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A new strategy for Shell

These days supermajor Royal Dutch Shell's commercial message to the public is moving on fast from just forecourts, with the rebranding of First Utility as Shell Energy.

6 years ago

Ofgem grants price cap derogation extension to three firms

Energy industry regulator Ofgem has extended the derogation it has given to three renewable energy suppliers in relation to the standard variable tariff (SVT) price cap.

6 years ago

Statkraft and RedT join forces to offer solar and storage

6 years ago

Shell and BP to spread low-carbon investments

Shell and BP have set out their investment strategies as they look to increase their

6 years ago

WPD launches EV business plan for its network

6 years ago

First Utility rebrands as Shell Energy Retail

6 years ago

Octopus Energy launches ‘Electric Juice’ EV service

6 years ago

Ofgem issued 100m ROCs in 2017/18

Energy regulator Ofgem has released its annual renewables obligation (RO) report for the 2017-18 year.

6 years ago

Switching figures up on first two months of 2018

Over 450,000 electricity customers switched supplier in February, the latest figures from Energy UK have revealed today (22 March).

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Credit where it’s due

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Price savings or quality of service – or both?

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SSEN invests £3m in ‘self-restoring’ network technology

Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) says it has invested £3 million into helping its network “self-restore” following faults in the system.

6 years ago

EDF partners with Anesco and Upside Energy for DSR

EDF Energy has signed a partnership with energy storage provider Anesco to optimise a combined 16MW of solar and battery assets at the Clayhill solar farm in Bedfordshire.

6 years ago

Solarplicity denies SoLR rumours as it lets 27 meter installers go

Challenger supplier Solarplicity has denied rumours it is about to enter the Supplier of Last Resort (SoLR) process but has confirmed it has let 27 of its meter installers go.

6 years ago

Ofgem boss ‘nervous’ about decarbonisation of heat

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Octopus Energy announces partnership with Amazon Alexa

Octopus Energy has announced a partnership with Amazon Alexa which will see the supplier’s Agile Octopus tariff integrated with the talk-activated technology.

6 years ago

Suppliers continue to install SMETS1 devices after deadline

A number of big six energy companies are still installing first-generation (SMETS1) smart meters, despite the deadline for such installations passing.

6 years ago

Bulb announces green gas partnership with Climate Care

Renewable energy supplier Bulb has announced a new partnership with environmental company Climate Care.

6 years ago

Pure Planet accuses Citizens Advice of using ‘arcane methods‘ for star ratings

Citizens Advice has been accused by app-based energy supplier Pure Planet of using “arcane and potentially flawed methods” to calculate its star ratings for energy companies.

6 years ago

Roundtable: Maximising service in a digital age

6 years ago