NewEnergy Associates, a Ventyx company, today announced that leading Irish energy business Viridian Group Limited (Viridian) has successfully implemented NewEnergy's MarketManager® solution to support its operations in the new All-Island Single Electricity Market (SEM).

By Paul Gosling Households in Northern Ireland may finally benefit from competition in the electricity supply market, with the industry regulator set to approve the launch of Scottish & Southern, the UK's second largest energy company, in the country.

By Robin Morton The peaceful demonstration took place at Bective Abbey on Sunday, and was organised by the North-East People Against Pylons pressure group.

By Robin Morton Fears have been raised that the review will see prices pushed up, but Phoenix Gas said no assumptions should be made. The Phoenix spokesperson said: "Our customers have enjoyed stable prices since last March when a decrease came into effect.

By PATSY MCARDLE A CROSS-BORDER row is brewing over a proposed multimillion power- link between the North and the Republic that would enable the sharing of electricity.