Good Energy

Good Energy CEO to step down after 20 years

Good Energy chief executive Juliet Davenport has announced she will step down from her role at the company she founded more than 20 years ago. Davenport will remain in place until a successor is found to lead the "transition to a true mid 21st century energy as a service business". She will the take up a non-executive director position with the company as well as its subsidiary Zap-Map.

Suppliers’ green tariff claims should be independently audited

Claims by energy suppliers regarding the environmental impact of their green tariffs should be audited, either independently or by Ofgem, Good Energy has recommended. The retailer’s proposals to tackle greenwashing have been backed by Ofgem’s former head of future consumers.

Regulatory reform required to achieve 10-point plan

Suppliers failing to meet Renewables Obligation should be ‘starved of cash’

Greenwashing investigation ‘should include energy retailers’

An investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) into misleading claims about eco-friendly products should be broadened to include energy retailers, the chief executive of Good Energy has said. The CMA said its investigation is a response to the growing number of products and services marketed as environmentally friendly, adding that £41 billion was spent on ethical goods and services – almost four times as much as people spent two decades ago.

Here is how we tackle the problem of decarbonising heat

The procrastination around tackling high-carbon home heat must end if we are serious about reaching net zero, says Juliet Davenport, founder of Good Energy. Writing for Utility Week, she gives some suggestions for kickstarting the process and says the government should seriously consider funding low-carbon heating through gas bills.

Good Energy increases stake in Zap Map to 50%

Challenger brand Good Energy has increased its stake in in electric vehicle (EV) charge point platform Zap-Map to 50 per cent. The transaction is being funded by the exercise of a convertible loan, which increases its share in Zap Map’s parent company Next Green Car (NGC) from 13 per cent which it acquired earlier this year.

Good Energy wants apology from Ofgem over ‘tarnished reputation’

Good Energy takes aim at ‘green’ Ovo

Good Energy, which has already hit out at Ofgem this week, directs its fire at Ovo - rubbishing the latter's green credentials and accusing it of doing "effectively nothing to support the growth of renewable generation in the UK".

Time of use tariffs generating unprecedented interest in energy

Good Energy tops list for non-compliance with social and environmental obligations

Davenport: We shouldn’t take a penny more than necessary from government

Good Energy founder Juliet Davenport explains why she continues to view furloughing staff as a “last resort” and insists “this can't just be about saving money for shareholders”. She tells Utility Week how the company is coping with the downturn in the business retail market, which now accounts for 50 per cent of its customer base, and its focus on supporting both the physical and mental wellbeing of its staff.

BEIS support for energy suppliers ‘could be open to abuse’

Utilities 2020: The year ahead for energy and water

Weekend press round-up: UK firms accused of buying ‘dirty REGOs’ from Eastern Europe

In the papers this weekend there were reports that UK energy providers are sourcing cheap green energy certificates from Lithuania, that Katie Bickerstaffe is leaving her role as chair of SSE Energy Services "within weeks" and that Octopus Energy is looking to expand to Scandinavian and Asian markets.