Npower

  • 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...

  • Announcement

    Cornwall Insight Response to MMO

    Ofgem has just put out its decision on the Market Making Obligation. The headline is that the regulator will not suspend this year the initiative that helps smaller parties access electricity wholesale products, but is likely to do so once the SSE/ Npower merger and the acquisition of Scottish Power’s...

  • Regulation and policy

    Advanced meter deadline fine sets precedent for smart meter rollout

    Last week we saw npower fined £2.4mn by Ofgem for failing to take all reasonable steps to install advanced meters at around 4,000 meter points before the April 2014 deadline. The regulator warned that suppliers should ensure that similar mistakes are not repeated in the smart meter rollout. In issuing its decision,...

  • Commercial and market outlook

    This week’s Energy Spectrum overview | 29 May 2018

    Energy Perspective In this week’s Energy Perspective, we look ahead to this summer, a period that we believe could prove to be ground-breaking in terms of testing some long-held theories about flexible power systems. With the electricity market in rapid in transition we explore a range of emerging market phenomena...