Gas retail

Opportunity to use smart meter data for ‘far greater good’

Striking a balance between affordability and market stability

Time to unwind Ofgem’s unhelpful interventions

Social tariff ‘not the right solution’ for fuel poor customers

Ministers have ‘lost appetite’ for social tariff

Weekend press round-up: Decision to drop social energy tariff ‘betrays most vulnerable’

Lack of compensation for PPM ban ‘disappointing’

Energy UK has criticised Ofgem for not yet introducing a compensation mechanism for suppliers to recover debt accumulated from the ban on forced prepayment meter (PPM) installations. The trade association says that it is “disappointing that a process for suppliers to recover bad debt […] is yet to be put in place”, within its response to Ofgem’s consultation on involuntary PPM installs. Energy UK warns against proposals to broaden the scope of the ‘Do Not Install’ (DNI) category to include households including those aged over 85 or under five.

British Gas record profits are ‘sign of a broken energy system’

O’Shea backs Ofgem’s financial resilience plans as ‘very good start’

British Gas profits soar 900% thanks to price cap allowance

Minimum capital requirements confirmed for energy retailers

Ofgem calls for more regulatory powers

Fuse CEO: Now is the time for a better retailer

Energy retail market ‘overly focused on the short term’

Outfox pays out £1.8m over regulatory failings