EDF, ScottishPower, and Octopus have been granted approval to resume force-fitting prepayment meters in people’s homes nearly a year after the practice was banned following a scandal. The British ...

LIBERTY LAKE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI), which is innovating the way utilities and cities manage energy and water, announced the release of the Itron Intelis gFlex prepayment ...

Tougher rules over which homes can be forcibly switched to a prepayment energy meter have been criticised by campaigners who want a total ban. Customers must be given more chance to clear debts and ...

Hundreds of thousands of families could soon face a crisis, as energy regulator Ofgem announced the ban on forced prepayment meter installations was only temporary. Earlier this month, all energy ...

Ofgem has recommended energy providers stop imposing prepayment meters into the homes of some customers. An investigation revealed that debt collectors had forcibly entered houses to install ...

Millions of people in the UK have a prepayment meter to pay their energy bills which they top up with credit. They are a unique way to pay because you buy your energy in units before you use it. This ...

A consumer's smart meter indicating they are on a prepayment tariff. (AFP via Getty Images) Energy secretary Grant Shapps today demanded suppliers stop forcing struggling households to switch to ...

Prepayment energy meters are back in the news at the moment for all the wrong reasons. The Mirror reported on the problem with prepayment meters last week, but we've been deluged with enquiries this ...

Prepayment meter customers could unknowingly be paying off the debts racked up by a previous tenant who was living in the property they occupy. Gaining notoriety in the press in recent weeks after ...

Jonathan Brearley, Chief Exec of Ofgem, warns energy suppliers, 'your reputation is on the line'. Tougher rules over which homes can be forcibly switched to a prepayment energy meter have been ...