Renewable energy

Wind farms investigated after ‘overcharging customers by £100m’

Wind farms investigated after ‘overcharging customers by £100m’

Business
Robert Johnson

Ofgem has tackled some recent cases of overcharging. Last year it recovered £77m in fines, customer refunds, and compensation from power suppliers, ...

Reports of lower energy bills have been greatly exaggerated

Reports of lower energy bills have been greatly exaggerated

Business
Robert Johnson

The UK’s now renewable-heavy energy mix also needs to have a large fleet of gas-fired power stations on standby – so they ...

Britain’s biggest wind farm delayed by shortage of ships

Britain’s biggest wind farm delayed by shortage of ships

Business
Robert Johnson

Dogger Bank is an area of sandbanks in the southern North Sea spanning UK, German, Danish and Dutch waters. Its relatively shallow ...