Many public-sector bodies in the UK are failing to prepare appropriately for the Carbon Reduction Commitment, a new regulation that could have a significant impact on their budgets next year.
Smart meters will not change the behaviour of energy users, but will make them aware of the cost of energy and more open to ways of reducing it. This will encourage retail competition...
Green initiatives geared to reduce costs will survive, while smoke screens will disappear.
Long-term planning of base-load power stations in a national grid should minimise the number of oil and gas (O&G) turbines required for peak consumption. A STEM model forecasts energy demand and the requirements for O&G turbines and calculates end-to-end costs allocated to each type of service and energy user on a per-kWh basis.
