The UK’s energy industry came a step closer to being the world leader in health and safety, Energy UK said today. Powering Improvement – a proactive programme to raise health and safety standards across the energy sector – reached a significant milestone with the launch of its second phase.
The Government has announced the withdrawal of new public subsidies for onshore wind projects by legislating to close the Renewable Obligation across Great Britain from 1 April 2016. Following this announcement, Lawrence Slade, chief executive of Energy UK said:
The Institute for Public Policy Research have released a report today called ‘when the levy breaks: energy bills, green levies and a fairer low carbon transition’. The report talked about the impact of the rise in energy bills to fund the low-carbon and social policies upon different parts of the society.
Over 1.5 million customers have switched electricity supplier this year, Energy UK said today.
Energy UK has given comment on the uSwitch release about consumers owing money to their suppliers. Lawrence Slade, chief executive of Energy UK said:
Energy UK has commented on Amber Rudd's call for suppliers to lower their bills. Lawrence Slade, chief executive of Energy UK said:
Following the Queen's Speech earlier today, Lawrence Slade, chief executive of Energy UK said:
Following prepayment meter figures from Ofgem obtained by BBC Radio 5 Live, Ofgem will investigate prepayment meters installed under warrant. In response to the Ofgem figures, Lawrence Slade, chief executive of Energy UK said:
In response to Ofgem's announcement on the review of their market data, Lawrence Slade, chief executive of Energy UK said:
Small suppliers gained 84,471 electricity accounts last month, which is a quarter of all switches for the period. The latest electricity switching data shows 335,826 households chose a new supplier in April 2015, which is up from the same period last year. This month’s figures have brought the number of switches up to over 1.2 million for the year to date.
