Funding will be provided through technology specific competitive bidding processes for electricity produced from wind, solar and biomass

If the legislation is passed, around 5,000 additional families will receive the payments under the Child Winter Heating Assistance

The regulator has issued Colorado Energy, Igloo Energy Supply Limited, Neon Reef Limited, Whoop Energy Limited and Symbio Energy with provisional orders to make the FiT payments

That would result in around £65 per household on average being returned automatically, ensuring consumers paying by fixed direct debit do not overpay for their energy

The energy supplier could end up having its licence revoked if it fails to comply

In addition, more businesses can benefit from the scheme as the eligibility criteria has been changed to include small businesses with 50 or less employees

The energy supplier told ELN it has merged with a company, which will ensure a ‘very large investment’

The regulator said Delta Gas and Power, GnERGY, Robin Hood Energy and Toto Energy could lose their licence if the Renewables Obligation payments are not made

The energy supplier failed to make some of the FiT payments that were due as part of the payment plans previously set out with the regulator

It also failed to pay compensation over a six-year period to a possible 12,000 affected residents left without gas for more than 24 hours