E.ON has celebrated reaching five million smart meter installations across the UK, in what the company has called an significant milestone which “is key to E.ON’s ambition to help customers better manage their energy”.
Both the National Energy Action (NEA) and the Social Market Foundation (SMF) have said that over seven million households face the risk of fuel poverty come April 2024 prompting calls for politicians to provide “workable long-duration policies”.
The accelerator, Energy Systems Catapult, has piloted a new service called Warm Home Prescription, which allows a select number of NHS regions to pay the energy bills of vulnerable NHS patients from low income households.
From the beginning of the wholesale gas crisis to the end of the newly extended Energy Price Guarantee initiative, gas will have added £4,400 to the average household’s energy bill, according to the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU).
New research by OVO Energy has found 83% of households would be willing to reduce their energy consumption between 4pm and 7pm to receive cash back, underpinning the launch of its “Power Move” flexibility trial.
“We need to work together to provide customers with information on safely reducing energy bills this winter,” said Angela Terry, CEO and founder of One Home.
