The UKRPA has today submitted its response to Ofgem’s consultation Moving to Reliable Next-Day Switching.
The UKRPA cautions that “the challenges of dealing with energy theft within even greater time constraints may exasperate the ability for energy companies to be able to deal with energy theft situations”.
The full UKRPA response can be found here.
Ofgem has published an open letter with guidance on suppliers’ rights and obligations in the case of gas or electricity theft.
The letter includes clarification for suppliers with regard to:
The open letter can be found here.
The UKRPA has submitted its response to the Sentencing Council consultation on Sentencing Guidelines for Theft Offences.
The response can be found here.
The UKRPA welcomed the opportunity to respond to Ofgem’s Decision Document “Tackling Electricity Theft – The Way Forward”. The UKRPA was delighted to note that the positive work carried out by the Association was recognised in the Ofgem document.
This response follows on from the UKRPA’s response to Ofgem’s consultation in August last year. The UKRPA welcome any opportunities to discuss further any areas of interest related to this response.
The full UKRPA Response can be found here.
On 27th September 2013, the UKPRA in conjunction with the Liverpool Housing Trust (LHT), launched a Protocol aimed at improving the communication and support between housing associations and energy companies. The Protocol seeks to raise awareness of revenue protection and energy theft through education and provide a means of escalation between energy organisations and housing associations and trusts.
The full UKRPA Press Release can be found here.
The UKRPA welcomed the opportunity to respond to Ofgem’s Tackling Electricity Theft Consultation. Given the Association’s extensive involvement with Ofgem and its work in relation to revenue protection activities in both the gas and electricity market, the UKRPA has a wealth of experience to feed into this consultation process. The response follows on from the UKRPA’s response to Ofgem’s Theft of Gas consultation last year. The UKRPA welcome any opportunities to discuss further any areas of interest related to this response.
The full UKRPA Response can be found here.
The UKRPA have recently updated their Vulnerable Customer Best Practice Guideline, which can now be seen online. This guidance covers a number of UKRPA principles that members will consider when dealing with vulnerable customers in relation to Revenue Protection investigations
To access the document, click here.
The UKRPA was pleased to respond to the Strategy consultation for the Ofgem RIIO-ED1 electricity distribution price control.
The full UKRPA Response can be found here
The UKRPA was pleased to respond to the DCP 054 – Revenue Protection/Unrecorded Units into Settlements Consultation.
The full UKRPA Response can be found here.
The UK Revenue Protection Association (UKRPA) held its twelfth national conference on Wednesday 13th and Thursday 14th June 2012. The event built on the successful 2010 Conference, with particular focus given to smart metering and on-site safety of operatives during and after the roll-out.