Regulation

Energy Reset: Where is the support package for bill shocks?

BEIS promises review of regulators’ duties

Analyst warns price cap could rise to nearly £2,450 in October

BEIS asked to consider sooner updates to retail regulations

Russell: Don’t ‘hide behind regulation’ on CSO action

Ofgem pauses plans to apply transmission charges to distributed generators

Government urged to apply price cap to heat networks

Keeping price cap will ‘freeze’ energy retail market

The introduction of the energy price cap has “destroyed” the supply market and its removal is an essential precondition of any reform of the system, the UK’s first electricity regulator has told the government. Professor Stephen Littlechild, who was the first head of the Office of Electricity Regulation from 1989 to 1998, said keeping the price cap in place will deter competition from new entrants and "freeze" current market shares.

Energy Reset: Act now before it’s too late

As part of Utility Week’s Energy Reset campaign, we present a series of perspectives on tackling the cost of living crisis. In our first piece Peter Smith, director of policy and advocacy at National Energy Action, outlines how, without any additional support millions will sink into further debt and many will turn off their heating, putting them at risk of serious health complications or even premature death.

Non-switchers must be protected from SoLR costs

Interconnector backer threatens legal action

Northumbrian fined for pollution incidents in 2017

British Gas takes on Together Energy’s customers

Ministers say energy planning should be reviewed every five years

Energy Saving Trust awards £3.9m to charities