Ernst & Young’s Bill Easton talks energy future & economics

Bill Easton, director of power & utilities at Ernst & Young explains how he’ll be talking about why energy is vital for our economic future at Energy Live 2012.

Bringing you experience and insight from the energy world

On November 1st, Energy Live News will bring you Energy Live 2012, the conference about Business Energy. With speakers from the Government, the Big 6 CEOs and energy experts from industrial and commercial users such as Argos, Asda, Heinz and M&S, this will be the perfect opportunity for you to meet with your peers, gain […]

Water Bill to open market and save £2 billion

Businesses in England will be allowed to switch water suppliers in the future and this could potentially save £2 billion for the economy, it was announced today. The news comes as Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman launched the draft Water Bill this afternoon in a bid to reform the water industry by driving innovation and opening […]

“Clock is ticking” on energy reforms

The “clock is ticking” if the Government wants to give investors enough certainty to front the cash for up to £200billion worth of updates and new power generation in the UK. There are growing worries the UK faces electricity shortages if today’s draft Energy Bill isn’t put into practice soon. Analysts say there has been […]

Funding delays to smart grid will bring “no benefit”

Holding back on funding the change to a smart grid won’t bring a “great deal of benefit”, won’t save us much money and could cost the UK its leading role in the new technology sphere. That seems to be the consensus from investors, suppliers and analysts at the Smart Grid GB conference in London today, […]

Government "shied away" from mandatory water changes

Government has “shied away” from making its radical changes to the water sector mandatory. Yesterday Defra brought out plans to boost competition in the water sector by making it easier for new suppliers to enter the market and allow businesses to pick and choose who they buy water from. Commenting on the news, Bill Easton, […]