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France says energy firms agree tariff to help small businesses

France's power suppliers have agreed to offer small businesses struggling with price rises a guaranteed tariff of 280 euros ($298) on average per megawatt hour, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said.

read more... 09/01/2023

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German gas subsidy plan may raise prices

German plans to subsidise households’ gas bills from next year risk impairing competition between suppliers and ultimately raising prices, the Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) said on Friday.

read more... 07/11/2022

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German car industry baulks at supplier demands over energy hikes

Germany's giant carmakers may have secured their own energy supplies but thousands of small suppliers faced with a squeeze from soaring bills risk upsetting production through the winter.

read more... 14/10/2022

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British energy supplier Octopus to pay customers to save power this winter

British energy supplier Octopus is launching a scheme to pay customers not to use electricity during times of high power demand to help prevent blackouts this winter, it said on Friday.

read more... 10/10/2022

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Germany set to impose gas levy on consumers to support ailing importers

Germany is set to impose a levy on all gas consumers from Oct. 1 aimed at helping suppliers struggling with soaring gas import prices, a draft law showed on Thursday.

read more... 29/07/2022

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