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‘Green Day has turned into Groundhog Day’

There has been an underwhelmed response to the government’s outline of announcements relating to the much-trailled ‘Green Day’. Thursday will see the release of the updated Energy Security Plan and the government’s response to Chris Skidmore’s Net Zero Review. There will also be announcements on ECO+, an extension of the Boiler Upgrade Scheme and a plan to “rebalance” gas and electricity costs on bills. But details released so far have been branded “piecemeal, re-heated and confusing”.

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British Gas ends PPM premium ahead of mandate

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Octopus CEO slams grid monopoly

Greg Jackson has hit out at the monopolistic nature of the UK electricity grid. The Octopus Energy chief executive described the grid as a source of “phenomenal frustration” for firms involved in renewable generation, interconnection and battery storage and called for competition in electricity transmission.

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Scottish Power almost triples Smart Export Guarantee rate

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Energy risks losing out to other sectors on digital skills

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Elexon to remain in private industry ownership

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‘Real opportunity’ for competitive PPM tariffs

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Brookfield to acquire 20% stake in Octopus

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Weekend press: Three suppliers force-fitted 70% of PPMs as bills rocketed

In our latest round-up of the weekend’s national news coverage, the government has revealed that British Gas, Scottish Power and OVO force-fitted seven in ten of all the prepayment meters installed using court warrants last year. Elsewhere, Ovo has launched a tariff that is cheaper than the government's cap on household bills.

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How digital payments can transform billing and collections for utilities

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Commaret: Extending EBSS a ‘waste of money’

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On the Move: Iain Conn, Pennon, So Energy

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Spike in at-home dialysis care sparks energy bill concerns

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Shared PSR to go live at end of March

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Energy retailers urged not to return to ‘fight for lowest tariff’

Energy retailers must not return to a “fight for the lowest tariff” when pricing competition returns, according to So Energy executive director Charlie Davies. Davies urged the market to learn from previous mistakes to ensure that they are generating enough money to reinvest in research and development.

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Investec forecasts sub-£2,000 price cap

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Overlapping metering standards hampering flexibility

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Electricity market review risks investment hiatus

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Switching showing ‘early signs of a recovery’

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1m Bulb customers transferred to Octopus systems

Octopus Energy has migrated one million former Bulb customers on to its systems in under three months. The milestone has been reached ahead of a high court ruling into claims by rival retailers that Octopus was given preferential treatment during the sale of Bulb.

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