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Sunday, July 3, 2011

British Gas fined for breaking green energy rules

British Gas will have to hand the energy regulator more than £4m in fines and repayments after breaking the rules on getting energy from green sources.

The company fell foul of the regulations that stipulate energy suppliers must get around 10pc of their power from renewables, such as wind farms.

They have to present documents called Renewable Obligation Certificates (ROCs) to prove this. Any shortfall incurs a financial penalty paid into a central pool