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Playing off billpayers against taxpayers is ‘zero sum game’

Energy secretary Grant Shapps has been warned not to sacrifice bill support in favour of tax cuts. Peter Smith, director of policy and advocacy at the charity National Energy Action (NEA), told Utility Week that playing off the interests of energy billpayers against taxpayers over financial support is a “zero sum game”. It comes after Shapps suggested that the government was unlikely to assist people with energy bill increases this winter.

2 years ago

Call to ditch price cap and introduce a social tariff

2 years ago

Don’t kick the can down the road on smart water metering

2 years ago

Energy secretary to get national security veto over FSO

2 years ago

Octopus objects to additional bad debt allowance in PPM cap

2 years ago

How to shut down a gas network

2 years ago

Anglian CFO leaving for Pennon

2 years ago

Smart meter network gets 4G upgrade

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Octopus dominates energy supplier star ratings

2 years ago

Striking a balance between affordability and market stability

2 years ago

Time to unwind Ofgem’s unhelpful interventions

2 years ago

Social tariff ‘not the right solution’ for fuel poor customers

2 years ago

Water firms urged to step up emissions ambitions for PR24

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Ministers have ‘lost appetite’ for social tariff

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Ofwat sets out efficiency fund expectations

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A just transition should focus on those who usually go last

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Adding a human touch to artificial intelligence

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Black urges water companies to explore financing models

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Business water complaints fall to pre-market opening levels

Complaints in the non-household water market have fallen to their lowest levels since the market opened up in 2017, but CCW said progress have been uneven between suppliers. Billing and administration challenges continued to dominate complaint number, while issues relating to wholesalers accounted for one-third of problems.

2 years ago

British Gas record profits are ‘sign of a broken energy system’

2 years ago