Award winning financial journalist Willian Key has tipped the National Grid PLC as a prime investment opportunity over the coming 12 months. The highly experienced financial journalist is advising readers in a recent Times article to invest in National Grid PLC...
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Inflation pushed to1.5% in April as energy prices rise
The recent energy price surge is a key factor in the increase of the headline rate of inflation for April. Inflation is currently running at 1.5%, the highest figure since the start of the Corona Virus pandemic. The consumer prices index for the month of April more...
Energy Brokers – are you the client or the product?
Does your energy broker really work for you? The answer: - Do you pay them? Because they work for who pays them. If your current energy broker does not charge you a fee for arranging your energy contract, then they are working on what is called the “uplift model”....
Rolls-Royce planning to power the UK.
A Rolls-Royce consortium is planning on building nuclear reactors and is in the process of securing £300 million of venture capital to develop the concept. The 470 megawatts generated from each “small modular reactor” would be enough to power 1 million homes...
The International Energy Agency : Ban all gas boilers from 2025, to reach net-zero.
The international energy agency is pushing for the abolition of the sale of natural gas and fossil fuel boilers by 2025, as part of its 400 step road-map towards a net zero world. The International energy agency also believes that all fossil fuel exploration should...
Heat battery offers low cost and low-carbon replacement for oil and LGP boilers
Caldera, a Fareham-based start-up, is being backed for success by the UK government as well as a host of venture capital groups. They are in a current round of crowdfunding and are also inviting pre-orders, as they develop their game-changing low carbon, heating...
The Energy Ombudsman Is Letting Small Businesses Down.
Is the Energy Ombudsman fit for purpose?Is it protecting small businesses from the well documented dubious selling practices of some energy suppliers?In my experience, no. Why does my opinion matter? Because I have spent 20 years working in energy and I’ve...
Hidden Commission In Business Energy Contracts
Some comparison sites are obscuring the amount of commission they earn by declaring it in pounds per kWh instead of the pence per kWh format that electricity and gas tariffs are quoted in.