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British Gas warns of energy price rises for next decade
The head of British Gas has warned customers that energy bills will continue to rise during the next decade, according to an article published by the Telegraph. Managing director of the energy supplier, Phil Bentley, stated that gas and electricity prices would rise because of the implementation of green taxes, as well as to fund ...
Royal wedding demands cheaper electricity
The royal wedding has been and gone but figures reported by one energy comparison site has stated that demand for cheap electricity went up over the bank holiday weekend as millions of people tuned in to watch Prince William and Kate tie the knot. According to the statistics released by the National Grid, there was ...
Wind power energy increases 24 per cent in 4th quarter
Over 10 TWh of energy was produced by wind farms in 2010, representing 7.7 per cent year-on-year growth. This is the first time that UK wind farms have produced more than 10 terawatt hours (TWh) in a single year. The latest projections show another 3GW of power to be added by 2012. The Department of ...
