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Shell Energy Retail has acquired Hudson Energy Supply, including its domestic retail arm Green Star, for “up to £10.5 million”. Green Star currently supplies 200,000 UK customers
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Yorkshire Water has become the first UK water company to sign up to the Natural Capital Commitment. Meanwhile, Scottish Water has highlighted the work it has been doing to help reduce water and energy usage, at the start of Scotland’s Climate Week.
Action on companies failing to meet their Renewables Obligation deadlines is welcome but tougher action is needed to ensure suppliers are acting responsibly, says SSE Energy Services managing director, Stephen Forbes.
Pennon's chief executive Chris Loughlin has told Utility Week that reports about splitting off the company's waste management business are pure speculation. Elsewhere in the business South West Water is preparing to offer customers shares in the business, which Loughlin said tapped into some of the emotions around the renationalisation debate.
Dr Matthew Lockwood gives his view on the role lobbying by big energy firms played in the breakdown of the system. He argues that new ways of making energy policy are essential if the UK is serious about reaching its net-zero goal.
Launching the annual State of the Market report, Ofgem chairman Martin Cave warned that standards must not be lowered for proposals even if they are progressing the decarbonisation agenda. He stressed that offloading the costs of net-zero onto vulnerable customers could undermine public support in tackling climate change.
The announcement of a new chief executive at Ofgem is a hugely significant move for the entire sector. Utility Week looks at Jonathan Brearley's background and the market changes he has already been instrumental in.
How has the non-domestic water market evolved since opening up to competition two years ago? Business Stream chief executive Jo Dow, who will address this issue at next week's Utility Week Congress, gives her view.
The annual healthcheck of the sector found that while overall customer complaint numbers are “relatively stable”, there have been big increases in relation to small suppliers. The report also set out the latest shifting of the landscape in terms of market share, with both the largest and smallest players being squeezed.
This week RWE has announced a new commercial officer for its supply and generation arms. Utility Week takes a look at this and other appointments around the sector.
Ofgem has unveiled the replacement for Dermot Nolan, who will step down next year.
Southampton-based Igloo Energy has annoucned the launch of its smart home services business, Igloo Works. Customers will be able to access a variety of technologies such as EV charging and hybrid heating.
Shell has announced the launch of a new smart hybrid domestic heating system. The B Snug system uses technology to manage the combination of an air source heat pump and a traditional boiler.
The supplier was one of four named as owing Ofgem more than £14 million in Renewables Obligation. The regulator said Robin Hood had provided no assurances it would pay its £9 million but the company told Utility Week an agreement had already been reached with Ofgem. Toto Energy also responded to the 'name and shame' announcement.
Matthew Vickers, chief executive at Ombudsman Services, has called for powers to protect more SMEs. Under current rules the service is only allowed to investigate complaints made by individual consumers and microbusinesses with fewer than 10 employees.
Green Energy UK has announced it has secured an international ecolabel for its new tariff. The Green Energy EKOenergy tariff provides customers with 100 per cent green energy that is verifiable.
