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Only 35 per cent of people own a smart meter, the latest Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) public attitudes tracker has found.
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The Data Communications Company (DCC) has announced a “new approach” to customer engagement following stakeholder engagement from customers and within the industry.
Centrica is working alongside Carers UK in a bid to help one million carers remain in or return to work by 2020. Centrica chief executive Iain Conn has written a letter, co-signed by Carers UK chief executive Helen Walker, to chief executives of the UK’s 100 largest employers, encouraging more support for carers and the opening of a dialogue around experiences and the best practices.
EDF Energy's innovation challenge is offering start-ups and entrepreneurs a chance to take their ideas to market through the company’s innovation accelerator Blue Lab.
Northumbrian Water will lead the way with a new roadside infrastructure pilot project with Ordnance
Renewable energy supplier Pure Planet has announced its second price drop of the year due to a fall in wholesale gas prices.
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Analyst Nigel Hawkins considers the present and potential future impact of Labour's renationalisation plans for utilities
Challenger energy brands Ovo and Octopus Energy have partnered with mobile-based bank Monzo to allow customers to switch via the banking app.
Big six supplier SSE has announced “voluntary enhanced redundancy opportunities” for a number of its customer service and metering teams.
URE Energy is in danger of having its licence revoked within the next three months after the supplier failed to comply with a final order issued by Ofgem in March.
UK Power Networks (UKPN) has trialled the use of “smart” traffic lights designed to increase traffic flow while the network operator carries out roadworks.
Northumbrian Water has finished work on a £1 million project replacing near one mile of sewage piping, used for carrying waste out of the village of Escomb and on its way to treatment at Bishop Auckland sewage treatment works.
An anonymous pesticide amnesty organised by South East Water has enabled the safe removal of over a tonne of unused and out of date pesticides from farms in Kent. If stored or disposed of incorrectly, pesticides can pose a significant environmental risk, potentially contaminating water supplies.
Electricity North West (ENW) has announced the appointment of eight industry experts to its newly-formed customer engagement group (CEG).
