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Suppliers leave market owing £100m in RO payments

Ofgem has confirmed the outstanding amount of Renewable Obligations payments, meaning mutualisation will be triggered for the second time in as many years. The regulator has named the suppliers which still owed money as of the late payment deadline.

Ofgem minded to allow Shell Energy to recoup £354,000 in SoLR costs

First Utility, which later rebranded to Shell Energy, took on the customers of Usio Energy in October 2018. Ofgem is now consulting on its decision to allow the company to recoup £354,000 in costs.

Senior appointments made to Npower board

A new COO and CFO join the board at Npower. The appointments come following the announcement from Innogy that Npower is to be restructured.

Survey finds falling awareness of price cap

Energy UK announces interim chief executive

McDonnell takes aim at ‘fat cats’ threatening legal action over nationalisation

UW Manifesto: Reviewing the energy price cap

SMETS2 smart meter installations surpass 3 million milestone

Next-day switching will create ‘credit control’ problem

Next-day switching is scheduled to go live in 2021, but Doug Stewart, chief executive of Green Energy UK, tells Utility Week that the process could open a loophole for "serial switchers" to exploit.

Millions of smart meters continue to operate in ‘dumb’ mode

One industry voice estimates it will be at least 2028 before 85 per cent of homes have a smart meter. Installation rates have been increasing, however.