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Tuesday 7th February 2012
Last
week the Government confirmed that it would no longer be rolling out smart meter technology on a compulsory
basis. Instead the new meters will
be voluntary, with the Government now committing to designing methods for
people to have a choice and be...
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Thursday 2nd February 2012
Utility
Week has today reported on the Energy Innovation Centre being awarded almost £30
million by Ofgem to bring smart grid
technologies to market, drawing from the energy
regulator’s Innovation Funding Incentive scheme and the Low Carbon Networks
Fund.
The
Energy...
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Tuesday 31st January 2012
Survey results announced by Siemens this week have thrown up some interesting figures.
The research asked 600 UK businesses about their views on energy management and
it has revealed an apparent gulf between Boards and those directly responsible
for energy...
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Thursday 26th January 2012
British
Gas has announced the results of a survey of 700 of its customers who already have smart
meters installed, revealing that 64% of people had made improvements to their
energy efficiency. The survey also revealed that 80% of the respondents viewed
their...
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Tuesday 24th January 2012
An
announcement from Which? last week was calling for the smart meter roll out to be put on hold so that the potential impacts of the roll out could
be investigated further. Charles Hendry, the Energy Minister, provided an
official response in a letter...
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Thursday 19th January 2012
In the past week all of the ‘Big Six’ energy suppliers have announced price cuts for either gas or electricity. These cuts, each of around 5%, have been attributed to recent falls in wholesale prices for energy. On the face of it this seems like good news...
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Tuesday 17th January 2012
Yesterday
Which? called for the smart meter roll out to be halted. Which? has questioned the cost of the roll out and
has flagged serious consumer concerns regarding the expected efficacy, safety
and data security of smart meters. As a result Which? is...
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Thursday 12th January 2012
It’s
been another big week for energy news, with customer complaints, inaccurate meter
readings and a Which? survey suggesting that wronged customers are missing out
on as much as £4m a year in compensation.
The
‘Big Six’ energy companies received over...
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