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23
Sep

Torse Briefing Autumn 2013Torse Ltd are pleased to announce the launch of the Autumn Briefing – a guide to whats happening in the business energy market along with useful links, interviews and the latest renewal rates which you can also see on our homepage. In the Autumn 2013 briefing we look at whether all the hype about power cuts and energy shortages really should concern us, we look at the froth surrounding the controversial ‘fracking’ that has been causing a stir in the news and also provide a few updates on Green Deal, biomass and a scheme to create effective mini-EMS for business by Nottingham Energy Partnership.

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13
Aug

Pick Lock Big Six ImageMany would agree that the monopoly of the Big Six on the industry is in serious need of re-assessment and Ofgem believe that greater market liquidity is the solution – this will allow more suppliers and generators to enter the market resulting in fiercer competition. As a result of pressure to increase market-liquidity from smaller market players, Ofgem released its report on ‘Wholesale power market liquidity: final proposals for a ‘Secure and Promote’ licence condition – Draft Impact Assessment’ 12th June 2013. The proposal made the following key recommendations:

  • Facilitating entry and competition by smaller suppliers using the Supplier Market Access (SMA) rules
  • A change to license conditions forcing major power generators to release intended trading prices 2 years prior to delivery allowing small competitors to hedge in the forward wholesale market
  • Significant fines to major firms who do not sell and negotiate fairly at all times – enforced deadline to ensure they acknowledge and respond to requests by smaller suppliers to buy energy and they will no longer be able to refuse those deemed reasonable
  • An investment of £4m total set up cost and annual ongoing cost of £14m. continue
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25
Nov

Boundary Warning Striped ColoursWhat are the barriers to energy market liquidity? You don’t know and you don’t care? Well, maybe it’s worth a little of your attention because as business energy users, it affects you and the future of your energy supply and billing in the UK.

Disfunctional Market

Economists probably have a more technical term, be it ‘closed market’ or similar but we consider the energy market to be a disfunctional one – and one that is in need of the energy brokers such as Torse, making sense of it. continue

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29
Oct

Cowboy On Horse Holding RopeThe usual problems that consumers face when are dealing with suppliers are: Lack of clarity on tariff structures and bills: inaccurate meter readings; lack of communication regarded to contract rollover and renewal letters; complicated paperwork and procedures that the consumer does not understand. Ofgem have reported that one of the most significant factors affecting the way suppliers behave is the fact that ‘The Big Six’ control the majority of energy supply and associated contracts in the UK domestic and non-domestic energy market. The Big Six are of course, British Gas (20 million business and domestic customers), EDF Energy (5.7 million domestic customers), E.ON (5.3 million customers), npower (6.5 million business and domestic customers), Scottish Power (5.2 million customers), SSE (9.6 million customers). Unfortunately there is no end in sight to this unhealthy oligopoly but there are ways of ensuring that your own dealings with these companies ensure you have the maximum choice and opportunities to save money. continue

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