Published 1 year ago

More than 94,000 prepayment meters forcibly installed in homes last year

Summary by Ground News

More than 94,000 prepayment meters were installed in homes in Britain throughout 2022, government figures show. The meters were installed by energy providers such as British Gas, Scottish Power and OVO Energy using court-sought warrants and without customer consent.

0 Articles

All

Left

Center

Right

BBC News

British Gas, Scottish Power and Ovo dominated forced meter installations

British Gas, Scottish Power and Ovo made up 70% of all forced installations last year, the government says.

1 year ago·United Kingdom

Read Full Article

The Guardian

UK energy firms forcibly installed 94,000 prepayment meters last year

Scottish Power, British Gas and Ovo responsible for 70% of forced installations, government says

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

Read Full Article

The Independent

More than 94,000 prepayment meters forcibly installed in homes last year

Energy Security Secretary Grant Shapps said the figures give a ‘clear and horrifying’ picture of the extent of the issue.

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

Read Full Article

Reuters

More than 94,000 prepayment meters forcibly installed in Britain in 2022

More than 94,000 prepayment meters were installed in homes in Britain using warrants and without customer consent in 2022, the government said on Monday, adding that British Gas, Scottish Power and OVO Energy accounted for 70% of them.

1 year ago·United Kingdom

Read Full Article

Daily Express

Energy firms forcibly installed more than 94,000 prepayment meters

More than 94,000 prepayment meters were forcibly installed under warrant throughout 2022 - with British Gas, Scottish Power and OVO Energy leading the pack.

1 year ago·United Kingdom

Read Full Article