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Is it fair to shift policy costs from electricity to gas?

Is it fair to shift policy costs from electricity to gas?

The debate over the imbalance of policy costs and taxation between electricity and gas bills is ramping up as the Treasury investigates how net zero should be paid for. As part of our Countdown to COP campaign, David Blackman looks at the arguments for change alongside concerns that targeting gas bills would hit the fuel poor hardest.

4 years ago

Bulb founder steps down

4 years ago

Government hands out £59 million in cold weather payments

More than 2.3 million cold weather payments, totalling £59 million, are estimated to have already been handed out in the first six weeks of 2021.

4 years ago

EDF Energy suffers £160 million impact from Covid

4 years ago

Real-time energy savings metering is ‘critical’ for retrofitting

A report by a coalition of industry experts has recommended the creation of a new protocol for measuring energy savings in retrofitted homes in real-time. The Green Finance Institute’s Coalition for the Energy Efficiency of Buildings says a national, standardised way to measure the energy saved by retrofit works is “vital” to unlocking up to £65 billion of investment needed to decarbonise the existing building stock.

4 years ago

British Gas is first supplier to raise bills in line with price cap

4 years ago

‘Vague’ Penrose report is ‘good provocation for debate’

A long-awaited report outlining recommendations designed to strengthen the UK’s competition regime has been cautiously welcomed by industry observers but described as lacking in detail. The Power to the People report by Conservative MP John Penrose has a heavy focus on streamlining regulatory processes and creating further competition where possible. It also calls for measures introduced in insurance to tackle 'loyalty penalties' to be extended to energy.

4 years ago

Energy UK calls for post-Brexit VAT cut on energy bills

4 years ago

Six ways to tackle consumer vulnerability

Consumer protection experts share their key asks of utilities in establishing long-term strategies to support a wide range of vulnerabilities.

4 years ago

ECO scheme to increase by 56%

4 years ago

Growing debt cloud looms over utilities

4 years ago

Uswitch names most reliable energy suppliers during lockdown

4 years ago

Fuel charity sees demand increase by a quarter due to pandemic

4 years ago

Octopus aims to ‘reinvent energy’ with Fletcher appointment

Octopus Energy’s appointment of Ofwat chief executive Rachel Fletcher "heralds a change in energy", the supplier’s chief executive has told Utility Week. It was recently announced that Fletcher would be stepping down from her position at Ofwat to become Octopus’ director of regulation and economics.

4 years ago

Wholesale costs see price cap rise by £100

4 years ago

Smart lessons from 2020

4 years ago

Good Energy CEO to step down after 20 years

Good Energy chief executive Juliet Davenport has announced she will step down from her role at the company she founded more than 20 years ago. Davenport will remain in place until a successor is found to lead the "transition to a true mid 21st century energy as a service business". She will the take up a non-executive director position with the company as well as its subsidiary Zap-Map.

4 years ago

Eon boss says automatic switching will discourage innovation

4 years ago

Centrica to hire 1,000 apprentices after years of ‘underrecruiting’

4 years ago

Time to act on Covid-related energy debt

4 years ago

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