Davey dodges election question
Energy Secretary Ed Davey yesterday sidestepped questions about the future of UK energy policy after the next election. His party the Liberal Democrats were dealt a blow in the EU elections two weeks...
View ArticleOne in four mid-size firms “expect power shortages”
One in four medium-sized firms expect power shortages over the next few winters according to a new survey. The results come the same day as National Grid asked firms to join contracts which would see...
View ArticleEngland vs Uruguay match to kick off UK power surge
England’s first football match in the World Cup versus Uruguay is predicted to cause the biggest UK surge in power demand in the tournament’s group stage. National Grid forecasters said a surge in...
View ArticleDavey slams Labour’s “sound bite” stance on energy
Energy Secretary Ed Davey slammed Labour’s “populist, opportunist” and “sound bite approach” to energy yesterday. Labour tabled an Opposition Day vote in the House of Commons, asking MPs to give Ofgem...
View ArticleBig government bucks for business energy efficiency
Energy Secretary Ed Davey has put £10 million on the table for businesses to become more energy efficient. It’s the first chunk of money from a £20 million pot for a pilot scheme called the Electricity...
View ArticleTories trying to “box me in” with new ministers says Davey
Energy Secretary Ed Davey reckons Tory bigwigs are trying to “box him in” with the two new ministers appointed in the reshuffle last week. The Lib Dem politician was speaking at an event on Saturday...
View ArticleHold steady! Government keeps fourth carbon budget
The Government will not water down targets to cut emissions for 2023-27. A review of the Fourth Carbon Budget was announced by Chancellor George Osborne and some feared he would weaken it. But today...
View ArticleEd Davey unveils strategy for global climate deal
The UK Government has set out its vision for a global climate deal, suggesting “prosperity and carbon reduction go hand in hand to grow the world economy”. Energy Secretary Ed Davey highlights the need...
View ArticleGovernment urged to limit smart meter rollout costs
The UK Government is being urged to take “swift action” to limit the costs of the smart meter rollout to consumers. Which? has written to Energy Secretary Ed Davey ahead of his speech at the Lib Dem...
View ArticleAnother £100m “thrown” at the Green Deal
An extra £100 million is going towards the Government’s household energy efficiency scheme, Green Deal. The Treasury has opened the purse strings to fund a new phase of the Green Deal Home Improvement...
View ArticleDavey wants new suppliers to seize third of energy market
Energy Secretary Ed Davey hopes fledgling power suppliers will have a third of the UK’s customers by 2020. The Lib Dem minister is expected to make the remarks at the party’s annual conference in...
View ArticleLib Dems pledge energy council tax cut, no coal post-2025
The Liberal Democrats are promising a “major” new tax cut for energy efficiency – and to close all British coal plants after 2025. Today in a boisterous speech at the party’s autumn conference in...
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UK consumers ‘using less but paying £410 more for energy’
Consumers in the UK are paying £410 more for their gas and electricity every year than they did a decade ago despite using less energy, Which? reveals. It found energy spending has rocketed by 52%...
View ArticleEd Davey: Lack of ESOS assessors not a problem
ELN Reporter Priyanka Shrestha talks to Energy Secretary Ed Davey about supply risks this winter and the lack of ESOS assessors in the UK.
View ArticleEd Davey, Big Six bosses and energy saving tips at Energy Live 2014
It’s here! Hundreds of energy users are headed to London today to see three Big Six bosses, Energy Secretary Ed Davey plus fracking chief Chris Faulkner of Breitling Energy face off with eco-activist...
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Editorial – farts, fracking and fantastic fun!
Yesterday was the proudest moment of my time at ELN. We pulled off our biggest ever conference with close to 600 people packing the Barbican Centre in London, to watch the best content the energy...
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Energy Live 2014 – a mini photo gallery
A warm welcome to guests pouring into the Barbican on 6 November. Image: ELN / Sheena Bose It’s a Question of Energy – ELN Editor Sumit Bose poses tough questions to (L-R) E.ON’s Anthony Ainsworth,...
View ArticleEd Davey at Energy Live 2014
Energy Secretary Ed Davey takes to the stage at the Energy Live 2014 conference in London and talks regulation, energy efficiency and climate change.
View ArticleEd Davey uses the F word
Energy Secretary Ed Davey uses the F word while taking questions from the audience at the Energy Live 2014 conference.
View ArticleAn Audience with Ed Davey
From the funniest climate change put-down to honest answers on the big issues facing energy users and the UK, here’s the crowd-winning Q&A with Energy Secretary Ed Davey at Energy Live 2014.
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