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Ofgem
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The Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) is the government regulator for the electricity and downstream natural gas markets in Great Britain. It was formed by the merger of the Office of Electricity Regulation (OFFER) and Office of Gas Supply (Ofgas).
Research organization · ROR
- Type
- Government
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Also known as
- Ofgem
- Status
- Active
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Official website
Welcome to Ofgem | Ofgem
The government regulator for gas and electricity markets in Great Britain.
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- Powers and duties
- Structure
- Development of competition in the UK market
- Background: Ofgas and OFFER
- Role of Ofgem
- CMA investigation, 2014–2016
- Energy price caps
- Collapses of retail suppliers, 2021–2022
- Allegations of abuse of power relating to whistleblowers
- Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
- Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme
- Key people
- See also
- References
- External links
The Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) is the government regulator for the electricity and downstream natural gas markets in Great Britain. It was formed by the merger of the Office of Electricity Regulation (OFFER) and Office of Gas Supply (Ofgas).
Ofgem's governing body is the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority (GEMA), which is also referred to as the Ofgem board.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ofgem” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.