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The Mirror: News, Sport, Celebrity & Entertainment [Unofficial]May 25

British Gas, Octopus, OVO and EDF customers warned of £209 energy bill increase

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/british-gas-ovo-energy-bills-37200762

What if #Ireland put #solarPV on every suitable #socialhousing?
💡 ~90,000–115,000 homes 💰 ~€0.6–€1.0 billion total cost ⚡ ~360–460 GWh/year generated 📊 ~1.1%–1.4% of national electricity demand
For context:
Ireland uses ~31,900 GWh/year
A typical home system produces ~3,600–4,000 kWh/year
Install cost ≈ €7k–€9k per home
👉 That €1bn investment could generate ~€70m–€115m/year in energy value
Not a silver bullet: a fast scalable way to reduce #fuelPoverty, + add clean power using public assets

The Bad Place May 15

BBC News | British Gas pays £20m over prepayment meter force-fitting scandal

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British Gas has agreed to pay £20 million into a redress fund and compensate customers after an Ofgem investigation revealed that debt agents, working for the company, broke into vulnerable households to force‑fit prepayment energy meters between 2022 and 2023 – an industry‑wide scandal that affected around 40,000 customers. The regulator found British Gas had breached licence conditions and failed to meet required standards, despite being warned in 2018 and again in 2021, and subsequently banned the practice in high‑risk homes. The settlement, which could total up to £112 million including debt write‑offs and additional compensation, also creates a Vulnerable Customers Debt Advisory Panel and obliges the company to improve its debt‑recovery processes and safeguards for vulnerable consumers.

#BritishGas #Ofgem #CitizensAdvice #FuelPoverty #VulnerableCustomers #TimJarvis #ChrisOShea