New voice for energy sector
The UK will get a new body representing the views of the energy generators from April. Energy UK will represent the voice of suppliers big and small and is designed to give a uniform message that is...
View ArticleNew energy trade body kicks off
A new trade body Energy UK launches today, meant to provide a “strong voice” for the gas and electricity sector. It is formed after a merger of the Association of Electricity Producers (AEP), the...
View ArticleBanking chief to take helm at Energy UK
The current chief executive of the British Bankers’ Association (BBA) is taking over the reins at Energy UK, the new trade association for the energy sector. Angela Knight will take up the post from...
View ArticleEnergy Bill response: Investment is “huge” challenge
Finding the investment to support the Energy Bill’s ambitious plans is going to be a “huge” challenge according to Energy UK, the newly formed body which represents energy firms including the Big Six...
View ArticleDECC scraps business red tape
DECC has scrapped 86 rules and slimmed down 48 others to make life easier for businesses. Part of the Government’s ‘red tape challenge’ which was launched in 2011, it is said the changes could save...
View ArticleOfgem asks trade group to check on suppliers’ bill accuracy
The regulator of the UK’s energy market has asked trade body Energy UK to check up on the accuracy of the Big Six suppliers’ bills. Ofgem this week wrote to David Porter, the acting chief executive of...
View ArticleEXCLUSIVE: David Porter’s book blasts politicians for high energy prices
Politicians’ tinkering in the energy market “has led to the current shortage of generating capacity which we’ve got to face for a few years”. So says the man who was at the birth of the energy market...
View Article“I’m partly to blame for energy mess” – David Porter confesses all in new book
The former boss of an energy trade body has admitted he is “partly to blame” for the mistrust of energy suppliers. In an interview with ELN David Porter, one-time chief executive of the Association of...
View ArticleEXCLUSIVE: David Porter shares energy secrets of new book
“I’m partly to blame,” admits the former chief executive of Association of Electricity Producers, for some of the UK’s energy woes and the public’s poor opinion of suppliers. David Porter shares his...
View ArticleDavid Porter reveals what happened when electricity was privatised
ELN speaks to David Porter ex-CEO of the Association of Electricity Producers, as he reveals what went on when the UK electricity sector was privatised. Watch our interview where he discusses the...
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