NG puts one of the contingency coal plants onto the grid for first time

EDF’s West Burton A unit has become the first-ever activation of winter contingency contracts for coal

UK energy prices skyrocket as snow blast continues

Prices settled at £2,585/MWh, which is more than 40 times the 2011-2020 average

Researchers ‘shocked’ by amount of plastic waste falling in Arctic as snow

Researchers recorded more than 10,000 particles per litre in some of their samples taken from the region’s Svalbard islands

Snowfall in Antarctic rises – but is it as good as it sounds?

Precipitation over the last 200 years rose by around 10%

Merry Christmas from ELN

Here’s the thing you’ve been waiting for, our Christmas video, see if you can recognise yourself. Wishing you all the best for 2017 Merry Christmas from the ELN team

Blackouts in USA as blizzard Juno hits

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Barmy March snow cuts power to 40,000 Irish homes

Barmy March weather in Northern Ireland has led to power cuts for around 40,000 homes in Belfast while more than 70 schools have been closed because of the storm winds and heavy snow. The power firm Northern Ireland Electricity said storm force winds of up to 55 mph have broken electricity lines and damaged poles […]

Northeast US hit by power cuts

A massive storm in the US is believed to have left around 500,000 homes without electricity over the weekend. Reports claim snow level was up to three feet (0.9m) in some parts of the US and a state of emergency was declared in five states. Hundreds of thousands of homes in the northeast lost power, […]

Householders urged to stock up on heating oil

Householders are being urged to stock up on heating oil now in a new campaign backed by the Government. Initiated by industry and consumer groups, the ‘Buy Oil Early’ campaign is advising people who use heating oil to shop around for the best deal. DECC is also encouraging householders to buy oil as soon as […]

10,000 northern homes without power

Around 10,000 homes in the north east were without power yesterday as a result of the change in weather. Snow and ice brought down power lines, with Northern Powergrid reporting some 200 faults. Temperatures in Scotland are set to drop from record highs last week by up to 20 degrees. Martin Young, Chief Forecaster at […]