Smart meter installation period extended but ‘ambitious’ new targets to follow
The government has extended the obligation to take All Reasonable Steps (ARS) to install smart meters by six months, as a result of COVID-19.
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BEIS looks to delay Electricity Supplier Obligation Regulations payments due to COVID-19
The Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has launched a consultation on the Electricity Supplier Obligation Regulations payments due to the impact of COVID-19.
Emergency measures brought in to support consumers during COVID-19 crisis
UK suppliers along with the government have agreed on emergency measures to help protect consumers and ensure their power stays on throughout the current pandemic.
Ofgem considering issuing final orders to nine suppliers over failure to join DCC
Ofgem is consulting on issuing nine suppliers final orders, which could lead to revocation of their licenses, for not joining the Data Communications Company (DCC).
DCC eyes smart meter innovation, ramped-up rollout with five-year plan
The Data Communications Company (DCC) has published a new five-year plan which it hopes will facilitate greater innovation and an accelerated rollout of smart meters.
Over 50,000 daily smart meter installs needed to meet 2020 target
Over 50,000 smart meters will need to be installed every day to meet 2020 targets, says Cornwall Insight, as Ofgem discusses the challenges facing suppliers.
Major challenger suppliers hit by Ofgem customer service investigation
Industry regulator Ofgem has opened compliance investigations into First Utility, OVO Energy and Utilita – three of the largest energy suppliers outside of the Big Six.
A quarter of businesses regard renewables a passing trend, research finds
One in four businesses see renewable energy as a passing fad according to new research, which also found that a majority see energy suppliers as responsible for lowering carbon emissions and educating the market of the different types of energy available.
Government bids to ease concerns over smart meter programme in ‘disarray’
The government will publish annual reports on the current and planned roll out of smart meters after the House of Lords expressed concern about a scheme which some Lords said was in “disarray”.