The gas regulator, Clare Spottiswoode, was more openly critical.
It is altogether fitting that Congress designated an expert agency, here, EPA, as best suited to serve as primary regulator of greenhouse gas emissions.
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Ofgem said that the increase in allowances compared with their July proposal was because the regulator had agreed to let gas network firms charge more for the cost of replacing gas mains.
"The absence of the valve and regulator would explain how such a large volume of gas would be released into the home, " Curry told CNN.
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 regulator's figures show that the wholesale price of gas has risen 16.6% since the beginning of the year, which was roughly when British Gas's last price rise came into effect.
The Utility Regulator said it had acted quickly to make sure recent falls in wholesale gas prices were passed on.
Energy regulator Ofgem has unveiled proposals to force suppliers to tell customers about the cheapest gas and electricity tariffs they have on offer.
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.
Shipping's international regulator, the International Maritime Organization (IMO), has embarked on a greenhouse gas reduction program, part of which will come into action in 2013, which for the first time includes CO2 emissions.
Andrew Riseley, the regulator's chief executive, said market studies in 2013 would be aimed at reviewing grocery, gas, heating oil and fuel prices.
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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.
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