environment. The UK’s commitment to Net Zero by 2050 means storing
Thursday, 06 February 2020
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by Jenny Beynon

Ofgem sets out nine-point plan to prioritise climate crisis

Read our top five energy-related news stories from the last couple of weeks. Energy is always in the news in one way or another, from renewable energy technology advancements and the latest from the ‘big six’ energy suppliers to advancements in energy saving and sustainability. In this blog, we
Tuesday, 04 February 2020
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by Jon Swain

How to get help with energy related disputes

The Feed-in Tariff (FiT) and Renewables Obligation have closed to new applicants, and the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) will close to new applicants in March 2021. However, all have 20 year lifetimes for accredited systems. It is already becoming more common for disputes to arise between operators
Thursday, 30 January 2020
Two white chickens
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by Jodie Hisgett

Making sense of an upgrade to electricity meters

Howard from J.H. Mitchinson, a poultry farm business based in Carlisle, was forced to upgrade his business electricity meters to half-hourly ones due to the P272 legislation brought in by Government. Simply put, P272 affected medium scale users of electrical energy, who were obliged to beef-up
Tuesday, 28 January 2020
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by Jenny Beynon

Welcome to the Energy and Rural Business Show 2020

Join us at Energy and Rural Business Show at the East of England Showground on Tuesday 03 and Wednesday 04 March on Stand 31.
Thursday, 23 January 2020
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by Joshua Robinson

Why is my meter information required?

Most energy contracts are quoted based on the Meter Point Administration Number (MPAN). This is part of the supply number which consists of two rows of numbers with a large ‘S’ in front of them as shown below:  
Tuesday, 21 January 2020
by Anonymous

Coming soon to an Embedded Generator near you - Capacity Market 2020

The Capacity Market (CM) has certainly had its highs and lows in the last two years.
Thursday, 16 January 2020
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by Jon Swain

The impact of GrowSave

GrowSave, a collaboration between AHDB and NFU Energy, has been around for thirteen years. We look back at the impact we’ve had on the horticulture industry over the last five.

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