Ofgem, the energy regulator, is investigating, and will report at the end of the month.
The energy regulator in Flemish Belgium, VREG, says that after some initial teething problems the system is working well.
Britain risks running out of energy generating capacity in the winter of 2015-16, according to the energy regulator Ofgem.
For several years, they have been busily lobbying the government and the energy regulator Ofgem for some sort of plan.
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However, it said the move depends on energy regulator Ofgem putting in place the approval and funding regime for the extra spending.
Energy regulator Ofgem has reiterated its plans for "tough new standards of conduct" to ensure a "simpler, clearer and fairer" energy market.
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) and energy regulator Ofgem are investigating claims that the wholesale price of gas has been artificially lowered.
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The National Energy Regulator found that last year's outages in the Western Cape were largely due to Eskom's negligence and improper maintenance.
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Energy regulator Ofreg said it was "content that the rise is appropriate".
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The energy regulator said companies had met 99% of targets by the end of 2012, but it would be investigating the missed 1%.
Earlier this month, the energy regulator Ofgem warned that the UK risks running out of energy generating capacity in the winter of 2015-16.
The government said it was building on recent proposals by the energy regulator Ofgem, which has been looking into pricing for some time.
Energy regulator Ofgem has unveiled proposals to force suppliers to tell customers about the cheapest gas and electricity tariffs they have on offer.
The energy regulator Ofgem had previously warned that Britain could face electricity blackouts in the next three years if action was not taken soon.
Alastair Buchanan, boss of the energy regulator, Ofgem, will be before the Energy and Climate Change Committee at 10am to discuss his Annual Report.
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She said Labour had plans to create "a tough new energy regulator with the power to force energy companies to pass on savings to consumers".
They have created powers, too, so that if people are ripped off by energy firms they will be able to get compensation through the energy regulator.
"That's been my forte as the governor of an energy producing state and as a former chair of the, of the energy regulator -- entity up there in Alaska, " she said.
The talks come just over a week after energy regulator Ofgem warned that the UK could face blackouts within a few years, unless steps were taken to secure future energy supply.
"But this announcement comes after more price rises last year, record numbers in fuel poverty and not long after the energy regulator warned of higher still energy prices for the foreseeable future, " she added.
On the one hand, as the energy regulator recently warned and the Commons Energy Select Committee today reiterated, the UK faces a serious and potentially dangerous shrinkage in its energy capacity over the next few years.
Tanzania BP, an oil trading joint venture owned by the government and a subsidiary of commodity trader Trafigura, has been suspended from selling fuel for three months after refusing to do so because of a fall in oil prices, the energy regulator said.
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Tavish Scott called for the Scottish government to take action on rising energy prices and prepare evidence for energy regulator Ofgem on the extra costs facing Scots this winter, as the authority investigates the prices charged by gas companies.
Earlier this year, the regulator Ofgem told energy companies they must offer simpler tariffs.
And the group isn't overjoyed at the plans of the regulator to force energy companies to simplify and make more transparent how they charge for gas and electricity.
The regulator Ofgem has warned energy firms not to shield information about complaints from the public.
She said Labour would replace Ofgem with a more trustworthy regulator and force reluctant energy companies to pass on price reductions to customers.
Consumer Focus said mis-selling had been a persistent problem in the energy industry, and urged the regulator to tackle the issue "head on".
For their part, Taipower and its regulator, the Atomic Energy Council, no longer claim, as they once did, that the Lanyu dump contains only very low-level waste such as used gloves.
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