Ofgem has been ordered to “get its act together” to keep energy bills down for customers. In a scathing attack on the regulator, the Commons Energy and Climate Change Committee said new price caps for power distribution companies that are intended to keep costs down have been too generous. Network costs – i.e. the price […]

Lib Dem MP Robert Smith is taking over from Tim Yeo as chair of parliament’s energy and climate change committee (ECCC) while the Tory backbencher deals with allegations about lobbying which he strongly denies. Sir Robert Smith was backed for the role of interim Chair unanimously by MPs on the cross-party committee yesterday. In a statement, the […]