British Gas must pay £5.6m for blocking firms from switching

British Gas has been ordered to pay £5.6m in compensation and fines for blocking businesses from switching suppliers and failing to tell others their contracts were ending, Ofgem said.

Rollout of smart energy meters delayed by a year

Plans for the nationwide installation of “smart” energy meters, which automatically send suppliers data on gas and electricity usage, have been delayed by more than a year.

Energy Department Announces Technical Assistance Opportunity for Tribal Clean Energy Deployment

Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) launched today the Strategic Technical Assistance Response Team (START) initiative aimed at advancing clean energy generation in Indian Country and providing federally recognized Native American and Alaska Native governments with technical assistance to accelerate clean energy project deployment.