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

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

Guernsey Electricity’S plans for a £30m. capital investment programme could see customers facing higher bills.

OFFSHORE wind power could be on its way to Guernsey after permission was granted to erect a monitoring station at Chouet headland.

AMBITIOUS plans to export renewable energy from Guernsey to the UK are being taken forward at the highest levels.

A POWER cut on Friday night was a romantic inconvenience for some diners.

GUERNSEY ELECTRICITY is not making enough money to pay for two capital projects that are essential to securing the long-term supply to the island, its managing director has warned.

ELECTRICITY bills will rise by 6.5% – an extra £97.50 a year for a three-bedroom all-electric home.

SUBSTANTIAL funding from Guernsey investors has helped to place an energy company on the verge of a global breakthrough, according to its chief executive.

AN ELECTRICITY link installed between the Channel Islands and France a decade ago has been a great achievement, according to the Treasury minister.