E.ON UK Press Releases - August 2004

26/08/2004 00:00
E.ON volunteers clear woodland to create wonders in Warwickshire

A team of volunteers from E.ON UK, the company that runs Powergen, has cleared woodland for trees to lay their roots on the Baddesley Clinton Estate in Warwickshire. The 17 volunteers from E.ON UK’s Corporate IS team, based in Coventry, spent the day
23/08/2004 00:00
Powergen launches capped price plan for new customers

Powergen has launched a new product which will protect consumers from rising energy prices by capping the price they pay for electricity and gas for the next two years. Customers who sign up to Powergen’s new ‘Capped price electricity and gas’ product
18/08/2004 00:00
Sustainable Energy Minister visits E.ON’s Scroby Sands offshore wind farm

Lord Whitty, Minister for Farming, Food and Sustainable Energy, has made a special airborne visit to E.ON’s Scroby Sands offshore wind farm. The Minister toured the site, only the second commercial size offshore wind farm to be built in UK waters, by
18/08/2004 00:00
Powergen fills Northampton Balloon Festival with energy

Energy experts from Powergen are to attend a family balloon festival in Northampton to offer handy tips rather than hot air. The festival, which is celebrating its 14th year and which is held in Northampton’s Racecourse Park, will feature 80 hot air balloons,
16/08/2004 00:00
Powergen expands into the Home Energy Services market

Powergen today announced its expansion into the Home Energy Services market, which it expects to be worth around £100 million a year to Powergen within five years. Home Energy Services will see Powergen offering a range of new products to domestic customers,
12/08/2004 00:00
Are you Britain’s Most Energetic Boss?

All too often, bosses of Britain’s 3.7million small and medium-sized businesses work long hours and their efforts go unnoticed. In a bid to redress the balance, leading energy supplier Powergen is launching a new nationwide hunt to recognise Britain’s
11/08/2004 00:00
Younger people living in ‘WENDY’ houses full of good intentions

A new survey by Powergen has found that while two thirds of 18- to 24-year-olds claim the environment is more important than how they look?, just a third give any thought to how much energy they use. The ‘Consumer Consciousness’ survey, commissioned to
10/08/2004 00:00
Ash face sand martin colony at E.ON UK power station expands and becomes more important

New studies of a sand martin colony that summers at E.ON’s Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station have shown that the group is not only growing but has also become one of the few major colonies in the East Midlands. The birds winter in Africa and fly nearly
03/08/2004 00:00
E.ON volunteers create a garden full of energy in Nottinghamshire

A team of volunteers from E.ON UK, the company that runs Powergen, has created a garden that Charlie Dimmock would be proud of at Morven Primary School in Kirkby in Ashfield. The 18 volunteers from E.ON UK’s Brand and Communications team, based in Nottingham,
02/08/2004 00:00
Workplace air-con boom signals higher summer energy use, warns Powergen

The rapid rise in the use of air conditioning in the workplace means that many companies could soon be using more energy in summer than in winter, according to leading energy company Powergen. Powergen says that the rate of energy consumption among many