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Power plant construction programme 'may prove expensive and unnecessary'

12 Sep 2014: Public might have underwrite £359m annual cost if ministers do not put more emphasis on reducing electricity demand, MPs say
Russia stokes tensions with the west by cutting gas exports to Poland

10 Sep 2014: Gazprom claims maintenance is behind the shortfall, as it is accused of penalising Poland over supplying gas to Ukraine
How Hillary Clinton's State Department sold fracking to the world

10 Sep 2014: Mother Jones: A trove of secret documents details the US government’s global push for shale gas
Public may end up paying for obsolete smart meters that save little, MPs warn

10 Sep 2014: Public accounts committee says gas and electricity consumers will bear cost of installing meters likely to benefit suppliers most
UK energy firms to refund £153m from closed accounts

10 Sep 2014: 'Big Six' gas and electricity suppliers had been ordered to hand the money back after complaints from consumer groups
Europe's dependency on Russian gas may be cut amid energy efficiency focus

9 Sep 2014:
EU leaders in talks about imposing new sanctions focused on fundraising capabilities of Russian oil and gas companies
How much North Sea oil revenue can an independent Scotland extract?

8 Sep 2014: The SNP stresses the economic importance of oil and gas but experts aren't sure how much is out there or how much it's worth
Government energy policy too focused on redundant utility business models

8 Sep 2014: With cheaper solar power – in combination with better battery storage – poised to revolutionise the energy sector, it’s time to break with the past, says Reg Platt
Fuels rush in as energy blackout threat prompts action from National Grid

7 Sep 2014: Business leader: the bizarre prospect of Britain being bailed out by 'diesel generation parks' is now a reality as an energy supply shortfall nears crisis point
Swedish parties promise to ban new Vattenfall coal mine plans

5 Sep 2014: State energy company’s plans to enlarge lignite mines in Germany thrown into doubt during election debate
'BP should have to pay – they've done a lot of damage': Gulf workers hail ruling

5 Sep 2014: Louisianans give emphatic response to ruling that could mean $18bn in additional fines for America’s worst offshore oil spill
Kipper Williams on nuclear power woes

5 Sep 2014: Two reactors are offline as UK electricity system struggles with retirement of old plants amid winter shortage warnings
Why Middle East conflict is a bigger threat to UK energy security than Putin

5 Sep 2014: Energy economics expert Laura El-Katiri finds world oil markets have responded with surprising resilience in the face of uncertainty. But are prices set to rocket?
Why fracking should be for the many

4 Sep 2014: Guy Standing: The UK’s oil wealth was exploited for the benefit of the few. We have to avoid that happening with shale gas
Npower clears enough late bills to meet Ofgem’s target

3 Sep 2014: Energy firm can now resume its telesales calls, although regulator’s investigation will continue