Electricity news


Alderney power scheme could become one of world’s biggest

ALDERNEY Renewable Energy has signed two agreements with French infrastructure giants to develop what could be ‘one of the largest’ tidal energy schemes worldwide.


Greater flexibility keeps Jersey’s power price lower

ELECTRICITY prices in Guernsey and Jersey are different because the latter uses an alternative tariff structure and is able to take greater advantage of the wholesale market, the managing director of Guernsey Electricity has said.


Renewables could give us a quarter of our power

AROUND a quarter of Guernsey’s domestic electricity would be provided by locally-produced renewable energy by 2020 under plans announced today.


Another 3% could be added to April electricity price rise

ELECTRICITY bills could rise by a total of 5.5% this spring in a bid to pay for new infrastructure.


£14m. oil-powered Finnish generator will be insurance against French link failures

GUERNSEY Electricity has invested £14m. in a new generator.


How many States departments does it take to change a light bulb?…

EFFICIENT LED lighting could cut thousands from the States electricity bills, a green energy company has claimed.


Fourth power cut in three days for Foulon residents

PEOPLE living at Clos de Foulon, St Peter Port, suffered their fourth power cut in 72 hours yesterday afternoon.


Grid security is essential investment

AT 7.24 on Monday night the island got a brutal reminder of just why continuing investment in the electricity grid is so essential.


Less reliance on cable link until cause is known

A FAULT on a French overhead line might have caused Monday evening’s power cut, but the French transmission company, RTE, is still investigating.


Islands in darkness as cable link goes down

GUERNSEY and Jersey were plunged into darkness last night when the French cable link went down.

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