E.ON UK Press Releases - September 2005

26/09/2005 00:00
Powergen launches unique trial which may help customers cut energy consumption by up to 10%

Powergen, one of the UK’s leading energy suppliers, has today launched a unique national trial to find out how best to help customers slash energy usage and cut bills. The trial, which has been welcomed by industry regulator Ofgem, will see Powergen sending
22/09/2005 00:00
E.ON UK returns Grain power station unit 4 to service amid security of supply concerns

E.ON UK, the company that runs Powergen, has revealed it is returning its Grain oil-fired power station in Kent to service. The decision has been taken as gas prices increase and after security of supply concerns were raised if the UK were to face a particularly
19/09/2005 00:00
E.ON UK invites local people to find out more about its East Ayrshire wind farm

E.ON UK, the company that runs Powergen, has organised an event to give people in East Ayrshire a chance to find out about an Environmental Statement Addendum Volume it has produced for its proposed Afton wind farm. The Addendum Volume is a voluntary
19/09/2005 00:00
High pressure pushes E.ON UK Nottinghamshire power station to top performance

E.ON UK’s Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station was already one of the cleanest most efficient coal-fired stations around but the team has now fitted a new piece of kit that makes it even cleaner and even more efficient. With the help of the latest computer
19/09/2005 00:00
E.ON UK’s Connah’s Quay Power Station opens its doors to 3,000 for another year of ‘power’ teaching

As schools across the country get going for another year’s teaching, an exciting way of learning about electricity is just around the corner for local children. The team at E.ON UK’s Connah’s Quay Power Station has spent the summer preparing for the arrival
13/09/2005 00:00
E.ON UK takes pioneering steps to combat power engineering skills crisis

E.ON UK has today (TUE 13) announced a raft of measures to combat a looming engineering skills crisis in the UK. Central Networks, E.ON UK’s distribution arm, is today announcing the roll out of its pioneering schools engagement programme, called plugin2engineering,
07/09/2005 00:00
E.ON UK reveals plans for new power station, urges government to clarify energy policy

E.ON UK, the company that runs Powergen, has today (SEPT 7) put in an application for government consent to build a new £350m gas-fired power station at Drakelow in Derbyshire. The new Drakelow would be built on the site of the old coal-fired power station