Powerful winter storms sweeping across Europe have boosted wind power, oversupplying the wholesale market for electricity and driving down prices by some 12 percent sinceย Friday.
Even though road, rail and ship travel has been disrupted and insurers facing claims from damage brought by high winds, operators of wind turbines have been able to generate and sell more supply of the renewable energy into the power network.
Ofgem has rejected calls for household energy debts to be paid off using excess profits.
Former fracking magnate Gwyn Morgan has funnelled millions to right-wing media and think tanks, a DeSmog analysis reveals.
Dan McTeague cultivates a media image as a consumer advocate while running a group urging people to fight against climate policies.
Industry groups warn of โsupply shocksโ as energy shortages grow, but critics say targeting the EUโs methane rule would lock in polluting U.S. fossil-fuel infrastructure at a dire cost to local and global communities.
