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Smart PPM disconnections up one third following price cap hike

The number of smart pre-payment meter automatically disconnected by their supplier shot up by a nearly a third between the first and third quarters of last year, the energy minister has admitted.

Weekend press round-up: Octopus Energy calls rivals ‘desperate’ in bitter court clash

In our latest weekend press round-up, Octopus Energy trades blows with its rivals over its deal to buy Bulb’s customers, while experts raise concerns about the UK’s continued dependence on overseas power supplies. In the water sector, it is revealed that both Thames and Severn Trent Water still use dowsing to detect leaks.

Has energy retail become uninvestible?

Task force needed to accelerate social tariff design