Lower electricity prices generated by renewable energy in the North are not being passed on to householders, the Consumer Council said.

A former senior executive with Anglian Water has taken over as the North’s new energy regulator, it was confirmed today.

An environmental pressure group tonight called for a full government inquiry after the North’s largest power station was granted planning permission to install pollution control equipment.

A NEW £200 million gas-fired power station built by the ESB in Northern Ireland will help hold down electricity prices, according to the energy regulator.

The Electricity Regulator in Northern Ireland is to examine the reaction of the province's power company to the storms which cut off more than 100,000 homes.