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EDF takes €12.9bn hit after Hinkley Point C delays and cost overruns

French energy firm swung to profit in 2023 despite impairment charge on struggling nuclear project in UK

The Guardian - UK · Feb 16, 2024

Google and the EDF want to track methane emissions from space

New methane-tracking satellite will help companies and researchers to pinpoint emission sources.

TechRadar · Feb 15, 2024

‘Odd’ Hinkley Point C salt marsh plan has Somerset locals up in arms

Anger at EDF proposals to flood wildlife-rich farmland as ‘compensation’ for killing millions of fish at nuclear site

The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2024

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Hinkley Point C woes threaten to break UK and France’s nuclear fusion

Cross-Channel dream is turning sour as EDF’s costs mount and Britain faces a long wait for the power to come on

The Guardian - UK · Jan 27, 2024

Sorry, France, you’re on the hook at Hinkley Point

As its own finance director warned: EDF understood exactly what it was signing in 2016

The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2024

Hinkley Point C could be delayed to 2031 and cost up to £35bn, says EDF

As nuclear plant is hit by further delay, real cost will be far higher after inflation is included, as project uses 2015 prices

The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2024

UK Govt To Plough Extra GBP1.3bn Into Nuclear Plant

The UK government says it will make available an additional GBP1.3 billion ($1.9 billion) in funding for the construction of the Sizewell C nuclear reactor project with French energy group EDF. The announcement from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero late on Monday takes the level of state…

International Business Times · Jan 23, 2024

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EDF customers fear a cold winter after off-peak electricity rate almost doubles

Economy 7 users have always paid much cheaper rate to recharge storage or water heaters overnight

The Guardian - UK · Jan 13, 2024

UK Unveils Plans For 'Biggest Nuclear Power Expansion In 70 Years'

The UK government on Thursday announced plans for what it said was the country's "biggest expansion of nuclear power for 70 years to bolster its energy independence and meet carbon emission targets.

International Business Times · Jan 11, 2024

UK government sets out plans for ‘biggest nuclear power expansion in 70 years’

Ministers hope to build fleet of reactors to meet quarter of electricity demand by 2050 but critics highlight long delays and rising costs

The Guardian - UK · Jan 11, 2024

EDF Energy plans to extend life of four UK nuclear power plants

French energy company to invest a further £1.3bn in its British nuclear fleet up to 2026

The Guardian - UK · Jan 9, 2024

Three energy firms allowed to force-fit prepayment meters again

EDF, Octopus and Scottish Power given green light by Ofgem to install devices in Great Britain under strict new rules

The Guardian - UK · Jan 8, 2024

France to build more new generation nuclear reactors to reach green targets

France is set to build eight new nuclear plants on top of six already announced, the energy minister has said, arguing more reactors are needed to hit carbon reduction targets.

Radio France Internationale · Jan 7, 2024

Boris Johnson tells Sunak to ‘get on’ with slow nuclear power build

Former Tory PM takes new swipe at his successor over stalled progess on Britain’s energy independence

The Independent UK · Dec 29, 2023

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Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2023

What to do if you get a monster energy bill as Grayson Perry challenges EDF

Former BBC journalist Jon Sopel was also presented with a monthly energy bill many times more than the previous one

Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2023

Sir Grayson Perry ‘freaked out’ by EDF bill as £2,500 taken from bank account

The 63-year-old wrote on social media on Monday that EDF had raised his monthly electricity bill from £300 to £39,000

The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2023

‘A bit steep’: EDF causes Christmas chaos as customer sees energy bill soar from £300 to £39,000

Frustrated customers turn to social media to complain about eye-watering bills

Evening Standard · Dec 18, 2023

Sir Grayson Perry says energy firm EDF raised electricity bill from £300 to £39,000

The Turner Prize-winning artist hit out at energy firm EDF on social media

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The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2023

Grayson Perry challenges electricity bill rise from £300 to £39,000 a month

Turner prize-winning artist joined on X by broadcaster Jon Sopel a fellow EDF customer, who complained of being asked for £18,000

Zenger · Dec 15, 2023

WATCH: World’s Biggest Crane Lifts Huge Dome Onto Nuclear Power Station

The world's biggest crane is known as Big Carl.

The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2023

EDF can’t move me on to its super-cheap EV charging deal

Its GoElectric Overnight tariff promised drivers big savings – only problem, it couldn’t deliver

Newcastle Herald · Dec 3, 2023

Unions collaborate with offshore wind company to maximise jobs

EDF has applied for a feasibility licence in the Hunter Offshore zone.

The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2023

UAE approached to invest in Sizewell C nuclear power plant

UK lines up Middle East investor for stake in £20bn-£44bn project despite growing row over other Emirati investment plans

The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2023

E.ON scuppered our plans for an air source heat pump

It has proved impossible to get it to fit the necessary smart meter

The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2023

Hundreds of mysterious blue balls wash up on UK beaches

Rubber-type balls found on shores in Tees Valley over last week

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