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5th Dec 2012
Richard George

What's driving the gas strategy? Richard George takes a look at the numbers, and comes away confused.

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5th Dec 2012
Ruth Davis

Followers of the UN climate talks are always curious about the city they will find themselves in come December, when the annual Conference of the Parties or COP takes place. And for many, Doha - capital of gas and oil rich Qatar - was a particularly curious choice.

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4th Dec 2012
Joss Garman

How many gas power plants do ministers actually want? Joss Garman has been trying to work it out. 

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4th Dec 2012
Energydesk

A new dash for power from gas would actually be worse for the economy then getting an equivelent amount of electricity from wind power, even shale reduces the price of gas - according to a new report. The report comes as the chancellor, George Osborne, prepares to launch a new 'gas strategy' would could see the UK source half its power from gas by 2030.

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29th Nov 2012
Damian Kahya

UPDATED: Eight things you need to know about the government's energy market reform - and nothing else.

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23rd Nov 2012
Damian Kahya

At 7pm last night the phones started to ring - but it wasn't the usual callers. 

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23rd Nov 2012
Richard George

The government will raise the cap on the Levy Control Framework to £7.6 billion by 2020. But what is the Levy Control Framework, and is it more important than a decarbonisation target for the power sector?

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22nd Nov 2012
Richard George

The government wants to announce the cost of new nuclear reactors at Hinkley Point by the end of the year. Will billpayers get a good deal - or will EDF be laughing all the way to the bank?

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13th Nov 2012
Damian Kahya

The Guardian's investigation into manipulation of the gas reference price immediately brings to mind accusations of profiteering by the big gas companies. But what does the evidence revealed so far actually show?

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12th Nov 2012
Richard George

This morning, three of the Big Six energy companies came out in favour, or against, plans to set a 2030 target to decarbonise the power sector. Richard George asks why the different companies don't agree.