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Energy UK has listed which suppliers have been awarded the gold standard in its annual Billing Code audit.
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SSE has lowered the cost of its standard variable tariff, which is now 32p lower than the default price cap.
The research suggests previous estimates that the UK had 50 years' worth of reserves at current demand was wrong and that it in fact has less than 10 years' worth.
Centrica-owned British Gas business will supply 5,000 churches, schools and community centres with renewable power., making the Catholic Church one of the largest single consumers of green gas certificates.
So far this year more than 3.5 million customers have switched their energy supplier. In 2018 a record 5.8 million switched.
The energy regulator has proposed to use the current non-pass-through smart meter net cost change (SMNCC) model in its review of smart metering costs within the price cap.
Renewable energy supplier Octopus Energy is reportedly in talks with Co-Op Energy over a potential acquisition, it has emerged. Octopus has made several recent high-profile acquisitions and partnerships.
Over the past week, the industry has seen several companies, including big six energy provider Scottish Power, announce new appointments.
Npower is set to be swallowed up by Eon, as part of the wider asset swap between parent companies RWE and Innogy. However, the EU Commission is yet to give its approval to the deal, and if a decision is not reached before 31 October then domestic competition approval may be needed.
The price comparison and switching service will partner with Bud to allow customers to switch their provider on a banking app.
Ofgem has announced it will revoke URE Energy's gas and electricity supply licneces after it failed to make over £200,000 in RO payments.
Research from comparethemarket.com analysed data from the Office for National Statistics' consumer price index.
Energy UK's chief executive Lawrence Slade has announced he is stepping down from the role at the end of the year.
Earlier this month Solarplicity confirmed to Utility Week it was "exiting the utilities services business".
The Energy Saving Trust has announced that applications for the latest round of funding will open on Monday (19 August).