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Energy Ombudsman expanded to offer free support for small businesses and organisations over energy contract disputes.

• Updated: 4 April 2024

Letter to Calor Gas Limited about a breach of the Domestic Bulk Order and a breach of the Metered Estates Order.

• Updated: 2 February 2024

Letter confirming adjustments to the parameters for the Capacity Market auctions for delivery years 2024 to 2025 and 2027 to 2028.

• Updated: 30 January 2024

• Final auction parameters, T-1 and T-4 Capacity Market auctions

  Parameter T-1 auction for delivery in 2024-2025 T-4 auction for delivery…

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published its response to a Call for Evidence on the Review of the Connections Policy Framework in Northern Ireland.

• Updated: 26 October 2023

The CMA has partially upheld an appeal against the decision by the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority to modify the licences of two electricity distribution network operators.

• Updated: 21 September 2023

Cutting edge new technologies that could enable electric flying taxis and hydrogen powered aircraft to take to the skies will be developed in the UK.

• Updated: 7 February 2023

Letter to BDS Fuels about two breaches of the Domestic Bulk Liquefied Petroleum Gas Market Investigation Order

• Updated: 24 May 2022

Today's announcement to regulate and expand the UK’s heat networks will protect consumers and create opportunities for green jobs and investment across the country.

• Updated: 29 December 2021

Energy provider Bulb to operate under a Special Administration Regime (SAR), protecting consumers and ensuring continued energy supply.

• Updated: 24 November 2021

Regulatory Horizons Council publishes report on measures required to support the rapid and safe introduction of fusion energy

• Updated: 1 June 2021

Open letter to developers of offshore wind generation, electricity transmission licensees, and other interested parties, calling for views to support the Offshore transmission network review.

• Updated: 4 January 2021

We undertook quality assurance analysis of Ofgem’s methodology.

• Updated: 14 January 2020

GAD’s independent Ofgem review.

• Updated: 28 October 2019

Open letter from BEIS and Ofgem to the Energy Networks Association setting out their view on the work of the Open Networks project.

• Updated: 2 October 2019

Cuadrilla is set to begin work on fracturing (fracking) its second well at the Preston New Road site in Lancashire

• Updated: 15 August 2019

Following a review, the CMA has recommended protecting people who pay for their energy upfront for longer with an adjusted price cap.

• Updated: 31 July 2019

The CMA has welcomed a judgment from the Court of Appeal today upholding its fine on Balmoral Tanks for illegally exchanging price information.

• Updated: 15 February 2019

The Commissioner for Shale Gas will be a direct communication link between local communities, the shale gas industry and regulators.

• Updated: 5 October 2018

Letter explaining an upcoming statutory instrument to amend several pieces of EU energy legislation which will become retained direct EU law as the UK leaves the EU.

• Updated: 22 August 2018

Groups are being called upon to submit their views on how the cost of energy can be cut, following the publication of Professor Dieter Helm CBE's review

• Updated: 7 November 2017