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Court orders failed suppliers to hand over RO payments to Ofgem

A High Court judge has ordered failed energy retailers to hand over unpaid Renewables Obligation (RO) payments to Ofgem in what the regulator has labelled a “significant outcome”. The case, which was heard last month, was brought by the administrators and liquidators for a number of such companies and sought to determine whether insolvent retailers are liable for monies owed both via the RO and customer credit balances.

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SSE sees profits double led by gas storage and generation

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Suppliers put on notice over prepayment remote switching

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Suppliers to pay out £800,000 to FiT generators

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Weekend press round-up: Court delays Bulb sale to Octopus as rivals object

In our latest review of sector coverage in the national media, the sale of Bulb to Octopus Energy has been delayed after rivals alleged that the "secretive" deal could be unlawful. There is also renewed speculation about an extension of the windfall tax on oil and gas companies in this week’s autumn statement and an analysis of the generational impacts of rising energy bills.

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Providing support to vulnerable consumers as the cost-of-living crisis worsens

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Supplier banned from taking on new customers

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RO mutualisation confirmed for fifth consecutive year

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UK uncertainty has sparked ‘investor strike’

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Ofgem provisionally approves £426m of SoLR levy claims

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Weekend press: Energy firms face investigation into bill profiteering

Utility Week's latest roundup of national news from the weekend includes a BEIS investigation into energy firms accused of 'profiteering' by charging some businesses inflated prices for fixed-rate gas and electricity; elsewhere Rishi Sunak will advise world leaders to move faster on renewable energy at COP27; and the Liberal Democrat's leader attacks Ofwat over river water quality.

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