electricity generators

Cheap spot price electricity is a double-edged sword

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Huge spikes in power prices do happen, and consumers signing up to deals straight off the wholesale electricity market need to know what they’re in for, writes Bob Weir. I left the electricity industry six years ago, rather disillusioned and mentally broken by it. I have little time for or allegiance to the large players. … Read more

Claims of electricity giants’ ‘rip-off’ as independent retailers face closure

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Householders are losing out as ‘unjustified’ wholesale prices cause a wave of power company closures, a group of independent power retailers have told the Electricity Authority.  Four independent electricity retailers have laid a joint complaint with the sector’s market regulator over prices they say are “threatening the very existence of independent competition”. Industry sources said … Read more