Tuesday, 14 November 2017
by Ed Hardy
Growers growing with a difference
On 7 November, GrowSave kicked off an exciting, new study group project, focusing on Next Generation Growing (NGG). The pilot programme aims to take NGG principles and techniques, which have been established in the Netherlands, and help a select group of UK growers implement them at their nurseries. Friday, 10 November 2017
by Andrew Morbey
Electricity generation from coal is decreasing
You may have read a number of news articles recently stating that electricity generation from coal is decreasing in the UK. It’s true… in the second quarter of 2017 (shown in the graph below as 2017 Q2) just 2.0% of electricity was generated from coal, the equivalent of 1.5TWh. Tuesday, 07 November 2017
by Elisa Evans
Three Anaerobic Digesters and a saw mill…
As part of our Energy Account Management (EAM) service, our engineers will visit customer’s sites. As the Account Manager for our portfolio of Anaerobic Digester (AD) clients, it is always good to get to meet my customers face to face after only really speaking to them either on the phone or via Thursday, 02 November 2017
by Steven Leil
Save up to 90% on Climate Change Levy tax
With the upcoming closure of the Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme (known as the CRC) in April 2019, almost every business will see a significant increase to their energy costs. As the government will lose revenue from one scheme, it was decided an increase in Climate Change Levy Thursday, 26 October 2017
by Jodie Hisgett
ASC excess charges increase in April 2018
From April 2018 changes are coming in from your distributor for Available Supply Capacity (ASC) charges. Anytime you exceed your agreed capacity, your excess will be billed on much higher rates than those you’ve agreed. So it’s time to start thinking about making the necessary changes if you think Tuesday, 24 October 2017
by Max Knowles
Increases to unidentified gas charges
As gas is transported across the UK, an amount is inevitably lost due to issues such as unregistered meters, pipe leaks and theft of gas by some end users. The cost of this gas is proportionately recovered by charging set rates to all users of gas, known as unidentified gas charges. Thursday, 19 October 2017
by Anonymous
Make sure you don’t lose out over the TRIAD season
The TRIAD season is almost upon us once again. It’s time for another look at the outcomes of previous seasons which assist you in either avoiding TRIAD demand periods if you import electricity or hitting them if you export electricity. Tuesday, 17 October 2017
by Oli Coe
Almost time for ESOS round two
The deadline for the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) phase two is 5 December 2019. The scheme was introduced by the Government in 2015 in response to a European Union directive on energy reporting. The aim of the scheme is to reduce the UK’s carbon emissions by making it compulsory for Monday, 09 October 2017
by Anonymous
Hope remains for Embedded Generators TRIAD income… just
Back in March this year OFGEM announced their final decision to remove (as good as) TRIAD income for embedded generators. I wrote a blog about it, which you can read here. Well, it seems there is a last minute attempt to reverse this decision in the form of a Judicial Review. Thursday, 05 October 2017
by Andrew Morbey
