Nearly 200,000 “forgotten” properties, mostly in rural areas, are unable to access broadband speeds judged the minimum necessary for a modern household, Ofcom…
Continue ReadingEDF Fined £6m for Misleading Grid about Electricity Generation
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EDF will pay £6 million after the energy regulator discovered it “frequently inflated” the minimum amount of power one of its plants could…
Continue ReadingGovernment Considers Auto-Switching to Tackle Energy Loyalty Penalty
Written by Lauren Smith in Energy Suppliers Government Policy
The government will trial automatically switching households to the cheaper energy tariffs to tackle “loyalty penalties” in the often stagnant market.
Continue ReadingOVO Energy is partnering with smart thermostat manufacturer tado° for a consumer trial which will explore how linked smart meters and advanced thermostats…
Continue ReadingEDF Energy has launched an energy tariff that will allow electric vehicle owners to recharge their cars for as little as £1.66.
Continue ReadingGlobal heating could eliminate snowy winters in Southern England within 20 years, new bracing projections from the Met Office reveal.
Continue ReadingThe Prime Minister has raised the UK’s decarbonisation target for 2030, committing the country to slashing greenhouse gas emissions faster than any other…
Continue ReadingThe Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched a study of the electric vehicle charging market to ensure charging is as “straight-forward” as…
Continue ReadingRegulator Ofcom is investigating Sky over a possible breach of new rules that require telecoms providers to notify subscribers before their contract ends.
Continue ReadingSmall supplier Yorkshire Energy has become the latest casualty of the coronavirus economic crisis and has ceased trading.
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