Angela Knight has been appointed Chief Executive of Energy UK, the new trade association for the energy sector.  She will take up the post later in the summer after stepping down as Chief Executive of the British Bankers' Association (BBA) at the end of July.

In response to the Deputy Prime Minister's speech, Christine McGourty, Director of Communications at Energy UK, said:

The Government has provided a major update on its smart meter programme. Smart meters will be installed in every home across the country by the end of 2019.

In response to Ofgem's publication of the independent report on energy companies' financial reporting from accounting firm BDO, Christine McGourty, Director of Energy UK, said: