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- Published: 29th Jan 2020Press releasesEnforcement0 Associated documents
Utility Warehouse to pay £650,000 for price cap overcharging
Utility Warehouse is to refund and compensate 3,430 Warm Home Discount customers with £450,000 after it overcharged them, due to a system error, when the price cap was applied.
- Published: 28th Jan 2020Press releasesBusiness consumers, Domestic consumers, Electricity - offshore transmission, Electricity - retail markets, Electricity - transmission, Electricity - wholesale markets0 Associated documents
Ofgem opens investigation into National Grid and Scottish Power Transmission over delivery and ongoing operation of the Western HVDC subsea cable
Ofgem has launched an investigation into National Grid Electricity Transmission plc and SP (Scottish Power) Transmission plc for the delivery and operation of the Western high-voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea cable.
- Published: 24th Jan 2020Press releasesElectricity - distribution, Electricity - transmission, Gas - distribution, Gas - transmission0 Associated documents
Challenge group report on company business plans for next price control
Independent challenge group delivers its report on network companies’ final business plans
- Published: 10th Jan 2020Press releasesDomestic consumers, Electricity - retail markets, Electricity - transmission, Enforcement, Gas - retail markets, Gas - transmission0 Associated documents
Ofgem orders nine energy suppliers to become DCC users
Ofgem is consulting on issuing nine energy suppliers with final orders due to them being in breach of the requirement to be Data Communications Company (DCC) users.
- Published: 9th Jan 2020Press releasesDomestic consumers0 Associated documents
Ofgem investigates Utilita on prepayment price cap
Ofgem opens investigation into Utilita’s compliance with the pre-payment meter price cap
- Published: 9th Jan 2020Press releasesDomestic consumers, Environmental programmes, RO0 Associated documents
Ofgem issues Gnergy Ltd with a notice of failure to comply with a final order over unpaid Renewables Obligation payments
Ofgem has issued Gnergy Ltd with a notice of failure after the supplier failed to comply with a final order over unpaid Renewables Obligation payments.
- Published: 3rd Jan 2020Press releasesBusiness consumers, Domestic consumers, Electricity - distribution, Electricity - retail markets, Electricity - transmission, Enforcement0 Associated documents
Companies pay £10.5 million over 9 August power cut
Our investigation into the power cuts of 9 August found that the combined loss of two large generators, as well as the smaller loss of generation at a local level, together triggered the subsequent disconnection, loss of power and disruption to more than one million consumers.
- Published: 21st Dec 2019Press releasesDomestic consumers, Electricity - retail markets, Gas - retail markets0 Associated documents
Ofgem appoints British Gas to take on customers of Breeze Energy
Ofgem has appointed British Gas to take on supplying Breeze Energy’s 18,000 domestic customers.
- Published: 18th Dec 2019Press releasesDomestic consumers, Electricity - retail markets, Gas - retail markets0 Associated documents
Ofgem protects customers of failed supplier Breeze Energy
Breeze Energy, a gas and electricity supplier with just under 18,000 domestic customers is ceasing to trade.
- Published: 17th Dec 2019Press releasesElectricity - distribution, Electricity - transmission, Gas - distribution, Gas - transmission0 Associated documents
Tougher framework for electricity distribution price control
Ofgem confirms tougher framework for a smarter, flexible, low carbon electricity distribution price control