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Lack of smart meter data for non-domestic consumers ‘barrier to net zero’

A lack of adequate smart energy data for non-domestic consumers is a barrier to the government’s net zero commitments, a consultation has warned. The Department for Business, Energy and industrial Strategy said the current rules mean non-domestic consumers have a limited ability to engage with their energy use and the benefits provided by smart meters. As such, the department is proposing changes to supply licence conditions.

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More than 8.2m SMETS2 smart meters now installed

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Closing the gap

The wave of financial hardship that was predicted to follow the Covid pandemic has yet to materialise. However, Steve Crabb, chair of the Energy UK Vulnerability Commitment, warns that underlying problems may be masked and asks whether support services are resilient enough to cope with a possible surge.

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Utilities to lose out on half of apprenticeship levy funds

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Gridserve amps up Electric Highway charging network

Gridserve has relaunched the Electric Highway charging network it recently acquired from Ecotricity under its own branding after beginning a programme to upgrade the network with more advanced and powerful chargers, whilst also announcing plans to spend more than £100 million installing banks of ultrafast chargers at 50 of the locations. Utility Week spoke to the company’s founder and chief executive Toddington Harper.

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Energy retail

Latest

Lack of smart meter data for non-domestic consumers ‘barrier to net zero’

More than 8.2m SMETS2 smart meters now installed

Closing the gap

Utilities to lose out on half of apprenticeship levy funds

Gridserve amps up Electric Highway charging network

Engagement v auto switching: battling for the future retail market

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Pure Planet unveils simplified flexibility proposition

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Expert view: How the whole energy system can help drive us towards net zero

Ovo signs PPA with Eneco

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Millions of PPM customers put at ‘needless risk’ during pandemic

Network operators study flexibility data from 25,000 households

‘We need to be careful about what we ask consumers to engage in’

Sharing MHHS data with networks ‘fundamental’

Weekend press round-up: Taxpayer cash could be used for overseas power projects

Worst energy suppliers five times more likely to inaccurately bill

On the move: BEIS director joins Aurora

The role of EVs in reinventing energy retail