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Three gas firms fined £8m by Ofgem for being too slow to attend leaks


Watchdog says fines reflect ‘potentially serious risk to the public’ because of missed callout targets

The energy watchdog for Great Britain has fined three companies £8m for failing to respond to some gas leak emergencies quickly enough, potentially putting the public at “serious risk”.

Ofgem said the three firms – Cadent Gas, Scotland Gas Networks (SGN Scotland) and Southern Gas Networks (SGN Southern) – had agreed to pay the fine after missing callout targets that require them to attend suspected gas leaks within one to two hours in 97% of cases.

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/may/30/three-gas-firms-fined-by-ofgem-for-being-too-slow-to-attend-leaks

Author : Kalyeena Makortoff

Publish date : 2025-05-30 07:40:00

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