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Energy firm EDF abandons 2012 Olympics turbine due to �lack of wind�

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:01:11 GMT

Doubts are raised about the green credentials of the Games after its official energy supplier pulls out of a wind turbine project

200 Barnet homes left without power

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:00:39 GMT

�150 tree that cost �1,500 to put up... then this happened

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:04:16 GMT

Christmas tree cost Haringey council an astonishing �1,500 to erect even though the tree itself cost �149.99

Tube power staff walk out over pay

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:49:44 GMT

Tube union bosses have ordered Christmas walkouts by staff who maintain the power supply

Essex may get new nuclear power station

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:17:21 GMT

The nearest new nuclear power station to London could be built at Bradwell in Essex

Power cut ruins West End treat for 500 pensioners

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:50:38 GMT

�44 'energy tax' to fund new N-plants

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:52:42 GMT

EDF to sell units for �4bn

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:56:57 GMT

EDF is to power up its coffers to build Britain�s next generation of nuclear reactors by selling its distribution arm delivering electricity around London, the South-East and East Anglia for as much as �4 billion

Three-day crime spree sparked by Bromley blackout

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 09:45:03 GMT

Major blackout in south-east London led to a mini-crime wave, with the number of offences soaring over the three days of darkness

Theme park visitors stranded above lion enclosure

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 07:44:21 GMT

Children and parents had to be rescued from a theme park ride after they were reportedly left stranded high above the lion enclosure by a power cut

Power giant is fined �2m over �poor service�

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 06:47:56 GMT

Regulator puts French bid at US nuclear buy under a cloud

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:16:54 GMT

The French walked off with the UK's fleet of nuclear power stations last autumn in an uncontested �12 billion raid, but EdF's attempt at a similar coup in the US may be unravelling

EDF Energy�s chief sees his pay rise after profits plunge

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:01:31 GMT

Vincent de Rivaz, chief executive of gas and electricity giant EDF Energy, got a �200,000 pay rise last year at a time when it put up prices for customers and saw profits plunge

Battle begins to buy firm of eco-warriors

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 07:51:04 GMT

A bidding war broke out today for the former darling of the green economy, carbon credits firm EcoSecurities

Dagenham's warning for the Olympics

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:11:18 GMT

Football: Olympic chiefs have been urged to pay special attention to power supplies for 2012 in the aftermath of Dagenham's floodlight failure

Daggers demand answers as TV blackout costs the club �40,000

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 10:08:43 GMT

Football: Officials at Dagenham and Redbridge are investigating why an electrical failure caused their League Two derby with Brentford to be abandoned

British Energy's nuclear Heysham reactor is restarted

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:30:00 GMT

The last of British Energy's four nuclear reactors to return from lengthy repairs that began in late 2007 was restarted, the company's new owner said

I haven�t the energy to write this column

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 08:24:32 GMT

Our electricity has been disconnected. I handwrite this column by the light of a candle, shrouded in a blanket, warming myself with vodka rescued from a rapidly thawing freezer

RFU�s fixture fears

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:04:48 GMT

The Rugby Football Union today called for urgent talks with Guinness Premiership clubs, who are considering playing another five league games each a season

Climate change and EDF make Spice hot

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 08:55:01 GMT

Utilities: New climate-change laws and record spending by EDF Energy on the London electricity network, will see profits continue to surge at one of the few continuing success stories of the financial crisis

Londoners take a shine to coal

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:23:38 GMT

Nuclear and coal-fired power stations are enjoying a renaissance in support from Londoners though windfarms are still the future, according to a survey of the capital's households by YouGov

Ospreys in way of Irish

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:46:04 GMT

Rugby Union: London Irish must overcome key members of the Wales Grand Slam-winning team to have any chance of reaching the EDF Energy Cup semi-finals

�4,000 fine as unsafe pavement holes put pedestrians in danger

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 08:02:18 GMT

One of Britain's biggest energy suppliers has been fined more than £4,000 after putting pedestrians' lives at risk

Another wasted chance for industry

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:54:53 GMT

The last-minute collapse of the EDF deal leaves British Energy in a mess and threatens the Government's plans for a nuclear future

EDF hits London with �206 rise in energy bills

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:59:21 GMT

Millions of Londoners have been hit by "eye-watering" increases in their energy bills

French set to win British Energy with �13 billion bid

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:38:06 GMT

Britain's fleet of nuclear power stations could be in the hands of the French by the end of July

City Hall dries out just in time

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:13:47 GMT

The winner of the mayoral vote and other local elections will be announced at City Hall in spite of flooding which necessitated a hunt for an alternative venue

Centrica bid fever at British Energy

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:37:46 GMT

Shares in British Energy soar close to new highs

West End power cut blacks out first night

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:27:49 GMT

The heart of the West End was plunged into darkness for more than two hours after a major power cut

Jack still haunted by cup nightmare

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:14:13 GMT

Former All Black bids to erase bad memories of the Millennium Stadium by guiding Saracens into another final