Summit announced for Scotland’s windy islands

Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing and the leaders of Scotland’s three island councils have announced plans to hold a summit on the future of wind power on the islands. It follows DECC’s announcement of the final strike price for the islands – £115/MWh compared to £90-95/MWh for mainland wind. There’s concern it’s a one size […]

Central Networks sold to US energy giant for £4bn

The UK’s second largest electricity distributor, Central Networks, which runs the regional grid in the Midlands, is being sold to an American company for £4bn. Central Networks is owned by energy giant E.ON, which expects to tie up the sale to PPL Corp by the end of next month. Once completed, it will make PPL, […]