REGOs: why there is a clear mandate for reform This summer, the government finally published the responses to its 2021 Call for Evidence on the energy retail market. Lots of different groups responded,... 2 Minutes reading
Why is OVO ditching REGOs? Exclusive Q&A Energy company OVO hit the headlines in April 2023 by announcing that it will stop investing in Renewable Energy Guarantee of Origin (REGO) certificates. It... 6 Minutes reading
Is your tariff as green as it seems? Five essential questions for organisations to ask their supplier In April 2023, energy supplier OVO announced it will stop using renewable energy guarantee of origin (REGO) certificates to label its tariffs as green. Why?... 3 Minutes reading
Why have renewable energy certificates got so expensive? Since the energy crisis began, bemused energy customers have been asking different versions of the same question, on social media and in the press. “If I’m on... 2 Minutes reading
ENTRNCE welcomes OVO Energy move to end greenwashed energy tariffs In a UK first, OVO Energy has announced it will stop investing in renewable energy generation of origin (REGO) certificates, in a bid to stop misleading... 2 Minutes reading
Analysis: REGOs are causing companies to ‘substantially overstate emissions reductions’ It’s official: businesses are overestimating the benefits of green energy certificates. In June 2022, researchers for the journal Nature Climate Change carried... 2 Minutes reading