regulation

November 1, 2021

Ofgem orders energy suppliers to pay £17.9m in outstanding RO payments

Ofgem has issued two energy suppliers with final orders and five suppliers with provisional orders over a total of £17.9 million of outstanding Renewables Obligation (RO) payments.

Hudson Energy Supply UK was rebranded as Shell Energy in 2020. Image: Shell Energy.

October 22, 2021

Shell Energy appointed as Supplier of Last Resort for Goto Energy

Shell Energy has been appointed by Ofgem to take on the customers of Goto Energy following the announcement of its closure earlier this week.

Brearley discussed the rising costs of energy bills and their implications

October 8, 2021

Ofgem acknowledges need to ‘regulate the market differently’ following gas price crisis

Ofgem needs to go further in its efforts to create a resilient energy market, CEO Jonathan Brearley stated this week.

October 1, 2021

Government details regulation plans for fusion energy in world first

The UK is to become the first country in the world to detail how it would legislate to ensure the safe and effective rollout of fusion energy, the government has claimed.

September 28, 2021

Shell Energy takes on failed supplier Green’s customers

Shell Energy has been appointed as Supplier of Last Resort (SoLR) for Green Supplier Limited, which collapsed last week.

Origin ‘upgrades’ FY2023 energy market outlook due to strong contribution from Octopus Energy. Image: Octopus Energy.

September 27, 2021

Octopus Energy appointed as Supplier of Last Resort for Avro

Ofgem has appointed Octopus Energy to take on the customers of failed supplier Avro Energy.

Image of the IFA2 National Grid Interconnector

September 23, 2021

PODCAST: What’s causing Europe’s power market volatility; M&A and investing flows into energy storage

As power prices across Europe continue to go haywire, Liam Stoker and Andy Colthorpe attempt to explain the numerous contributing factors in this month’s episode of the Solar Media Podcast.

September 22, 2021

Five energy suppliers hit with provisional orders over FiT fees

Ofgem has issued five energy suppliers with provisional orders to pay around £765,000 for the feed-in tariff (FiT) scheme.

September 21, 2021

Ofgem revokes Nabuh Energy’s electricity supply licence

Ofgem has revoked the electricity supply licence held by Nabuh Energy over unpaid debts.

September 20, 2021

BEIS stresses need for more renewables to reduce volatile global gas price risk

Energy secretary Kwasi Kwarteng is today (20 September) convening a roundtable on the way forward for the energy industry following high gas prices and supplier exits.