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- Thu Mar 08, 2018 10:20 am
- Forum: UK National News and Announcements
- Topic: Ofgem proposes new regulatory framework for network companies
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- Views: 797
Ofgem proposes new regulatory framework for network companies
On 7 March 2018, Ofgem set out its proposals for a new regulatory framework, from 2021, which it expects will result in lower returns for energy network companies and significant savings for consumers. Ofgem says that its proposal "includes a cost of equity range (the amount network companies pay th...
- Thu Mar 08, 2018 9:33 am
- Forum: UK National News and Announcements
- Topic: Ofgem bans backbilling beyond 12 months
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- Views: 990
Ofgem bans backbilling beyond 12 months
Ofgem has announced that, from the beginning of May, it will ban energy companies from backbilling customers for energy used more than 12 months ago. This will replace the existing voluntary agreement for suppliers not to backbill past 12 months, as this does not cover all suppliers, and those that ...
- Thu Mar 01, 2018 12:38 pm
- Forum: Surveys Archive
- Topic: Questionnaire on Responsible Retrofit: rethinking quality
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- Views: 3743
Questionnaire on Responsible Retrofit: rethinking quality
Sustainable Homes is soon to launch its latest report, Responsible retrofit: rethinking quality, focusing on the current state and perception of external wall insulation and energy efficiency in UK housing. This report will bring together insights from housing providers, key stakeholders and the sup...
- Wed Feb 28, 2018 2:45 pm
- Forum: UK National News and Announcements
- Topic: NEA comments on PRS landlord spending cap
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- Views: 1128
NEA comments on PRS landlord spending cap
National Energy Action (NEA) has commented on the Private Rented Sector (PRS) Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) and the proposed landlord spending cap, which it says "risk being watered down by the Private Landlord lobby". The current BEIS consultation, for which the deadline to respond is ...
- Wed Feb 28, 2018 1:59 pm
- Forum: UK National News and Announcements
- Topic: Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Bill
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- Views: 1079
Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Bill
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has written an open letter to the Chief Executives of the 'Big 6' energy companies to inform them that the Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Bill will be introduced in the House of Commons on Monday 26 February 2018. The letter stat...
- Tue Feb 27, 2018 4:57 pm
- Forum: UK National News and Announcements
- Topic: BEIS Heat Network Lounge at Ecobuild on 6-8 March
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- Views: 1128
BEIS Heat Network Lounge at Ecobuild on 6-8 March
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy will be running a programme of activity on heat networks at ecobuild 2018, from Tuesday 6 March to Thursday 8 March. At the BEIS Heat Networks Lounge you will be able to: - Attend one of the specialist information sessions - Take part in a ...
- Tue Feb 27, 2018 4:11 pm
- Forum: UK National News and Announcements
- Topic: Examples of EPC Data Uses
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- Views: 1164
Examples of EPC Data Uses
ALEO recently asked our members for examples of uses they have made of the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) data that has been available online since early 2017 from the Open Data Communities website: https://epc.opendatacommunities.org. Many thanks to those of you who responded. Below are the e...
- Tue Feb 27, 2018 12:18 pm
- Forum: UK National News and Announcements
- Topic: Cold Homes Toolkits
- Replies: 0
- Views: 986
Cold Homes Toolkits
Citizens Advice in partnership with Cornwall Council have published toolkits to help local authorities and health trusts to tackle fuel poverty. The toolkits are interactive pdfs with roll-over and clickable elements. The first toolkit is to help local authorities, health and third-sector partners t...
- Mon Feb 26, 2018 4:04 pm
- Forum: UK National News and Announcements
- Topic: Fuel Poverty Awareness Day 2018
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- Views: 851
Fuel Poverty Awareness Day 2018
Friday, 23 March 2018 was Fuel Poverty Awareness Day and marked the final day of NEA's Warm Homes Campaign 2018. NEA's Thunderclap was simultaneously posted by over 260 supporters, with a total social media reach of 731,908 people. Over 100 organisations also held bake sales or organised other fundr...
- Mon Feb 26, 2018 2:55 pm
- Forum: UK National News and Announcements
- Topic: NEA and E3G Report: Cold Homes and Excess Winter Deaths - A Preventable Public Epidemic That Can No Longer Be Tolerated
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- Views: 1330
NEA and E3G Report: Cold Homes and Excess Winter Deaths - A Preventable Public Epidemic That Can No Longer Be Tolerated
On Fuel Poverty Awareness Day, 13 February 2018, NEA and E3G jointly published a new report titled Cold Homes and Excess Winter Deaths - A Preventable Public Epidemic That Can No Longer Be Tolerated. The report reveals that the UK has the sixth-worst long-term rate of excess winter mortality out of ...
- Mon Feb 26, 2018 2:22 pm
- Forum: Consultation Archive
- Topic: Ofgem Consultation on Forward Work Programme 2018-19
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2244
NEA response to Ofgem Consultation on Forward Work Programme 2018-19
NEA has published its response to this consultation, which can be downloaded from:
http://www.nea.org.uk/wp-content/upload ... tation.pdf
http://www.nea.org.uk/wp-content/upload ... tation.pdf
- Thu Feb 22, 2018 4:34 pm
- Forum: Consultation Archive
- Topic: BEIS Consultation: Data sharing regulations for a safeguard energy tariff
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1943
BEIS Consultation: Data sharing regulations for a safeguard energy tariff
On 12 February 2018, BEIS opened a consultation on adding the safeguard energy tariff imposed by Ofgem for vulnerable consumers on standard variable and fixed-term default tariffs to the list of fuel poverty measures for which public authorities can share data with gas and electricity suppliers for ...
- Thu Feb 15, 2018 1:41 pm
- Forum: UK National News and Announcements
- Topic: Ofgem switching reforms
- Replies: 0
- Views: 862
Ofgem switching reforms
Ofgem has announced that it is pushing ahead with several reforms which it hopes will make it easier for those who switch energy supplier to get a better deal while protecting those who don’t from being charged too much. Ofgem is launching a trial in the coming weeks of a simplified collective switc...
- Tue Feb 13, 2018 10:48 am
- Forum: Consultation Archive
- Topic: Defra Climate Change Adaptation Consultation: proposals for the third round of adaptation reporting
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1925
Defra Climate Change Adaptation Consultation: proposals for the third round of adaptation reporting
Defra has published a consultation on its strategy for the third round of climate change adaptation reporting, as required by the Climate Change Act 2008. The consultation proposes to build on the voluntary reporting approach, established in the second round of reporting, with various organisations ...
- Mon Feb 12, 2018 5:00 pm
- Forum: UK National News and Announcements
- Topic: Research project to examine effectiveness of thin internal wall insulation
- Replies: 0
- Views: 925
Research project to examine effectiveness of thin internal wall insulation
BEIS has commissioned the Leeds Sustainability Institute (LSI) at Leeds Beckett University to test the effectiveness of Thin Internal Wall Insulation, following a £200,000 tender competition. The research project will evaluate the performance of Thin Internal Wall Insulation against thicker insulati...
- Sat Feb 10, 2018 2:59 pm
- Forum: UK National News and Announcements
- Topic: EDI-Net and POWER Newsletters
- Replies: 0
- Views: 786
EDI-Net and POWER Newsletters
The latest EDI-Net (Energy Data Innovation Network) and POWER (Political and sOcial awareness on Water EnviRonmental challenges) newsletters are now available. The EDI-Net initiative analyses and communicates sub-hourly electricity, gas and water smart meter data to identify waste and savings opport...
- Fri Feb 09, 2018 4:03 pm
- Forum: UK National News and Announcements
- Topic: Identify energy retrofit opportunities with ENERFUND
- Replies: 0
- Views: 884
Identify energy retrofit opportunities with ENERFUND
Funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme, ENERFUND aims to scale up investments in buildings’ deep renovation by providing stakeholders with relevant information, using data from energy performance certificates to map the energy performance of the European building stock. A beta version...
- Fri Feb 09, 2018 1:13 pm
- Forum: UK National News and Announcements
- Topic: Ofgem extends safeguard tariff
- Replies: 0
- Views: 801
Ofgem extends safeguard tariff
On 2 February 2018, Ofgem extended its safeguard tariff to almost one million vulnerable customers, with over five million households now protected. The safeguard tariff was introduced by Ofgem in April 2017 for over four million prepayment customers, and will now be extended to cover a million more...
- Thu Feb 08, 2018 5:09 pm
- Forum: UK National News and Announcements
- Topic: Homes Fit for Study Report
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1019
Homes Fit for Study Report
The National Union of Students (NUS) and Eaga Charitable Trust have published a report on their research into student experiences of energy in the private rented sector, titled Homes Fit for Study. Headline statistics from the research are as follows: 29% had requested an Energy Performance Certific...
- Fri Feb 02, 2018 12:12 pm
- Forum: UK National News and Announcements
- Topic: ECO2t POPT increase and Deemed Scores Survey amendment
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- Views: 863
ECO2t POPT increase and Deemed Scores Survey amendment
On 1 February, the ECO2t Deemed Scores Survey was republished on the Ofgem website to reflect a change in the notification of the Percentage of Property Treated (POPT) from 10% increments to 20% increments. This change came into effect for measures installed from 01/02/2018. There have also been som...