E.ON UK Press Releases - January 2005

25/01/2005 00:00
E.ON UK announces £420m special contribution to pension fund

E.ON UK, the company that runs Powergen, has today announced that its parent company, E.ON AG, has enabled a payment of £420m to be made into its main pension scheme in 2005. Payments will be made into the E.ON Holding Group of the Electricity Supply
18/01/2005 00:00
Powergen launches ‘EnergySavingPlan’ for customers without mains gas

Leading energy supplier Powergen today (TUES) announced the launch of a unique new energy product specially developed for new and existing customers who have no mains gas supply in their homes. Powergen’s new version of its ‘EnergySavingPlan’ is the first
18/01/2005 00:00
E.ON UK announces second public exhibition for proposed wind turbines in Yorkshire

E.ON UK, the company that runs Powergen, has organised a second public exhibition to give local people the chance to find out more about its proposed wind turbines at Escrick Park Estate in Escrick. The exhibition will take place at Skipwith Village Hall
18/01/2005 00:00
E.ON UK announces second public exhibition for proposed wind turbines in Huntingdonshire

E.ON UK, the company that runs Powergen, has organised a second public exhibition to give local people the chance to find out more about its proposed wind turbines at Catworth, near Huntingdon. The exhibition will take place at Catworth Village Hall on
13/01/2005 00:00
E.ON UK Chief Executive goes back to old school to give major financial and employment boost in the East Midlands

E.ON UK Chief Executive Paul Golby has gone back to his old school – John Cleveland College in Leicestershire – to donate £10,000 to support its Specialist Science College status and the electrical apprentice scheme. Dr Golby will be presenting College
11/01/2005 00:00
Boiler breakdowns cost UK economy over £90 million

Powergen responds with new annual boiler service offer New research from energy provider Powergen reveals that the cost to UK businesses of boiler breakdowns is over £90 million in lost time (1). The research reveals that not only do one in 10 employees
07/01/2005 00:00
E.ON UK employees help wishes come true with charity donation

E.ON UK’s Energy Wholesale team have given a children’s charity a major boost with two separate donations – the first was handed over before Christmas and the second is quite literally on the cards. In December, members of the company’s Renewables Team
07/01/2005 00:00
E.ON UK applies for permission to build £45m wind farm in Scotland

E.ON UK, the company that runs Powergen, has applied for planning permission for a 50MW wind farm in the Scottish Highlands. The scheme, which would be one of the company’s most powerful onshore schemes and also its most northerly wind farm, could see
04/01/2005 00:00
E.ON UK starts process to convert power station to gas to help ensure security of supply beyond 2010

E.ON UK, the company that runs Powergen, has started the process that could see its Grain oil-fired power station in Kent converted into the most powerful gas-fired station in Europe. At 2,400MW, a converted Grain would be able to produce enough power