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Fifth of power needs from renewables

New figures issued by the Department for Enterprise show how the output of green electricity is still growing.For the 12 month period from April 2014 to March 2015, 19.9% of total electricity consumption in Northern Ireland was generated from renew...

Last updated on 11/05/2016

New wind farm plans under increasing threat

The future of subsidies for new wind farm developments is looking increasingly shaky in light of comments from the new Conservative Government and its Energy Secretary, Amber Rudd. The Conservatives said in their election manifesto that they would...

Last updated on 11/05/2016

Solar Farm Unveiled

Bombardier has just unveiled Ireland’s largest rooftop solar installation at its Belfast wing manufacturing and assembly facility on Queen’s Island. It comprises 14,000 PV panels which will generate 3000 MWh a year – equivalent to the electricity nee...

Last updated on 11/05/2016

Oil price hike pushes up wholesale energy costs

An increase in the price of oil during April lifted the firmus energy Index to 91. Month on month the cost of a barrel rose 17 per cent. Oil is more expensive now than at any time since the start of January. However, the overall cost of energy rem...

Last updated on 11/05/2016

Wholesale energy prices dropping again

Rises in wholesale fuel prices in February have almost entirely reversed during March. The firmus energy Index dropped ten per cent last month to finish at 82, just above the mark it reached in January 2015.   The strengthening of the world...

Last updated on 11/05/2016

The Integrated Single Electricity Market or I-SEM

The Single Electricity Market isn’t that old but its days are now numbered. It is to be replaced by the Integrated Single Electricity Market or I-SEM by the end of next year. The reform is driven by Brussels which has noted how cross border trading o...

Last updated on 11/05/2016

New tariffs compared

Now that the electricity suppliers have announced their new tariffs, who is offering the cheapest deals? I have used the new estimate of average consumption which is 3200 kWh a year.  Standard default tariff which is the most expensive option Budge...

Last updated on 11/05/2016

Price puzzle

The cost of gas, which is the main fuel used by power stations, has dropped year on year by about 20%. So why is the price of electricity coming down by just 5% as evidenced by the Budget Energy announcement? Put plainly, wholesale fuel costs ar...

Last updated on 11/05/2016

Industry Minister softens blow for PV industry

The renewables industry breathed a sigh of relief when the Industry Minister announced the new rates of subsidy for small scale solar PV – that’s installations up to 50 kW. Originally it was proposed to cut the rate of support from 4 ROCs to ...

Last updated on 11/05/2016

SSE Airtricity changes its tariff

In about a month’s time the Energy Regulator will announce a new electricity tariff for Power NI. Before that happens SSE Airtricity has moved to adjust some of its key rates.  Two year contract deals are being revised. They now offer up to ten cen...

Last updated on 11/05/2016

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