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Fending off the floods: how we can keep the water away

 
8th February 2016    |     Shaun Pentlow: Associate Director, Rolton Group

Flooding was once again in the headlines over Christmas, with many parts of the UK suffering from the aftermath of extreme wet weather.

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Power to the People

Rolton Group

 
29th November 2013    |     Peter Rolton

Between the end of WWII and the 1980s, the UK’s energy ran through a nationalised infrastructure, sharing a state-owned commonality with the majority of other British services and utilities.

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The Rise of the Big 60,000

Rolton Group

 
31st October 2013    |     Peter Rolton

When debating issues surrounding the Big Six, it’s almost impossible not to refer to competition and the damaging absence of it within the UK energy sector.

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Ed Miliband: Playing with fire by freezing prices

Rolton Group

 
27th September 2013    |     Peter Rolton

Last weekend, Greg Barker MP was in the news speaking out in defence of recent profits recorded by energy companies in the UK.

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UK manufacturing industry needs EMR, but has the Government even noticed?

Rolton Group

 
12th July 2013    |     Peter Rolton

Recent mention of UK electricity market reform (EMR) may make it sound fairly innocuous, but beware: within it lurks the potential to make or break the nation’s future energy fortunes.

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Switching Off the Power to Keep the Lights Switched On

Rolton Group

 
13th June 2013    |     Peter Rolton

Starting this winter and continuing for the next four years, the National Grid is planning to offer financial rewards to the UK’s heaviest energy users in return for cutting their consumption at peak times.

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