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James Forrest and Alain Bollack round up what the UK utilities sector should expect in 2018.
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Around 80 next generation smart meters have been installed in people’s homes, Claire Perry has
One in five UK consumers would prioritise owning a smart meter over any other smart
Renewable energy continues to receive high support from UK households, with 79 per cent backing it, according to the UK government's energy and climate change public attitudes tracker (PAT).
All businesses have had to embrace technology and new ways of working in the past
"Some companies do not have the systems in place to meet the minimum standards set out in the supply licence"
Repurposing the gas distribution network to carry hydrogen poses “significant” technical challenges and costs, Ofgem has warned.
More than four million households will see their energy bills rise by around £57 a year after Ofgem announced it was hiking the safeguard tariff – a price cap aimed at protecting vulnerable and pre-payment customers.
Co-op Energy has become the first big-name supplier to scrap its standard variable tariff (SVT)
Industry experts came together at the Energy Customer Conference to discuss what companies, regulators and the government must do to meet the challenges facing the sector. Clare Ruel reports.
The search for an energy supply company “offering fairer bills for Londoners”, has moved a
Ofgem’s regulation of small suppliers has come under scrutiny following the news last week that
Utility Week explores the allure of home services for energy retailers. Could this diversification route offer suppliers a new lease of life, and who's best positioned to succeed in this growing arena for competition?
Nottingham has a big fuel poverty problem. According to the government’s latest breakdown of fuel
Green Star Energy is busily working to migrate 10,000 Future Energy customers onto its own systems as painlessly as possible. Jane Gray report's on the company's chances of a happy result.
Energy UK chief executive Lawrence Slade writes exclusively for Utility Week to call for better appeal rights for energy suppliers on the proposed energy price cap for default tariffs.
Ofgem has launched an investigation into the consumption information Ovo Energy gave some of its customers.
The safeguard tariff, which is set in line with Ofgem’s Vulnerable Customer Cap, came into
Home services may offer energy suppliers the path they need to overcome squeezed retail margins and the menace of high customer churn in a crowded market. But who's moving to capitalise on this opportunity, and what do their business plans look like? Utility Week finds out.
All 20 staff who faced redundancy when Newcastle supplier Future Energy collapsed last week, citing trading difficulties, have been taken on by small supplier Together Energy – and received a 20 per cent pay increase.