Centrica, the owner of British Gas, said in a statement that "all warrant activity" had been suspended and that protecting vulnerable customers is an "absolute priority". Warrant activity involves the company applying to the court for a warrant to install a prepayment m...
The petition quoted an anonymised British Gas customer describing the difficulties of the new policy: “I use a pre-pay meter because I can’t afford a direct debit. £5 may not sound a lot, but when you’re scraping together coppers just to make up the money, it can be the differen...
spokesman for the supplier denied that it targeted vulnerable households and pointed out that the practice was allowed under its supplier licence and represented 'sound business practice' where customers had a poor credit record or w...
Prepayment energy tariffs - with a prepayment meter, users pay for their energy upfront but when their credit runs out, they can’t use energy until it’s topped up. Does British Gas charge exit fees? British Gas charges exit fees on its fixed energy tariffs. They’re currently £100...
Landis+Gyr Partners with British Gas to deliver UK's first major smart meter deployment smart grid realisation, has announced it has been selected by the UK's largest energy supplier, British Gas (parent company Centrica [LSE:CNA]) to support the UK's first commercial-scale smart meter ...
The article reports that British Gas Business has withdrawn from the government's trials of smart meters in Great Britain. The two-year trials are intended to determine whether smart metering can encourage consumer...
The article reports on the plan of British Gas to create 2,600 skilled jobs in Great Britain by 2012. Employees who will be recruited will lead the rollout of smart meter technology across the country. The company has opened an Energy Academy in Leicester where it will train engineering ...
British Gas/RWE npower: absence from UK smart meter trial is conspicuous.The article reports on the unveiling of a GBP20 million scheme by the Great Britain government to test domestic smart meters. Smart metering, which also known as advanced metering, will provide a higher level of service ...
16 when the High Court of England and Wales invalidated a patent that identifies each meter with a unique number (Meter-Tech LLC v British Gas Ltd. [2016] EWHC 2278 (Pat) (UK)). The court ruled that plaintiff Meter-Tech LLC's patent is invalid due to a lack of inventive step, ...
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