The government’s emergency contingency plans for predicted gas and electricity shortages this winter include appeals to the public to use less energy.
Continue ReadingLast week, with temperatures boiling, Britain came perilously close to blackouts when electricity demand nearly outstripped supply. Even as the weather cooled, underinvestment…
Continue ReadingOctopus customers to be paid to decrease energy usage during peak times
Written by Fergus Cole in Energy Suppliers
Octopus Energy is launching a trial scheme with the National Grid in which households will be paid to restrict electricity usage during peak…
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