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Top tweets Greg Barker @GregBarkerMP Gutted to be losing inspirational @ LauraSandysMP but know she will continue to be a huge force for good even outside Parliament #GreenHero Simon Bullock @simonbullock1h @KevinClimate: "An A-rated fridge uses over 80% more than a an AAA-rated machine" - cut energy demand first #climate Alex Marshall @alexends1h Can someone start a Kickstarter for a #CCS plant? Get a billion people to give £1. Build it, prove it works, stop waiting for climate talks! Campaigners marched on Npower's London HQ on Tuesday to highlight a rise in excess winter deaths reported by the Office for National Statistics. UK Uncut and Fuel Poverty Action blamed energy companies, whose price hikes they said meant people could not afford to heat their homes. Fuel poverty 31,100 estimated number of excess winter deaths in 2012/13 29% increase on the previous year "It is with great sadness that I announce I will not be standing at the next election" PPS to energy minister Greg Barker, Laura Sandys Electricity Ofto licence for Greater Gabbard The Offshore Transmission Owner (Ofto) licence for the Greater Gabbard offshore windfarm has been awarded by Ofgem. The £317 million licence has been granted to Greater Gabbard Ofto – a consortium of Balfour Beatty Investments, Equitix, and AMP Capital Investors – to own and operate the transmission link to the 500MW windfarm. This is also the first Ofto project in the UK to be funded through capital markets in the UK, and only the second in Europe to make use of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Project Bond Credit Enhancement (PBCE) product. Richard Hall @richonlyinname8m A little surprised WPD fast-tracked. They're very decent on service/ engagement & full of ideas. But they are quite pricey. #riio DefraWater @DefraWater2h OP: We need continued investment in the UK water industry. #WaterBill builds on successes of privatisation Kate Humble @katehumble6h I've just had a meeting with @Good_ Energy. Looking forward to advice on saving energy & supporting renewables. #SwitchYourEnergy David Powell @powellds2h Osborne will make 2 announcements. (1) ECO onto general taxation. (2) fracking tax regime. Will he say (2) will pay for (1)? Waterwise @Waterwise2h We're non-political but very sad to see @LauraSandysMP standing down at next election shes great environment & resource efficiency champion Peter Hain @PeterHain #rwe shelving £4bn Atlantic Array a hammer blow to UK energy security ambitions and product of Government energy policy shambles Emily Gosden @emilygosden Andrew Wright, Ofgem chief, disputes energy company claims that network charges will keep rising steeply UTILITY WEEK | 29th November - 5th December 2013 | 5