Following full deregulation of the commercial electricity market, Power NI have removed from view the only published tariff to which small businesses have access.In a submission last July to the Energy Regulator, enirgy.info warned that this was like...
Until relatively recently talk of large scale renewable generation in Northern Ireland meant wind farms. Turbines not only dominated the landscape, they made up the vast bulk of green power capacity. Wind still predominates but solar power is begi...
Will NIE Networks reject the price control announced by the Energy Regulator just before the weekend and appeal the matter to the Competition and Markets Authority? The Regulator cut the amount of Capex and Opex that the company, a subsidiary of E...
Wholesale energy prices here fell by nearly 18% in February as increased imports into the UK of LNG combined with mild weather continued to push prices downwards. However, the Vayu Energy Report shows that despite this substantial drop wholesale pric...
The company which spotted that the wholesale cost of power went negative one morning last month is probably the most interesting Irish energy firm you’ve never heard of. Electroroute reported that for three half hour periods on December 9, suppliers ...
When Open Electric went into administration last Thursday it was the end of the road for the small Belfast based company.Their supply licence was revoked which meant they could not continue to sell electricity. Their 1,100 customers have been transfe...
The Energy Regulator has rejected a claim that exports of electricity to Great Britain have been a major cause in driving up the wholesale cost of power here.In a note to enirgy.info detailing the background to the recent rise in prices, the Regulat...
Since it first became clear that the wholesale price of electricity had markedly shifted upwards, explanations have been offered to explain the change. Just to recap: the wholesale cost of power has been around £30 a MWh or 3 pence a kWh for many ...
There’s one clear message coming through about the North South Interconnector. If the power link isn’t built, the lights may very well go out. Both the Energy Regulator and the company which operates the electricity system have issued statements to t...
Now that Stormont has put smart metering on the long finger, is there another way for consumers to catch up with the rest of the UK, help manage demand for electricity more efficiently and most importantly get rewarded for their co-operation?The solu...