Geography problem for user change
3 April 2012
Geographical difficulties are still hindering large water consumers hoping to benefit from water regulator Ofwat’s recent lowering of the large user threshold from 250 megalitres a year to 100 megalitres, according to a water expert.
The change will allow close to 1,000 more companies to choose their water supplier through so-called inset appointments. “This is good news,” said Gordon Reddish, a consultant at Energy Information Centre. “There were only a few hundred companies qualifying for insets and lower tariffs.”
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