After an investigation revealed that agents working for British Gas broke into the homes of vulnerable customers to install prepayment meters, the British energy regulator Ofgem ordered all suppliers to
£9bn in customers’ cash hoarded by energy companies
The cash pile exploded over the past year and reached its peak at November’s end when households were facing extreme financial pressure due to the cost of living crisis.
British Gas stops using warrants to force people into prepayment meters
The move is following allegations that third-party agents ignored the vulnerabilities of customers and broke into equipment to install it.
The energy company SSE begins work on hydrogen storage cavern on Yorkshire coast
SSE, the energy company, has started work on an underground cavern in Yorkshire for hydrogen storage. This will allow the company to have a reliable source of power in case
Invinity Energy Sys (AIM:IES) 1.5 MWh Sale to Hyosung Heavy Industries
Strategic sale as part of ongoing Invinity-Hyosung relationship will see VS3 batteries evaluated by Korea’s national electric utility
SIMEC Atlantis Energy (AIM:SAE) BESS project receives conditional planning consent
Battery Energy Storage Project at Uskmouth receives conditional planning consent
Operator Centrica says Rough gas storage faces deadlock over funding deal
Due to a dispute with ministers over funding, the owner of Britain’s largest storage site for gas has indicated that it will not be operational at its full capacity next
British Gas to pay households to cut teatime electricity use by 30%
The supplier will offer a trial program to its 3.8 Million smart meter customers in the next year.
British Gas brings back Rough gas storage site following a five-year halt
British Gas’s owner has reopened Britain’s largest gas storage site following a five-year halt. This was done in an effort to increase supplies before winter.
Strikes at French oil refineries and storage sites to continue
CGT Trade Union representatives at TotalEnergies and ExxonMobil’s Esso France informed Reuters Monday that the strikes that hit French oil storage and refineries will continue on Monday.
The Rough gas storage facility in the North Sea is still not up and running ahead of winter
As negotiations continue between the government and its owners over a long-term funding agreement, Britain’s Rough Gas Storage site will make little contribution to energy security this winter.