Adam John

Tough times ahead for the challenger brands

With seemingly no let up of supplier failures and Ofgem's proposals to introduce more checks on retailers, the energy retail market looks set to become an even tougher environment for the disruptors. Utility Week examines the lie of the land and speaks to industry voices about what looks to be tricky times ahead.

Ofgem issues Gnergy with final order over missed RO payment

Pre-winter energy debts drop one third to £267m

Ofgem to tighten rules to prevent self-disconnecting

More than 2.5m SMETS2 smart meters have been installed

EDF takes on Toto Energy’s customers as SoLR

Breaking Ground: World’s largest jack-up vessel at Dogger Bank; SSEN island upgrades

This week it was revealed that the world's largest jack-up installation vessel has been secured for the Dogger Bank project, and that there has been an update on the Garden City at Ebbsfleet from UKPN. Utility Week takes a look at these and more in our weekly round-up.

Ofgem should close the protection ‘gap’ for microbusinesses

A report from Citizens Advice says microbusinesses are more at risk of disconnection than domestic customers. The regulator launched a strategic review into the matter in May 2019.

‘Damaging’ targeted charging review reforms should be ditched

A report by the REA and ElectraLink has instead called for flexibility to be prioritised. The report calls for “significantly more” variable generation from wind and solar in order to meet net zero decarbonisation targets.

Toto Energy subject to over 700 complaints in 2019

The Energy Ombudsman says the figure almost matches the total for the whole of 2018. Toto Energy is the eighth supplier of 2019 to exit the market.