E.ON UK Press Releases - February 2003


The consortium investigating the possibility of siting a wind farm at Tunes Plateau has today welcomed the National Trust’s interim position statement. While disappointed by the Trust’s initial thoughts on the potential wind farm, staff from the consortium

Staff at the Grasshopper playgroup in Castle Donington are standing out from the crowd thanks to new fluorescent vests provided by Powergen’s Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station as part of its ‘Be seen, be safe’ initiative. Employees at the playgroup regularly

Powergen is helping to lead the search for businesses that have a positive effect on their community in the East Midlands. Joining forces with the Government's Neighbourhood Renewal Unit, the energy company has helped launch Business in the Community's

Powergen employees have chosen the County Air Ambulance Trust to receive a donation of £5,000 as part of the company’s Charity of the Year 2003 scheme. Each year, employees are asked to vote for a national and a local charity they would like the company

Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has today visited Powergen’s Siddick wind farm in Cumbria. Mr Prescott met with Alan Raymant, head of green generation at Powergen, and with staff from Wind Prospect, which manages the wind farm on a day-to-day basis.

An Energy & Environmental Awareness Week is to be held at Queens Medical Centre in Nottingham from February 24 – 28, with support from leading energy company, Powergen. The event is completely free and open to QMC staff and the public. It is the first

Central TV weather girl Charlie Neil helped teachers and pupils at a Bulwell school enjoy a special ‘Weather Week’ as part of Powergen’s innovative Changing Climates programme. To mark the end of the week, which took place between February 10 and 14,

Powergen has teamed up with the Co-op to give customers the chance to buy discounted low energy light bulbs. The three-week in-store promotion will run from February 17 – March 9 in 500 Co-op stores across the country1. During this period, customers can

Powergen and TXU Energi have today announced an increase in gas prices. To ensure customers are not impacted during the winter period, the price increases will not take effect until 1st May 2003. These price increases do not affect Powergen’s or TXU Energi’s

Having already announced its future staffing plans for Ipswich, Powergen has today revealed it intends to remain at its existing Wherstead Park offices. The company has made the announcement to end speculation about its future accommodation plans after

Powergen employees have chosen an East Midlands children’s hospice to receive a donation of £5,000 as part of the company’s Charity of the Year scheme. The Rainbows Children’s Hospice serves the whole of the East Midlands, providing respite and terminal

Powergen is today announcing the launch of ‘Powergen HeatStreets’ – a radically different scheme that seeks to eradicate fuel poverty through large-scale housing improvements across a town or city. In the past, schemes have mostly targeted the homes of