Tuesday 6 December, 2022
The head of Nato has said Russian President Vladimir Putin is attempting to weaponise the coming cold season.
Revenue above a certain cap will be collected and used to support consumers facing expensive bills.
A memo will be brought to Cabinet tomorrow seeking to introduce a cap on market revenue on non-gas electricity generators.
The Journal asked a number of energy companies if like Electric Ireland, they too had set up hardship funds for customers in need.
The EU Commission chief is set to visit Albania, Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia in the coming days
The Irish Academy of Engineering has said the government’s report on Ireland’s energy security is “seriously flawed”.
The Finance Minister rounded on people who “want to chase data centres out of Ireland”.
Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty says 450,000 PAYG customers are being abandoned by Government.
In China, the world’s largest polluter, emissions will stay largely flat in 2022.
The financial aid is set to be part of the upcoming Energy Poverty Strategy Review.
The accusation comes as over 1,000 towns and village are without power due to Russian airstrikes
Minister Eamon Ryan is understood to be working on a new action plan.
Home heating oil was up 83.8% in the year to September.
A new poll from Red C and The Journal shows that 76% intend to delay putting the heating on.
Minister Michael McGrath told the Dáil ‘sufficient supports’ are in place to protect people.
Decades of diversifying energy has meant Russia’s war on Ukraine hasn’t left Finland as vulnerable as other countries – but prices have still jumped.
The minister is also discussing customers supports and charges with the service providers.
Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien has consulted with the AG on the issue.
The decision will accelerate the closure of some of Europe’s most polluting power plants.
One bar in Dublin is switching off its heating on Tuesdays but offering a food discount to customers.
Government is considering the matter ahead of the budget, said Micheál Martin.
The new report outlines options for measures that could improve Ireland’s energy security.
Eamon Ryan said earlier this month that local authorities were looking at the issue of Christmas lights this winter.
‘I hope we’re not in the place where you can’t say what you think anymore in politics.’
ESB is the latest energy company to announce a large after-tax profit.
The company recorded a jump from €128 million in the first half of 2021 to €390 million in the same period this year.
The Taoiseach says it is still unclear how much money the levy will raise.
Customers have two weeks to choose a new supplier.
Speaking today, Varadkar said that he is not ruling out price caps, but added that he was nervous about it.
The iconic landmark will now go dark at 11.45pm instead of 1:00am.
Micheál Martin said there are ‘huge questions’ around an electricity price cap.
Experts explain how decisions made in years gone by have led us to our current position of facing down a bleak winter, even without the war in Ukraine.
The main drive will be to find ways to compensate people struggling to pay their bills.
Public sector bodies will be required to set temperatures to the guideline of 19 degrees where appropriate.
The EU plans to cut gas consumption by 15% between 1 August 2022 and 31 March 2023.
The three coalition leaders met last night to discuss the rising cost in energy and supports needed.
The energy minister said there’s no guarantees that power blackouts can be avoided this winter.
