Bulb Energy The Seventh Largest Energy Provider To Collapse
Taxpayers left with £1.7bn bill as Bulb energy ,the UK’s seventh-biggest energy firm, collapses
Bulb, Britain’s seventh biggest energy supplier, has formally entered into administration – becoming
the biggest victim so far of the crisis in the industry and leaving taxpayers with a £1.7bn bill.
The collapse was confirmed by the government after the company, which launched in 2015 and has 1.7 million customers, said earlier this week that it was set to enter a “special administration”
underwritten by the Treasury. It will mean hundreds of millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money being used to fund the company’s obligations in the wholesale energy markets to ensure that it can continue operating.
The CEO of Ovo Energy Ltd., the UK’s second-largest power company, questioned the government’s move to temporarily nationalise a competitor, adding to criticism of the government’s response to the country’s energy issue. In an interview, Ovo Group Chief Executive Officer Stephen Fitzpatrick commented, “It’s a bit of a mystery.” “There were some really practical options on the table.”
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Soaring natural gas and power prices have caused the bankruptcy of 24 UK energy suppliers in recent months. Early Friday, natural gas futures in the United Kingdom were trading near 260 pence per therm, about five times the price at the start of the year. Some suppliers have questioned Ofgem’s pricing ceiling, which limits the amount of wholesale cost that may be passed on to residential customers.
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According to court records disclosed last week, transferring the clients of Bulb Energy to another supplier would have been around 25% less expensive. According to a source familiar with the situation, at least two companies have made offers to take on Bulb’s clients.
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