Supply Working Group / Central Networks / SS / Western Power Distribution / Overview Networks / EDF Energy / Renewable energy / E.On / British Electricity Trading / Combined Heat / CE Electric / United Utilities / Revenues Network / British Energy / Scottish Power / Under EU Emissions Trading / Network Costs / Airtricity / Millbank / Transmission Arrangements / National Grid / /
Country
Germany / Netherlands / Northern Ireland / France / United Kingdom / Scotland / Ireland / Wales / UK / /
Currency
GBP / / /
Event
Environmental Issue / /
Facility
Institute of Physics / /
IndustryTerm
electricity market / transmission network / electricity consumers / within existing distribution networks / Privately-owned unlicensed networks / electricity supply / offshore electricity transmission / coal-mining regions / use fastresponse services / energy targets / energy loss / micro-generation technologies / Private-wire networks / energy sources / energy supply / reduced energy loss / surplus electricity / control technologies / electricity markets / energy / electricity supply industry / import/export electricity / imported gas / electricity / private network / large new coal / energy storage / mean household electricity bills / electricity industry / electricity generation / local energy generation / purchase electricity / law restricting emissions / large energy projects / private wire networks / individual applications / electricity demand / network management / voltage network / private networks / electricity networks / distribution networks / electricity projects / gas prices / /
NaturalFeature
Scottish Highlands / North Sea / Western Isles / /
Organization
Woking Council / Industry Select Committee / Connections Government / Parliamentary Office / Institute of Physics / Energy Networks Association / Planning Commission / House of Commons Trade / Department of Trade and Industry / Energy Technologies Institute / European Union / UK Energy Research Council / /
Person
Chandy Nath / Sam Dolan / / /
PublishedMedium
The Energy Review / The Barker Review / /
Region
Northern Scotland / North West Scotland / /
Technology
control technologies / micro-generation technologies / incineration / /
February 2007 Number 280 ELECTRICITY IN THE UK Electricity generation accounts for around 30% of UK carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. In the next decade, many coal and nuclear plants will close, leaving the UK