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Ofgem resumes updating household consumption values

Ofgem resumes updating household consumption values

Ofgem is to resume updating typical domestic consumption values (TDCVs) for gas and electricity after previously halting the process due to the pandemic. The regulator has published a call for input seeking views on its proposed revised TDCVs which it has calculated by using the latest available two year’s data and taking an average to derive the typical low, medium and high TDCVs for gas and electricity.

2 years ago

Year-on-year switching up for first time in 20 months

The number of customers switching electricity supplier increased year-on-year for first time since May 2021. In January 117,263 switches were recorded, according to the latest figures released by Energy UK. That represents a 24% increase on the 94,428 switches registered in January 2022.

2 years ago

Are you in control of your OT or is it controlling you?

Date: 22/03/2023 11:00 am

Increasing EPG would be a ‘catastrophe’

2 years ago

Smart meter network rollout reaches half of all homes

Half of all the homes in Britain are now connected to the national secure smart meter network, according to Data Communications Company (DCC). This milestone means that the network now supports almost 25 million meters, more than double the 11.7 million homes served by full-fibre broadband.

2 years ago

Energy price cap to fall by £1,000

2 years ago

Weekend press round-up: Hunt under pressure to cancel energy bills support cut

In our latest review of sector coverage across national media, there are renewed calls for the Chancellor to maintain the Energy Price Guarantee at its current level. Meanwhile, big wind farm developers have warned their UK projects could be at risk without tax breaks and the boss of Thames Water has said she is “heartbroken” by the impact of sewage spills.

2 years ago

Calls for levy exemptions to be extended to domestic bills

The government has been urged to extend the policy costs exemptions proposed for energy-intensive businesses to bring domestic bills down. It comes after the recently-formed Department for Energy Security and Net Zero announced new measures to drastically reduce energy costs for 300 heavy industry firms. Committee on Fuel Poverty chair Caroline Flint was among those giving their reaction to Utility Week, saying support for industry cannot be at the expense of households.

2 years ago

Octopus to accuse Bulb rivals of rewriting history

2 years ago

Government downgrading power market break-up plan

Government officials have indicated that proposals to localise electricity pricing are being downgraded in the wider reform of the power market, Utility Week has learned. It is one of a number of more “radical options” on Local Marginal Pricing (LMP) which has been given a lower priority.

2 years ago

Standardisation across utilities

2 years ago

Distributed energy: Press accelerate to win the smart energy race

2 years ago

Proposal to reduce gas costs for PPM customers

2 years ago

Underperforming BSC parties to be named and shamed

2 years ago

Government accuses suppliers of lying about forced PPM installs

2 years ago

£900 annual bill discounts mooted for poorer households

A £900 annual discount is one of two main options for a long-term regime to protect low income households from spiralling energy costs, a major new report is due to conclude. The other option due to be outlined in the report is a discount on unit rates.

2 years ago

There may be trouble ahead

2 years ago

Octopus engineers trained to upgrade fuses for heat pumps

2 years ago

Policy costs to be stripped from heavy industry energy bills

2 years ago

How utilities can connect with consumers through payments

2 years ago

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