E.ON

Coal plant protesters target E.ON

BBC News (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008

Environmental protesters are reportedly holding a demonstration at an energy company's Warwickshire headquarters.

Bulgarian Regulator Fines CEZ and E.ON

Bulgaria News Network (Free subscription) | yesterday

The State Committee for Water And Energy Regulation has imposed fines on the two major foreign power supply companies in Bulgaria - the Czech CEZ and the German E.ON.

Energy Cuts:

Uk Business Energy News Blog (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008

German energy group E.ON said on Thursday it hopes to cut bills for its UK customers in 2009 if wholesale gas and electricity prices carry on falling. “If we continue to see falling wholesale electricity and gas prices, we’d hope to reduce customers’ prices as soon as we are able next year,” E.ON UK Chief Executive [...]

Climate change report pours cold water on £2bn power station plan

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008

Plans by energy group E.ON to build a £2bn power station will be dealt a blow tomorrow when a governmentfunded report calls a halt to developing coalfired generators until new carbon capture technology is ready.

Putin tells E.ON: 'no cuts to power sector growth'

Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin pledged on Friday not to slow the development of the power industry, responding to concerns from Germany's E.ON , Russian news agencies reported on Friday.

E.ON sees energy bill cuts next year if prices fall

Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008

LONDON (Reuters) - German energy group E.ON said on Thursday it hopes to cut bills for its UK customers in 2009 if wholesale gas and electricity prices carry on falling.

Energy supplier E.ON signals move to cut bills

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008

The mounting pressure on Britain's energy suppliers to cut household bills was underlined today when E.ON UK became the latest of the big six to signal lower prices were on the way. The company said it hoped to reduce gas and electricity bills "as soon as it is able" next year if wholesale energy prices continued to fall. Consumer groups have been calling for cuts for some time as wholesale prices...

• Energy supplier E.ON signals move to cut bills - TODAY ON VOT3R - Politics STORIES

E.ON sees UK energy bill cuts next year if prices fall

Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008

LONDON, Nov 27 (Reuters) - German energy group E.ON said on Thursday it hopes to cut bills for its UK customers in 2009 if wholesale gas and electricity prices carry on falling.

UPDATE 1-E.ON confirms plans for power plant construction

Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008

FRANKFURT, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Germany's E.ON group maintains its plans for the construction of new power generation plants despite the global financial crisis, Chief Executive Officer Wulf Bernotat said on Thursday.

Commission closes antitrust case against E.ON

Euractive (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008

The European Commission closed an antitrust case against E.ON AG Wednesday (26 November) by formally accepting the German energy giant's commitment to selling a fifth of its power generation capacity along with its extra-high voltage distribution network.

• EU closes antitrust case against Germany's E.On - Seattle Post-Intelligencer
• EU closes antitrust case against Germany's E.On - Seattle Times

EU settles antitrust probe of German utility giant

People Daily (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008

The European Commission said Wednesday that it has settled an antitrust probe of E.ON AG after the German utility giant agreed to sell its extra-high voltage network and divest about 5,000 megawatts of generation capacity. After a two-year investigation, the Commission decided to accept E.ON's offer to make the divestitures and close its investigation into claims that the utility may have abused its...

• EU closes antitrust case against Germany's E.On - Seattle Times
• EU closes antitrust case against Germany's E.On - Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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EU Drops Antitrust Case Against E.ON

Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008

The European Commission dropped its electricity antitrust case against E.ON, saying the company's promise to sell capacity and part of its grid would address competitive bottlenecks in the market.

• EU closes antitrust case against Germany's E.On - Seattle Times
• EU closes antitrust case against Germany's E.On - Seattle Post-Intelligencer

EU resolves antitrust case against E.ON

InformedTrades (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008

The European Commission closed the case Wednesday by formally accepting a commitment from German energy giant to sell a fifth of its power generation...

New Headaches For E.ON

Forbes (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008

The German energy titan settled a crucial antitrust case, but its problems are far from over.

RPT-UPDATE 2-EU accepts E.ON giving up power grid, power plants

Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008

* EU executive accepts E.ON remedies for antitrust case