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22/05/2008
British business braced for bumper energy bills
Reuters
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01/04/2008
Competition Comes to Scotland
Water Active
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13/03/2008
Changes in consumer representation
To read the letter from Michael Knowles, Corporate Affairs at Ofgem regarding changes in consumer representation specifically for licence conditions and industry codes, download from: http://www.ofgem.gov.uk/Markets/RetMkts/Compl/ConsRep/Documents1/Licence%20changes%20open%20letter%20(final).pdf
Then please read our attached response.
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16/01/2008
Current Energy Prices
Letter to Alistair Darling, Chancellor of the Exchequer
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10/07/2007
Wicks welcomed back as energy minister
Energy-online.net
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27/03/2007
MEUC campaigns for better European Energy Policies
Energy-online.net
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26/03/2007
One foot in the grave
Energy-online.net
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01/08/2006
Bridging the power gap
Energy Business
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12/04/2007
Gazprom targets key UK names in drive for expansion
The Guardian
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06/03/2007
Campaigning for Better European Energy Policies
Summary of Focus Group discussions held in London, Birmingham and Weston-Super-Mare with large Industrial, Commercial and Public Sector energy users.
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27/09/2005
Radio 4 business news - fears of power cuts and lack of gas storage
Dear Member,
The highlights below from a Radio 4 broadcast may be of interest.
If you want to listen to the full piece go to
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/listenagain/ram/today0_busi__20050927.ram
Regards,
Giorgina Bainbridge
Membership Manager, meuc
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Industry Meets Government to Warn of Power Cuts this Winter
- Head of CBI, Sir Digby Jones warns Government that British companies could face power blackouts this winter. Met Energy Minister Malcolm Wickes to tell him they struggling with energy price rises of up to 70% over the past 2 years.
- Tony Crotty, Chief Exec of Ineos Chlor, one of biggest energy users in country, says gas storage capacity pathetically small in UK compared with somewhere like Germany which means if very cold snap in winter, we can only ride it out for few days, as happened last Feb/March and prices went from 30p/therm to £2.00.
- Alan Asher, Chief Exec of Energywach says we are only likely to have power cuts if we have a severe winter. Still plenty of gas around.
- Problem is market structure and difficulty in getting gas from Russian and North Africa through pipes that aren't owned locally.
- Only a handful of companies produce gas and they have interests in big transmission pipes and storage.
- They don't give very much information to users who are forced to buy often on very short term markets.
- Whole market structure starting to break down. We don't have good forward markets giving security of supply, hence panics and huge prices & dislocation.
- Asher thinks Energy Minister should encourage more storage here and encourage our market to be more competitive.
- Force Europe into liberalised system that will give access to pipelines and storage to competitors, so we can have a good forward market with lots of gas traders.
- Prevent the 'oligopoly' from making excessive profits.
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09/11/2005
Our UK Energy Industry Delegation to Brussels - in the news
The meuc's UK Energy Industry Delegation to Brussels has been a huge success as can be seen from the article attached in Sunday's Financial Mail.
Following it is Platts' UK Gas Report. The Brussels visit is covered from page 14.
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20/10/2006
UK end-users warn of industry exodus
Platts EU Energy
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01/09/2006
Select service for 'large users'
Severn Trent Select is a new company that has been formed by Severn Trent Plc to advance competition in the water industry ...
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20/07/2006
Shortage of Energy Suppliers a Threat
The diminishing number of suppliers and the likely takeover or merger of those that remain are key issues which the Government must now address ...
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19/07/2006
Gazprom Critic for Brussels Conference
Russia’s former Deputy Energy Minister, Vladimir Milov, one of the sternest critics of President Putin’s desire for world leadership in energy, will be a keynote speaker at a conference in Brussels on 9th-10th October ...
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11/07/2006
Energy Review Provides Greater Fuel Diversity
meuc welcomes the Government Energy Review ...
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28/05/2006
Heavyweights set to fight EU gas merger
Sunday Express
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11/04/2006
Soaring energy costs hit company profits
Daily Mail
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02/03/2006
EC crackdown on energy marketplace monopolies
Supply Management
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14/01/2006
On the front burner
Estates Gazette
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01/02/2006
Europe won't go away!
water, energy & environment
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04/01/2006
Major users fear winter of discontent
Energy World
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20/01/2006
Industry hit by growing fears of gas price rises
Daily Mail
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17/01/2006
Manufacturing takes a hit
UK Indymedia
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06/01/2006
Companies warn firms will close if utility prices rise again
City A.M.
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06/01/2006
Business leaders call for EU energy price freeze
Yorkshire Forward
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06/01/2006
'Shell-shocked' companies call for freeze on energy prices
The Guardian
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05/01/2006
Big energy users urge price hike restraint
Reuters
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18/09/2005
UK protest after energy markets
The Business
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01/12/2005
Liberal action, not laborious words will solve energy crisis
water, energy & environment
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23/11/2005
Industry could see the gas being switched off if winter bites hard
Professional Engineering
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24/09/2005
Delegation spells out key energy concerns to Brussels
UK Energy Focus
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11/11/2005
Customers foot bill for Scot Power boom
Daily Express
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11/11/2005
THousands face lay-off if big freeze takes a grip
Daily Mail
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11/11/2005
Scottish Power surges 45pc as Germans stay tight-lipped
Daily Telegraph
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24/10/2005
Delegation spells out key concerns to Brussels
UK Energy Focus
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09/12/2005
The rise of energy managment revealed in latest energy index
See attached press release from RWE/npower regarding their energy index, to which meuc members contributed
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06/10/2005
Winter power cuts warning
Daily Mail
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30/08/2005
Energy expert, you day has dawned!
Modern Utility Management
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01/08/2005
Final Say - Moving Minds
Power Engineer Magazine - The IEE
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14/07/2005
UK energy 'is badly regulated and taxed too highly'
The Daily Telegraph Business section.
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05/01/2006
Energy Suppliers Urged to Abandon Further Price Increases
“Gas and electricity suppliers who exploit the existing volatile situation by bumping up prices will earn the contempt of business customers struggling to survive.”
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14/09/2005
UK Energy Industry Delegation to Brussels
The refusal of other EU member states to open up their energy markets, the high cost of UK electricity and gas, possible fuel shortages, the shrinking number of suppliers, dithering over new nuclear plant, and tough new taxes being imposed by the British government and the European Commission are among the issues which will be raised by a UK Energy Industry Delegation to Brussels on 17-18 October.
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05/08/2004
Ofwat press release PN 38/04
Ofwat announce draft price limits for water companies
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19/01/2004
DTI news release 18/04
UK announces consultation on draft National Allocation Plan for the EU Emissions Trading Scheme
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19/01/2004
meuc press release - Emissions Cut Disastrous for British Business
The Government’s proposed emissions cap of 16.3 per cent by 2008 has been denounced as disastrous for business by a leading UK utility user lobby.
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