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    The Future of ECO

    One of the longstanding objectives of government policy for energy suppliers has been that they put their efforts in to improving energy efficiency for their customers, especially those in fuel poverty. Several schemes have been put in place to do this, most recently the second phase of the Energy Company...

  • Regulation and policy

    Self-reporting reduces enforcement action

    Over the past 10 years, energy suppliers have been fined a total of £125.2mn, including redress payments, for failing to comply with their obligations. Over three-quarters (79%) of which are attributed to domestic cases, and the remainder (21%) to business. Penalties for non-domestic licence breaches, issued during 2014-2017, have been...

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    Uncertainty on future of ECO storing up trouble for suppliers

    A government consultation on the successor programme to the current iteration of the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) is due any moment now. Time is fast running out to put in place the necessary secondary legislation to give effect to the next scheme from 1 October. We know from the Clean...