bristol energy

Bristol and the Climate Crisis

City Leap: a billion pound leap of faith towards net zero?

The ambitious plan for private sector investment in cutting carbon was recently delayed again. After the recent Bristol Energy fiasco, City Leap is set to come under even greater scrutiny.

Adam Corner
Adam Corner

Opinion

‘Bristol Energy has gone, will it pull the mayoral system down with it?’

Clive Stevens
Clive Stevens

Reports

Bristol Energy consultant paid £242k last year

Adam Postans (Local Democracy Reporter)

Reports

Transparency changes promised at the council to prevent another Bristol Energy fiasco

Top Bristol councillors will get confidential briefings on commercially sensitive information in an attempt to avoid a repeat of the Bristol Energy fiasco. Three members...

Amanda Cameron (Local Democracy Reporter)

Reports

Damning report condemns council’s ‘inadequate’ decision-making process for Bristol Energy

Amanda Cameron (Local Democracy Reporter)

Reports

Further £15 million of public money ‘lost’ to Bristol Energy

Amanda Cameron (Local Democracy Reporter)

Reports

£17 million could be wiped off value of Bristol Energy

The Labour-run council is trying to sell Bristol Energy, which has soaked up £35 million of council tax payers’ money and posted official losses of £32.5 million since it was set up five years ago.

Amanda Cameron (Local Democracy Reporter)

Reports

£37.7 million later: Council announces sale of debt-ridden Bristol Energy

The announcement comes after Labour councillors last week blocked an inquiry into the saga, which has cost the local authority millions.

Adam Postans (Local Democracy Reporter)

Reports

Bristol Energy inquiry blocked by Labour councillors

There will be no independent inquiry into why Bristol City Council continued to pump millions of pounds into debt-ridden firm Bristol Energy.

Amanda Cameron (Local Democracy Reporter)

Opinion

Analysis: How £35 million of public money was ‘lost’ to Bristol Energy

Old Sparky, Private Eye’s energy specialist, dissects what went so wrong for Bristol’s energy company in this long read special

Old Sparky

City

Council owned Bristol Energy put up for sale amid controversy

Opposition councillors are demanding a full inquiry into loss-making Bristol Energy after the city council put it up for sale.

Adam Postans (Local Democracy Reporter)

Features

Good money after bad? Bristol Energy’s spiralling losses

Market conditions have been killing off small private energy suppliers up and down the country. Bristol Energy is by no means immune and keeps on tapping council tax payers for more money in the wake of huge losses – so is it time the council-owned firm was wound up?

Old Sparky
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