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Three renewable energy suppliers have been offered a temporary derogation for renewable standard variable tariffs (SVTs) from the default tariff cap.
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British Gas has installed six million smart meter devices out of the 13 million smart meters installed by the entire industry.
Ovo Energy has announced it has installed the first widely-available V2G charger at the home of one of its customers.
Eon has confirmed it does not expect “any material effect” on either the timing or delivery of the the major asset swap between itself and RWE following the collapse of the proposed Npower and SSE merger.
The annual progress report on the smart meter programme, published by BEIS in the run up to Christmas, says that more than 176,000 gas and electricity SMETS2 meters were connected to the Data Communications Company’s (DCC) system by the end of November last year.
The partnership will offer the energy supplier’s 85,000 customers boiler and electrics cover.
Research from auto-switching service Weflip suggests customers have been "left in the dark" over the energy price cap.
The temporary measure, which aims to protect customers on default tariffs, has faced criticism from industry players.
After an eventful year for utilities, Utility Week looks backs on the most read stories of 2018.
2018 will be remembered for a number of key events in the energy retail sphere, namely the confirmation of the energy price cap and the influx of failing energy suppliers.
There are now just eight energy tariffs on the market that cost less than £1,000 a year, compared to 77 in January 2018, research from Which? reveals.
Npower said it is disappointed by the High Court ruling and has separately called on the regulator to explain what its intentions are for the future of collective switch trials.
Moody's said it took into account the announcement of 17 December that the merger between SSE and fellow large supplier Npower will not occur as previously announced.
British Gas owner Centrica is seeking a judicial review against Ofgem over how the regulator calculated wholesale costs when it set the level of the incoming energy price cap.
Mid-tier supplier Ovo and heat battery producer Sunamp have been awarded £1.6 million of grant funding from the government’s low-carbon heating technology fund.
Ahead of filing its financial report to Companies House, Bulb has updated the firm's members about its performance, which it says will become an "annual tradition".
Coventry-based supplier Economy Energy is reportedly seeking emergency fundraising from KPMG, Utility Week understands. The supplier was named by Ofgem as having failed to make the RO late payment deadline.
A report by Ofgem and the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority (GEMA) has recommended there be more clarity around the language used in bills and communications in order to prompt more market engagement.
Ecotricity has announced a partnership with Green Tourism to help the UK’s tourist industry become more sustainable.
The announcement that SSE will not pursue its planned SSE Energy Services tie-up with Npower