British Gas accepts £4.5m fine for missing smart meter deadline

Michael Holder
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Energy firm agrees to pay money to Carbon Trust after admitting it 'could have done more' to meet 2014 business rollout date

British Gas has been fined £4.5m by regulator Ofgem for missing an April 2014 deadline to supply some of its larger business customers with smart electricity meters. According to Ofgem, British Gas...

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