Utilita Energy has agreed to pay out £830,000 after Ofgem suggested the supplier was not taking individual circumstances into consideration when deciding whether or not to provide additional support credits needed for customers topping up prepayment meters. Ofgem was concerned…

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Siemens and Osprey Charging are to collaborate to speed up commissioning of electric vehicle (EV) charging sites across the UK. Siemens will become a preferred supplier of end-end meter operator services Osprey Charging Networks’ sites. It will commission and install…

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The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has warned that tens of thousands of small firms will have to close or downsize unless government energy support continues after 1 April. FSB also found that energy suppliers had filed winding up petitions…

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As Octopus Energy customers prepared for a ‘saving session’ at 5pm on 12 December – the first to last for two hours – Octopus said it has paid out over £1 million to energy-conscious customers for just four hours of…

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NeuConnect has started early works on a direct electricity connection between GB and Germany. Enabling works have started at the Isle of Grain in Kent, England and Wilhelmshaven in northern Germany. The new interconnector will have 725km of land and…

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The electricity system operator NGESO has told coal generating plant that forms part of a reserve secured for the winter that they may be required during the early peak period this evening (Monday). It rescinded the order late on Monday…

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Aggreko has announced an offer for load bank manufacturer Crestchic, saying , saying “the addition of Crestchic to the Aggreko Group will help accelerate Aggreko’s plan to target high-growth attractive end-markets such as renewable energy and data-centres”. In a trading…

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InstaVolt has announced plans to double the chargers at its EV charging hub in Banbury, Oxfordshire. The site will see 16 new 120kW rapid chargers installed alongside the existing array of 16 rapid chargers. The new chargers will sit behind…

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SSE has been granted development consent for Keadby 3, a 910MW (gross) gas-fired power station. The company now has seven years to start work on the project. Current planning guidance states that no consent should be granted to new combustion…

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Anglian Water’s owners saw pre-inflation power costs decrease in the six months to September 2022, compared with the previous year. In a market update Anglian Water Services Financing said there were several factors behind the reduction. First, energy use fell…

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