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First Winter Cold Snap Tests French Power Grid
Date: December 5, 2022
PARIS (Reuters) – Temperatures hovering near zero in coming days will test the resilience of France’s power network, even as President Emmanuel Macron urged the French not to panic amid warnings of possible blackouts. French utility EDF saw its electricity output drop to a 30-year low earlier in 2022 due to a record number of...
Britain’s Energy Watchdog Proposes Power Price Controls
Date: November 30, 2022
By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s energy watchdog has proposed price controls for electricity distribution network companies for the next five years that it said would drive investment in homegrown supplies and deliver cheaper power without increasing consumer bills. Energy disruption and wider market turmoil linked to gas and oil exporter Russia’s invasion of...
UK Energy Regulator Drops Plan to Ring Fence Customers’ Cash
Date: November 25, 2022
LONDON (Reuters) -British energy regulator Ofgem on Friday dropped a planned requirement for suppliers to ring fence customer credit balances, allowing them to continue investing the capital as it seeks to find ways to protect the industry from market shocks. The watchdog is still proposing a requirement for suppliers to hold capital reserves and will...
Shell to ‘evaluate’ 25 Billion Pound British Investments After Windfall Tax
Date: November 22, 2022
By Ron Bousso LONDON (Reuters) -Shell said on Monday it will evaluate plans to spend up to 25 billion pounds in Britain over the next decade following the government’s decision to increase a windfall tax on oil and gas producers. “We’re going to have to evaluate each project on a case by case basis,” said...
EU Gas Stocks Could Fall Short Next Year, Commission President Warns
Date: November 9, 2022
By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union will struggle to fill its gas storage tanks next summer, the head of its executive warned on Wednesday as she announced measures to boost renewable energy supply but stopped short of backing a price cap that has split opinion across the region. Adressing the European Parliament, European...
Ahold Turns to Solar Panels, Lowers Thermostats to Save Energy
Date: November 9, 2022
By Richa Naidu and Toby Sterling LONDON (Reuters) – Supermarket group Ahold Delhaize is turning to renewable energy and lowering the temperature in its stores to help offset soaring gas prices. Energy bosses and government officials throughout Europe have urged people and businesses to reduce power use and put in place contingency plans so they...