E.ON UK Press Releases - October 2004

29/10/2004 00:00
E.ON UK renewables expert conquers illness and Mt Kilimanjaro to raise £11,000 for charity

Despite suffering a collapsed lung and altitude sickness, E.ON UK Renewables asset leader Chris Smith still managed to climb Mt Kilimanjaro and raise £11,000 for two charities. Chris, who looks after E.ON UK wind farms in County Durham, Yorkshire and
27/10/2004 00:00
New E.ON UK Power Station manager continues tradition of Shropshire charity support

E.ON UK’s Ironbridge Power Station has renewed its commitment to the Community Foundation for Shropshire, making it the ninth year of support the station has offered to the charity. New plant manager Richard Pennells takes over as the latest Ironbridge
26/10/2004 00:00
E.ON UK’s Connah’s Quay Power Station helps local hospice

Power Station staff, from Connah’s Quay Power Station in Deeside, were delighted to hand over a cheque for £2,000 to Claire House Hospice on the Wirral. To celebrate the re-branding of Powergen’s Commercial business to E.ON UK staff were given £25 to
26/10/2004 00:00
Battery-powered office costs £17,500 a week

Did you know it would take over 23,000 household batteries to run a basic office (1)for one week – amounting to over £17,500 over just five working days(2)? Research conducted by Powergen for Energy Efficiency Week this week (25-31 October 2004) has revealed
19/10/2004 00:00
Powergen announces new electricity meter reading company for North West customers

Leading energy supplier Powergen has today announced a change in the company it uses to read electricity meters in the North West. Powergen customers, who are used to having their meters read by a company called ‘IMServ’, will now have them read by Metering
19/10/2004 00:00
E.ON UK appoints new Head of UK Communications

E.ON UK, the company that runs Powergen, has announced that it has appointed Clare Harbord as its new Head of UK Communications. Clare, who joins the company next month, has held senior PR positions both in-house and in consultancy. A graduate of Southampton
13/10/2004 00:00
E.ON UK’s Ironbridge Power Station creates new home for rare wildlife

Few people realise that, hidden behind one of Ironbridge Power Station’s chimneys, there is a haven for rare plants and creatures which, thanks to the station’s hard work, are thriving in their newly created home. Autumn may be upon us but, this summer,
13/10/2004 00:00
Government urged to introduce tax incentives to tackle climate change

Research commissioned by leading energy supplier Powergen shows that consumers and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) believe the Government should introduce tax incentives to help tackle climate change. The need for a fresh approach to energy efficiency
12/10/2004 00:00
E.ON UK’s High Volts wind farm aptly named

E.ON UK’s High Volts wind farm near Hartlepool has been aptly named as the site has been producing a quarter more clean, green renewable energy than the company expected. In the past four months since the site, which features the UK mainland’s three most
11/10/2004 00:00
Powergen announces special expansion of Staywarm and ends immediate removal of high energy users

Powergen has today announced a special expansion of Staywarm – its unique fixed price electricity and gas service for the over 60s – tailored for the customers it recently took off the scheme for using large amounts of energy. At the same time as the
08/10/2004 00:00
E.ON employees put their energy into charity bike ride

Employees from Retail Sales and Marketing of E.ON UK, the company that runs Powergen, based in Nottingham, are taking part in a sponsored bike ride for charity. The event has been organised by Brad’s Cancer Foundation and will see the wannabe Lance Armstrongs
05/10/2004 00:00
E.ON UK North East wind farm to star in London photographic exhibition

Photographs of the High Volts wind farm by world renowned Magnum photographer Chris Steele-Perkins are to star in a new exhibition celebrating the aesthetics of wind power. The photographs of the wind farm near Hartlepool, owned and operated by E.ON UK,