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Ofwat's latest report has identified barriers to competition in bioresources activities and will conduct a deeper review of sludge to inform regulation framework for PR24
Switching saw an almost 20 per cent decrease last month compared to September 2019, the latest figures from Energy UK show - the worst performance since the country came out of lockdown.
Eon is holding discussions with the government about extending the deadline for the first phase of the council-led prong of the £3 billion energy efficiency drive, its chief executive has revealed.
Cities across the UK should take a holistic approach when tackling the net-zero challenge, ensuring that fuel poor households are engaged in the transition, Eon Energy’s head of city energy transformation has stressed.
Citizens Advice is pushing for the creation of an ‘essential services taskforce’ to simplify and improve the support received by vulnerable customers. In its ‘Getting support to those who need it’ report the consumer charity outlines a number of challenges faced by vulnerable customers, namely the complicated process of supplying multiple service providers with their relevant data.
Reforming the electricity generation licensing system to make it easier to set up grassroots suppliers could have “unintended consequences” and ultimately end up costing consumers more, energy minister Kwasi Kwarteng has warned.
Building consumer trust in the energy sector, as well as using technology to drive forward change, will be key components of the energy transition, industry observers have stressed. Speaking during a panel discussion at the annual Energy UK conference, industry leaders discussed the future of energy retail markets following the pandemic.
Today’s energy customers have a plethora of choice in energy tariffs and access to green technologies. Yet concerns have been raised about the prospect of some consumers being left behind, and a two-tier market emerging in which tech-savvy prosumers benefit from a smarter system while poorer customers miss out. Adam John reports.
Western Power Distribution has issued a call for ideas for innovation projects to help vulnerable and fuel poor customers. Those that are successful in the competition, which is open to members of the public, will be trialled using funding from the Network Innovation Allowance.
Under a new tariff Yorkshire Water will match billpayers' contributions to clear their debts, which the company said would equate to an average of £195 per eligible customer annually.
