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One million SMETS2 meters connected to Britain’s network

One million SMETS2 meters connected to Britain’s network

The Data Communications Company (DCC) has announced that one million second generation (SMETS2) smart meters

6 years ago

Ofgem to consult on market tests for price cap removal ‘in weeks’

Ofgem has announced it is to consult on the conditions required for the regulator to make a recommendation on the future of the price cap "in the next few weeks".

6 years ago

New executive chair for SSE Energy Services

6 years ago

How suppliers can survive and thrive in the era of the price comparison site

Loyalty in the energy sector has never been a given. According to new Populus research,

6 years ago

Interview: Marek Majewicz, interim managing director, Bristol Energy

Providing energy is one thing, creating a sustainable business able to withstand today’s volatile and

6 years ago

April record-breaking month for electricity switches

6 years ago

High Court grants Centrica price cap judicial review

British Gas owner Centrica has been granted a judicial review into how Ofgem calculates wholesale costs for its default price cap.

6 years ago

Flex 3: The AI edition

6 years ago

Women representation on boards ‘disappointingly slow’

Statistics published by the Powerful Women initiative have found the progress of getting more women represented on company boards has been “disappointingly slow”.

6 years ago

Citizens Advice calls for ‘ambitious’ vulnerability strategy

Citizens Advice is calling on industry regulator Ofgem to use its forthcoming vulnerability strategy to set out how it will better support those customers who fall behind on their energy bills.

6 years ago

V2G charging could save drivers more than £500 per year

6 years ago

Energy bodies urge HMRC to scrap proposed VAT changes

Trade associations representing the smart power industry have written a joint letter to finance secretary Mel Stride and Energy Minister Claire Perry calling for proposals to raise VAT on certain solar products to be scrapped.

6 years ago

Auto-switching will threaten big energy firms

Two years ago the government introduced a policy to make it easier to switch provider,

6 years ago

Nuclear output and price cap hits EDF Energy revenue

6 years ago

Npower blames price cap for Q1 loss as customers depart

Npower saw 103,000 customers depart in the first three months of the year and reported losses before interest and tax of €45 million (£39 million).

6 years ago

Energy prices ‘hinders’ competition in manufacturing sector

The benefits of decentralised energy are not being fully realised due to key barriers such

6 years ago

Bristol Energy launches below-cap green tariff

Council-backed energy supplier Bristol Energy has announced it will offer a 100 per cent green electricity tariff in partnership with The Big Issue.

6 years ago

Centrica expects ‘challenging year’ after losing 234,000 British Gas accounts

British Gas owner Centrica has said a “challenging trading environment” such as the price cap, warmer weather and falling gas prices will impact financial performance in the first half of 2019.

6 years ago

Eon asset swap with RWE ‘right on schedule’

6 years ago

Communications are key for the future network

There is no question that the UK’s transmission and distribution network operators must deploy a

6 years ago

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