01342 332057
info@utilityweek.co.uk
British Gas has become the fourth and largest big six supplier so far to raise its standard variable tariff (SVT) to the revised Ofgem level.
7 years ago
"Today there is over 6GW of installed capacity on the register. A good chunk more than the UK’s largest single power station"
Almost 400,000 electricity customers switched supplier in January this year, an increase of 5 per cent on the same time last year.
The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) is seeking views on how the current utilities regulation system is working and whether it has “systematically failed or succeeded” in several key areas.
Over 17,000 people died last year as a result of cold housing conditions, figures from the charity National Energy Action (NEA) and climate change think-tank E3G reveal.
Utility and telecoms companies should expect Financial Conduct Authority standards as a matter of course when outsourcing to the debt collection market and selling their debts.
EDF Energy has posted a £172 million loss to its operating profit for the year ending 2018 as well as a loss of 200,000 customers.
Bristol Energy has announced it has procured a one-year contract to supply Bristol City Council with power for the next year.
Orbit Energy has introduced a tracker tariff for its customers which, the company says, will always remain 10 per cent below the price cap.
Yorkshire Water has started trialling smart analytics to find and fix leaks in its network with the aim of avoiding interruptions to services for customers.
Energy broker Utilitywise has announced it has gone into administration, with 576 jobs being made redundant.
Ovo Energy, the UK’s seventh largest energy provider, plans to expand internationally with a £200 million cash injection from Mitsubishi Corporation.
An electric vehicle (EV) charging manufacturer has announced it has partnered with London-based renewable energy supplier Bulb to launch the "first" fully open public charging network.
An agreement between water companies and Network Rail now protects more than 600 vulnerable drinking water sources from herbicides that, if they reached the water, would require removal using expensive and energy-intensive treatment processes.
Portsmouth Council’s Victory Energy scheme may still come to fruition after councillors joined forces to vote in favour of an amendment for its reinstatement.
Castle Water has accused Thames Water of using inaccurate meter information to back-bill its customers.
Ofgem has announced it is proposing to issue URE Energy with a final order following the company’s non-payment of its Renewables Obligation (RO) payment.
The supplier will increase the tariff by £117 to £1,254 for the average dual fuel customer, following Eon and EDF which raised their prices on Monday and Tuesday respectively.
EDF Energy has become the second big six supplier to increase its standard variable tariff (SVT) to the new cap level following Eon.
