Do it by app
Online bank Monzo has added an energy switching service to its app – although the switching options are currently limited to Ovo Energy and Octopus Energy.
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Suppliers
Ofgem will set out its thinking on its revised approach to licensing and regulating suppliers at an industry meeting on 21 June.
TCR review
Ofgem has set back plans to alter some aspects of the charging regime, including that for distribution-connected (‘embedded’) generation.
Fast switching
June new in brief
RES has sold its first UK subsidy-free wind farm project.
June people news
Are women making iroads on energy company boards?
What happened at Utilitywise?
The third party intermediate collapsed earlier this year leaving debts of over £94 million. Janet Wood took a look at where it went wrong for a company who’s ‘middleman’ role is often seen as relatively low risk
Are battery warranties fit for purpose? DNV-GL tests the assumptions
The measures of economic viability for a storage project are less certain than they are for more traditional technologies, such as a natural gas plant or a solar or wind farm, where project risks are familiar, says testing expert and consultancy D
What now for Welsh nuclear? MPs report
Losing the Wylfa nuclear project on Anglesey has “the potential to inflict a major blow on the economy of north Wales if it is permanent” Ken Skates AM, Minister for the Economy and Transport in the Welsh government, told MPs at Westminster.
System operator to begin market engagement on constraint products for Q1 2020 launch
National Grid ESO wants to run tenders early next year for new ‘constraint management’ products in specific geographical areas.