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Supplier given deadline before Ofgem takes further action
Executives from Delta Gas and Power have been invited to respond to Ofgem’s provisional order by 2nd February. Business energy supplier Delta Gas and Power cannot enrol new customers to its services after the energy regulator raised concerns over its financial resilience a few months ago. In November, Ofgem said the energy supplier failed to meet its “stress-test” […]
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Sunak slammed for using RAF jet to travel from London to Leeds
Rishi Sunak came under fire on Tuesday for using a 14-seat RAF jet to fly from London to Leeds. Number 10 posted photos online showing the Prime Minister boarding the jet for the 36-minute journey. Sunak used the jet to travel 200 miles to the Rutland Healthcare Centre at Leeds Community Healthcare to promote the […]
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Wimbledon wins the energy match!
Wimbledon cannot only ace other cities in tennis but also in preserving the UK’s energy history! Workers from UK Power Networks helped restore a historic ‘museum piece’ on the streets of Wimbledon, a 19th-century electricity substation. The restoration project preserved a Grade two-listed substation – the specific substation is considered as an important part of […]
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Businesses hit back at new government energy bill support package
The Prime Minister and the Chancellor have given a new energy bill support package for businesses the final sign-off. The new subsidies will cost around £5.5 billion and will last for one year, the government confirmed. The Treasury argued the reduction is in part a result of recent falls in wholesale gas and electricity prices. […]
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Energy subsidies for UK businesses slashed
The government has announced changes in its current energy bill support scheme for businesses after spending as much as £18 billion on a six-month package. From April onwards, help will drop to £5.5 billion and the main reason for this is to limit taxpayers’ exposure to volatile energy markets, the government said. The new ‘Energy […]
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Charities to be awarded £3m to protect most vulnerable amid energy crisis
A total of £3 million is available as grants to charities and community energy groups that support households most at risk from cold homes and high energy bills, or that work on innovation and carbon emissions reduction across England, Scotland and Wales. This is part of the third funding round of Ofgem‘s Voluntary Redress Scheme. […]
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How will the £1bn ECO+ energy efficiency scheme change the price cap?
Ofgem has launched a consultation on its proposed approach to reflect the government’s planned expansion of the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) scheme in the price cap. A month ago, the government announced it would make £1 billion of public funding available for an energy efficiency scheme, named ECO+, to help households reduce their energy bills. […]
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Shell Energy criticised over energy bill rebate delays
Thousands of Shell Energy customers missed out on their energy rebate in October 2022. The Telegraph reported that these customers did not receive the £66 energy bill support payment that month. The report claims the energy giant received £90,141,141 from the government to give to its customers through the current schemes. Shell Energy has told […]
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Wind turbine on fire
A wind turbine in New South Wales, Australia has been destroyed after it caught fire. NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) crews were called out to deal with the blaze – the rotor and one of the turbine’s blades ablaze 90 metres off the ground. Firefighters realised that there was little they could do to […]
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Britain’s national smart meter network grows 37% in 2022
UK’s smart metering network saw massive growth last year. According to a new report by the Data Communications Company (DCC), Britain’s national smart meter network grew by over 6.3 million meters in 2022 – a 37% increase. The DCC, which operates and maintains the network, said there was also a significant increase in the data […]
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