Ofgem has launched an investigation into sales practices by Economy Energy Trading Limited. The company supplies electricity and gas to domestic customers mostly on pre-payment meters. Citizens Advice service raised concerns with Ofgem in July 2016 relating to a high…
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Portsmouth City Council launches switching service for residents, powered by AgilityEco and UK Power
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Portsmouth City Council is the first local authority to sign up to a new energy switching service from AgilityEco that’s designed to help local authorities and social landlords combat fuel poverty in their community. AgilityEco is working with Ofgem-accredited energy switching service UK Power to…
Engie faces EU tax probe in Luxembourg
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The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation into Luxembourg’s tax treatment of Engie (previously known as GDF Suez). The Commission will assess in particular whether Luxembourg tax authorities selectively derogated from provisions of national tax law in tax rulings…
Crimestoppers launches energy theft reporting phone number and website
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Crimestoppers has launched of a dedicated service for the public to help police and energy companies tackle the 150,000 cases of energy theft investigated every year. Crimestoppers has partnered with with all 96 of the UK’s energy providers and distributors to…
Pre-pay days or exclusive prices? Big six tariff offers diverge
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Scottish Power is set to launch a pre-pay energy tariff that allows customers to pay for ‘days’ of gas and electricity. Customers can buy up to 180 ‘days’ of gas or electricity, calculated from their previous usage. They can track…
Hinkley Point C decision: reactions
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Jenifer Baxter, head of energy and environment, Institution of Mechanical Engineers: “This announcement is welcome and great news for the nuclear sector, however, it is important to note that this is not the end but merely a small step at…
Ofgem proposes to cap installation charges for prepayment meters
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Energy companies would only be allowed to charge £100 or £150 for installing prepayment meters (PPMs) under warrant if new Ofgem proposals released for consultation today go ahead. The proposals also include plans to ban PPM warrant installation charges for the…
RES blames subsidy uncertainty for cuts to UK workforce
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Renewable energy firm RES has said the closure of the Renewable Obligation together with uncertainty over onshore wind’s access to Contracts for Difference (CfD) means it will be cutting its UK workforce, with the onshore wind development team reduced in size.…
IEA says global investment is shifting from oil and gas to low-carbon power
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Global investment in the electricity sector reached a record-breaking $690 billion in 2015, according to new figures from the International Energy Agency (IEA), and there is a “major shift in investment towards low-carbon sources of power generation”. Low carbon capacity…
Turbine for first commercial tidal array unveiled in Scotland
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Atlantis this week unveiled the first completed turbine for its MeyGen project at the Nigg Energy Park in Scotland. The project is set to be the world’s largest free stream tidal power project. The first fully assembled turbine, standing 15 metres tall and…