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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.

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‘PM should lead Covid-style press briefings on climate fight’

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ECO scheme to increase by 56%

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Doubling down on debt

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Has Octopus Energy sparked a tidal wave of innovation in utilities?

To compete with new market entrants and business models, utility retailers need to broaden their innovation programmes. Olivia Law, innovation expert at Pollen8, explores what’s holding them back and how to overcome the barriers

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Octopus Energy unveils independent ‘entech’ facility

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Hayden Wood: We need to make sure people aren’t left behind

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Utility Week Awards winners announced

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Growing debt cloud looms over utilities

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Uswitch names most reliable energy suppliers during lockdown

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Weekend press round-up: Switch from oil and gas top of Trevelyan’s to-do-list

In our latest review of sector coverage across the national newspapers, the new energy minister discusses her priorities. There is also speculation about a ban on UK suppliers buying REGO certificates from the EU, as well as profiles of new projects exploring the potential of hydropower and isotope batteries.

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Fuel charity sees demand increase by a quarter due to pandemic

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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.

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Emma Pinchbeck: How to win public permission for the green recovery

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Wholesale costs see price cap rise by £100

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Smart lessons from 2020

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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.

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Eon boss says automatic switching will discourage innovation

5 years ago

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

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Time to act on Covid-related energy debt

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