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Fuse CEO: Now is the time for a better retailer

The chief executive of the UK’s newest energy retailer has told Utility Week that the unprecedented market turmoil is precisely why now is the time for a new player to bring a better offering. Alan Chang, a former Revolut executive who announced the launch of Fuse Energy Supply last week, also said his new supplier was developing its own customer platform to rival other retailers, after coming to the conclusion that existing platforms “suck”.

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Delivery of Cambridge reservoir to be sped up

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UU launches trial to turn sewage into hydrogen and graphene

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Energy retail market ‘overly focused on the short term’

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Rate of solar refusals ‘deeply problematic’, says Labour

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Green light for world’s largest battery storage scheme

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Weekend Press: British Gas poised for record profits

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Ross apologises to appointments watchdog

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Reforms for Ofgem and Ofwat laid out

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Outfox pays out £1.8m over regulatory failings

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‘Significant issues’ with government’s major energy schemes

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Ovo investors up stake as firm records £1.3bn loss

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Stark calls for contingency plans to hit carbon targets

The UK government must build in buffers for meeting its emissions reduction targets because of the "high" risks of under delivery on existing plans, the Climate Change Committee chief executive has urged. Chris Stark said this "may mean alternative options in areas where government has been reluctant to act".

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UU rolls out hardship hub

United Utilities has made its hardship hub available for everyone to use after online requests for support with bills increased 74% this year. The service is a one-stop shop for advice and schemes on paying bills, housing enquiries and debt advice from hundreds of local and national initiatives

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Vattenfall halts offshore wind project due to surging costs

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Ministers urged to announce winter support measures now

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SSE reports 29% renewables output shortfall

SSE’s renewable assets generated 29% less power than forecast during the first quarter of the financial year. In total, SSE’s renewable energy sources produced 624GWh. This represents a 5% shortfall on total planned output for the year. SSE attributes the drop in output to “dry and still weather patterns” during the three months until the end of June.

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Call to tie renewables consents to community packages

Onshore renewables and transmission developers should be forced to pay financial packages to local communities to help smooth away opposition to their projects, an influential Conservative-allied thinktank has urged. Polling carried out by Onward for its new report, entitled ‘Power to the People’, shows that providing packages of community benefits are more popular among rural voters than offering discounts on their energy bills.

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New energy retailer enters market

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Fuel poverty is no longer a niche problem in UK

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