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  • Business supply and services

    A look back at 2020 part 3

    As we take our first steps into 2021, we continue to look back at the biggest developments in the UK energy markets in 2020, setting us up for the significant year ahead. The mergers and exits from the supply market that were seen in 2019 continued into 2020 and led...

  • Home supply and services

    The competition is on in the domestic energy market

    It is difficult to deny that the Big Six have faced significant competitive pressure in the domestic market over the course of the year. Despite the 11 domestic market exits recorded since January 2019, new entry, new propositions and revitalised sales channels have resulted in some of the highest switching...

  • Home supply and services

    Match abandoned: SSE and npower exemplify tough playing conditions in supply

    SSE has announced that the merger of its GB retail supply business with npower has been called off. It was clear that the deal was in trouble back in early November when SSE told the stock market that the terms of the merger were being re-negotiated. This was always a...

  • E-mobility and low carbon

    Suppliers drive forwards on EVs

    EDF, E.ON and ScottishPower have, in the past month, announced significant commitments to electric vehicles (EVs). These suppliers join a growing list of energy players that have made moves in the rapidly evolving EV space. On 10 October, EDF officially launched its Electric Mobility Plan to become the leading e-mobility energy company...

  • Commercial and market outlook

    This week’s Energy Spectrum overview | 14 May 2018

    In this week’s Energy Perspective, we consider the current options for appealing industry code changes, following the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) issuing its final determination on the allocation of costs in relation to the EDF Energy/SSE appeal on an electricity transmission charging rule change (CMP261), relating to alleged breach...

  • Regulation and policy

    Garbage in; garbage out – Gas industry takes action to improve settlement accuracy

    Two Uniform Network Code (UNC) modifications have been raised that would place obligations on shippers to provide more information to Xoserve for the purposes of improving the allocation of gas, and hence reduce Unidentified Gas (UIG) volumes. UNC652 Obligation to Submit Reads and Data for Winter Consumption Calculation was raised...

  • Home supply and services

    Market leading tariffs – some disassembly required!

    With the announcement from E.ON UK that its dual fuel and paperless billing discounts would be removed effective 1 March, it seems an appropriate time to consider whether the nominal discounts for dual fuel customers have any role to play in a market where small suppliers are offering cut-price deals...

  • Regulation and policy

    Inventing the future: innovation in RIIO-2

    Overview of our weekly publication - Energy Spectrum Energy Perspective Last week, we summarised Ofgem’s recently issued consultation on the framework for RIIO2. In this week’s Energy Perspective, we focus more closely on the component parts of the regulator’s latest thinking. While the fact Ofgem has already flagged that network companies should...

  • Home supply and services

    10mn meters – long road ahead for smart roll-out

    Our latest Domestic Smart Metering Market report, published last week, shows 10mn domestic smart meters had been installed by the end of 2017. Although this is a significant milestone, and the rate of installations has increased, there is a long way to go for the smart meter roll-out. As the...

  • E-mobility and low carbon

    Energy suppliers race to establish electric vehicle propositions

    Electric vehicles (EVs) have received significant policy attention recently, particularly around establishing charging infrastructure to support their continued development. On 10 January the government published its Automotive Sector Deal, which confirmed support for EVs through £400mn of investment in charging infrastructure. Whilst BEIS reported that just five councils have made...