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‘We live from month to month’: people in UK brace for April’s bill rises

Five readers tell of how they will be affected by jump in council tax, energy, water and telecoms costs

The Guardian - UK

Fears that UK’s net zero strategy will be blown off course by oil and gas pressures

The UK government presentation in Aberdeen this week should be a reaction to the Joe Biden’s subsidies, but from renewables to drilling, it’s set to fall short

The Guardian - UK

Campaigners bring High Court challenge over Sizewell C nuclear plant approval

Protest group Together Against Sizewell C has launched a bid to challenge development consent granted for the multibillion-pound project in Suffolk.

The Independent UK

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Jeremy Hunt wants nuclear power classed as ‘sustainable’: is it?

UK chancellor has launched consultation to classify nuclear as ‘environmentally sustainable’

The Guardian - UK

EDF ready to close coal-fired Notts power station

Government hoped French energy giant would keep the on standby next winter in case of a fuel emergency

Birmingham Post

Nottinghamshire coal power station closing this month despite Government request

The power station is one of two in Nottinghamshire that were placed on standby last year amid the war in Ukraine

Nottingham Post

French electricity company discovers deep crack in nuclear plant cooling system

French energy group EDF has reported a major crack in a cooling pipe at a nuclear power plant on the Channel coast. This is the latest such incident to plague the energy sector, already struggling to compensate for the unavailability of Russian natural gas.

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National Grid puts backup coal plants into action for first time this winter

Two units at EDF’s West Burton A plant in Nottinghamshire began producing power on Tuesday

The Guardian - UK

Edinburgh mum threatened with legal action after electricity bill shot up to £2,000

The single mum of four is still paying off debt from Christmas in 2021 and says she receives no support from any of her children's dads leaving her alone to juggle all the bills and feeling extremely stressed.

Edinburgh Live

1 in 5 families with PAYG meters may have missed out on £132

Everything you need to know about cashing your energy vouchers and what to do if some of yours have already expired

Chronicle Live

First Hinkley Point C nuclear reactor arrives on site in Somerset

The plant’s developer, French energy giant EDF, said the delivery marked a ‘significant milestone’ for one of Europe’s largest construction projects

Birmingham Post

We won’t be distracted from green targets - ScottishPower boss

Operating profit increased by 7.4% to reach £785m, although the retail arm reported losses

Insider UK

Tory MP Andrew Bowie appointed UK's first nuclear minister

TORY MP Andrew Bowie has been urged to ensure nuclear power is never brought to Scotland and focus on investing in renewable energy after being…

The National (Scotland)

Cost of Hinkley Point C nuclear plant could inflate to more than £30bn

The plant’s developer, French energy giant EDF, updated investors amid rising prices for building materials and labour

Birmingham Post

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Radio France Internationale

Electricity supplier EDF loses €18 billion, worst result in company's history

The national electricity generator EDF has reported one of the worst years in French corporate history, losing €18 billion and seeing debt rise to an unprecedented €65 billion in 2022. The impact of the Ukraine war and idling nuclear reactors spelt financial disaster for the state-controlled entity.

Wales Online

Energy giant EDF's profits soar after hiking price of electricity

The update comes a day after British Gas owner Centrica saw profits to triple to around £3.3 billion for the past year

The Guardian - UK

UK arm of EDF returns to profit as household electricity prices soar

French firm’s 2022 pre-tax figure of £1.1bn in Britain relates to nuclear operations and higher energy prices

Birmingham Post

Energy giant EDF's profits up in the UK due to higher prices

Despite this, the French state-backed firm - which is behind the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station in Somerset - said its British business recorded an overall operating loss

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Daily Mirror

EDF sees UK profits rocket to £1.12billion as millions struggle to pay energy bills

This is up massively compared with an underlying profit loss of £21million in 2021, due to the rising cost of energy - but the French company made huge losses as a whole

Chronicle Live

Thousands of energy vouchers not cashed in as deadline passes

One in five Energy Bill Support Scheme vouchers sent to help families cope with rising winter bills remain unused

Reuters

French unions target new day of protests against pension age change on Feb. 16 - union sources

French trade unions are planning a new day of strikes and demonstrations on Thursday, Feb. 16 against planned pension changes, trade union sources said on Wednesday.

Bristol Post

EDF customer switched to smart meter but feels 'let down' by £100 deal

She took up an offer to install a smart meter before the end of the year and get £100 in credit

The Guardian - UK

Fixed-price energy customers face bill shock as standing charges soar

Consumers whose contracts are about to finish will find that some daily fees are increasing by 100%, regardless of whether they use any energy

The Guardian - UK

‘This is bullying’: How much of your money are gas suppliers holding?

Revelations that suppliers have been stockpiling credit amid soaring bills have sparked fears customers are being taken advantage of

Reuters

France seeks strategy as nuclear waste site risks saturation point

At a nuclear waste site in Normandy, robotic arms guided by technicians behind a protective shield manoeuvre a pipe that will turn radioactive chemicals into glass as France seeks to make safe the byproducts of its growing reliance on atomic power.

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