New event taking place 17th to 18th of April at National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham The full conference line-up has been officially announced for the inaugural Energyst Event. The conference focuses on end-user sessions with household brands such as Marks and Spencer and BT sharing their experiences. The conference stream: Energy Read more…
It’s not all about the money in energy procurement
Competiveness and price transparency are vitally important when choosing an energy contract, however according to research conducted by Gazprom Energy, businesses are increasingly starting to look beyond the price tag. Surveying 200 UK businesses Gazprom Energy found that they are becoming more concerned about the whole package their energy provider is Read more…
Data Centre Summit London: education, debate, and networking
Data Centre Summit London is a one-day conference event for data centre industry professionals. Taking place at the Barbican Centre in the heart of London, 8 February 2017, the event brings together the data centre industry’s leading experts under one roof. Visitors can improve their skills with education, debate, and networking opportunities. The event Read more…
DataCentres North: full programme announced
Datacentres North’s educational programme will address both ‘strategic issues’ affecting the industry and the opportunities specific to the region, as well as the ‘operational issues’ that affect how you can run your mission critical infrastructure more efficiently and effectively without compromising security or resilience. Taking place on 14-15 February 2017, Read more…
UK firms paying highest power prices in Europe
UK business energy prices continue to rise faster and fall slower than other EU member states, according to latest government data. British firms are paying far more than European competitors for electricity. Whereas five years ago businesses enjoyed some of the best rates for gas, that is no longer the Read more…
Early capacity market costs to hit business energy bills
Energy suppliers will not be allowed to delay payments for the early capacity market auction. That means businesses face higher than anticipated energy bills next year and could see suppliers either renegotiating contracts or using clauses to add policy costs to them. The department of energy and climate change (Decc) Read more…
UK directors think power prices will rise 10% in 2016
Around two thirds of company directors surveyed by Mission Critical Power’ publisher Energyst Media believe that power prices will rise by around 10% in 2016. That prediction follows a benign 2015 in which wholesale prices have largely trended down. Early respondents* to the annual Director’s Report have indicated that they are equipped to Read more…
If data centre power use is falling, are firms buying too much?
Evidence suggests that power usage in data centres may be declining, calling into question the historic tendency to buy more headroom than required. Over-specifying is bad planning, according to Andrasta Consulting founder Nicola Hayes – and could lead to businesses paying over the odds for data centre services. Speaking at Read more…