Suppliers will not be allowed to back-bill customers for energy used more than 12 months ago under new proposals from Ofgem, expected to come into force later this year. Ofgem has written to energy suppliers to announce its intention to…
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ACER rejects as ‘largely indequate’ European energy network modelling
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Europe’s Agency for the Co-Ordination of Energy Regulators (ACER) has sent back proposals for a interlinked modeling of European gas and electricity markets, saying that “In the Agency’s view, the model is largely inadequate.” It said more work was needed…
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Extra Energy remains in bottom place for business complaints handling
by Annabel Andrews •
Extra Energy has come bottom of Citizens Advice’s complaints league table for business customers for the second time, receiving a ratio of 1231.2 complaints per 10,000 customers. The ranking measures how effectively energy suppliers are dealing with complaints from small business…
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Work starts on CCGT at King’s Lynn
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Siemens is to start work at Centrica’s mothballed King’s Lynn power station in Norfolk, where it will install a new gas turbine and carry out major refurbishment . Centrica confirmed the investment into the 370MW combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) in…
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Submission window opens for 2017 CfD allocation round
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The submission window for applications into the 2017 Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round opened at 9am and will close at 5pm on 21 April. The EMR Delivery Body urged potential bidders to submit applications as early as possible so…
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Competitive water market opens
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Business customers should be able to switch and choose a supplier for their water from today. Eligible businesses, charities and public sector companies can choose to have one retailer for their water supply and another for wastewater services, or one…
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Government publishes regulations to exempt energy intensive industries from CfD costs
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Regulations to save energy intensive industries around £100 million a year in energy costs have been laid in parliament today. The government expects the new measures to benefit over 130 eligible energy intensive companies across the UK in sectors including…
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NuGen delays Moorside development consent application
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NuGen, the joint venture company developing a new nuclear plant for construction at Moorside in Cumbria, is to delay application for a Development Consent Order for the project. The company had planned to make the application by the end of…
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Offshore wind could contribute £2.9bn to UK economy by 2030
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The offshore wind industry could be worth as much as £2.9bn to the UK economy by 2030, according to a new report published by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult. The economic Value of Offshore Wind: Benefits to the UK of…