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UK energy meter switch-off delayed amid fears over heating and higher bills

RTS meters in 300,000 homes to be phased out rather than turned off on 30 June deadline

The Guardian - UK

High electricity bill taxes holding us back, say industry groups

Make UK tells government that prices threaten to derail industrial strategy as Energy UK calls for charges to be ‘rebalanced’

The Guardian - UK

Fears 300,000 British electricity meters will not work after tech switch-off

Campaigners say homes with RTS meters could be left with heating that is permanently off, or on, from 30 June

The Guardian - UK

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Ofgem urged to draw up ‘crisis plan’ for July 1 RTS energy meter switch off

Energy UK, which represents the sector, said 392,000 households still had the meters as of mid April.

The Independent UK

Fact check: Some households need new meters before end of June

The technology which sends signals to so-called RTS meters will be switched off in June at the end of its natural life.

Evening Standard

Energy meters in 300,000 homes could stop working at the end of June

This is how to find out if you're affected by the upcoming deadline

Ideal Home

More than 300,000 homes at risk of electricity disruption from July 1

Energy firms have admitted that current rates of replacement mean it is likely that thousands of old RTS meters will not have been upgraded in time.

Evening Standard

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‘Urgent action’ needed to save Starmer’s 2030 energy bill cut, says industry body

Higher costs from April on course to derail prime minister’s plan for £300 bill reduction, warns Energy UK

The Guardian - UK

‘We need to show what we’re trying to do is worth it’: voice of the UK energy industry steps down

After five years making Energy UK ‘noisier’ on green issues, Emma Pinchbeck has been picked to lead the UK’s fight against global heating

The Guardian - UK

Brexit has put £370m a year on price of power from EU since 2021, experts say

Trade body Energy UK also estimates total energy cost of leaving bloc could reach £10bn by end of decade

The Guardian - UK

UK ‘risks repeat of surging energy bills’ amid continued reliance on gas

Energy crisis panel warns country is ‘dangerously unprepared’ and must shift away from gas quickly

The Guardian - UK

Energy industry trade body chief to head UK’s climate watchdog

Emma Pinchbeck will take over as chief executive of Climate Change Committee next month

The Guardian - UK

Labour urges energy firms to support awareness campaign for winter bills help

Energy consumers minister Miatta Fahnbulleh met executives from Centrica, EDF, E.On, Octopus Energy, Scottish Power, Ovo and others on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

‘I don’t want this landscape to change’: the UK energy head making the local case for clean power

Faced with community anxiety over building for the energy transition, Energy UK’s Emma Pinchbeck stresses the wins, near-term and far

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The Tories will leave one great green legacy that few noticed – Labour must build upon it

This government had many climate failures, but its 2014 boost to green energy made the UK an offshore wind superpower, says climate professor Rebecca Willis

Evening Standard

Elderly woman died after falling from ladder while trying to top up electricity meter at council house

Bernadette Faulkner, 80, had a prepayment meter around 8ft from the ground

Insider UK

CBI suspends policy and membership activities after exodus

A second unnamed employee alleged that she had been raped by a colleague in an article on Friday

The Independent UK

List of companies and organisations which have left the CBI

The trade body claims to represent around 190,000 businesses across the UK.

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Forced prepay meters to stop indefinitely until energy companies adhere to new code

Ban on switching vulnerable customers to PAYG meters will not be lifted until suppliers follow new guidelines, Ofgem says

Glasgow Live

Martin Lewis confirms Energy Price Guarantee rise postponed but bills still to increase

Martin Lewis has explained the Energy Price Guarantee - EPG - rise has been postponed from April until July in great news for billpayers across the UK. Despite this, there will still be a slight increase.

Chronicle Live

Your rights if you have had a prepay meter fitted against your will

Ofgem tells energy firms to pay out over force-fitted pay-as-you-go meters and campaigners want to hear if you are affected

Daily Mirror

Martin Lewis backs cheaper energy tariff that could save households up to £1,500

Citizens Advice and Martin Lewis are leading calls for a social energy tariff to help protect the most vulnerable households against paying sky-high bills going forward

Daily Record

New energy social tariff proposals could see 12m households get £1,500 cash help each year

The call for targeted financial support by next year has the backing of Martin Lewis and Energy UK.

The Independent UK

Call for ‘essential’ energy social tariff payments of £1,500 for poorest households

Martin Lewis says social tariff ‘could be a crucial building block to help repair our broken consumer energy market’

The Independent UK

Call for energy social tariff cash payments for poorest households

Citizens Advice said payments of up to £1,500 were now an ‘essential’ long-term solution for millions of fuel-poor households.

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