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Ofgem to tighten rules to prevent self-disconnecting

Ofgem to tighten rules to prevent self-disconnecting

Ofgem has published its Consumer Vulnerability Strategy 2025. The regulator has set out a number of things it wishes to achieve in the first year, including creating a framework to continually assess the impact of its policies on particular groups of vulnerable customers.

6 years ago

Breaking Ground: World’s largest jack-up vessel at Dogger Bank; SSEN island upgrades

This week it was revealed that the world's largest jack-up installation vessel has been secured for the Dogger Bank project, and that there has been an update on the Garden City at Ebbsfleet from UKPN. Utility Week takes a look at these and more in our weekly round-up.

6 years ago

Toto’s survival ever in doubt

Back in January, Tom Nicholas, the operations director of Toto Energy, wrote for Utility Week on the subject of "surviving the energy market". Following the announcement of the company’s collapse this week his comments are worth revisiting.

6 years ago

CMA launches investigation into Ovo/SSE deal

A decision will be made by 18 December as to whether there are any competition concerns about SSE and Ovo's tie-up.

6 years ago

National support for AD is ‘critical’

Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid has been urged to provide stop gap funding to support the rollout of biomethane plants when the Renewable Heat Incentive scheme expires in 2021.

6 years ago

Toto Energy becomes eighth supplier of 2019 to fail

The Brighton-based company only recently acquired the customers of Solarplicity. It was also named by Ofgem as owing £4.5 million in renewables obligation (RO) payments.

6 years ago

Government must not hamper ‘aggressive’ local net zero plans

Decisions on decarbonisation should be made by local communities instead of a “one size fits

6 years ago

Nottingham council to loan Robin Hood Energy £9.5m for RO bill

Robin Hood Energy was named by Ofgem as one of four suppliers which failed to make its payment on time. The supplier told Utility Week it wanted to set up a monthly payment plan with the regulator.

6 years ago

Regulator ‘should act before mutualisation occurs’

Utility Week spoke to Good Energy founder Juliet Davenport and Ofgem's Mary Starks on the regulator's proposals for tougher checks on suppliers, and why the companies that will be impacted are "either being unscrupulous or just incompetent"

6 years ago

Sembcorp and Gresham House announce battery storage projects

The two projects amount to 109MW of storage between them, with each company setting out ambitious plans for more in the near future.

6 years ago

Eliq and Bristol Energy awarded BEIS funding for AI app trial

Swedish firm Eliq and Bristol Energy are developing technology to improve its app and provide an energy advisory service. The funding awarded is part of BEIS' £6.25m SENS competition.

6 years ago

Political decisions ‘hampering competition’ in renewables

The UK has been warned against “putting all of its eggs in the offshore wind basket”. The lead author of the International Energy Agency's Renewables 2019 report talks to Utility Week about the UK's "unique" approach and the obstacles to speeding up deployment of green energy.

6 years ago

Ovo eyes further investments

Following its acquisition of a minority stake in Renewable Exchange, Ovo has talked about its wider strategy for further growth.

6 years ago

Ovo acquires stake in renewable energy marketplace

Ovo has made a series of investments since Mitsubishi acquired a 20% stake in February. As part of this deal, Steven Ackroyd, Ovo’s director of business development, will be appointed to the board of the digital marketplace.

6 years ago

SSEN launches ‘urgent review’, as Ofgem refuses £258m of funding

The energy regulator has turned down a series of projects from electricity distribution network companies, totalling £258 million. However, it has approved £64 million for other projects.

6 years ago

Eon says price cap has hurt ‘broken’ retail market

A senior figure at Eon, which has this week announced a proposal to cut 500 to 600 UK jobs, has described the energy retail market as “broken”, saying the price cap is driving retailers out of the market because they cannot see a sustainable future.

6 years ago

Breaking Ground: SSEN’s £5m Moray upgrade; UKPN takes 3km cables underground and other projects

Utility Week takes a look at some of the projects happening around the sector. This week SSEN announced a £5m deal to upgrade its network in Moray.

6 years ago

No penalties for DNOs over network connection issues in 2018/19

The regulator has issued an update on the Incentive on Connections Engagement (ICE) programme, which looked at how the DNOs have delivered for larger connections customers in particular.

6 years ago

Uncertain times for investors

6 years ago

Octopus Energy acquires home energy management platform

Octopus Energy has acquired a home energy management platform to drive automation for its customers. The challenger energy brand has also taken on the tech firm's CEO.

6 years ago

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