The payments Ofgem is seeking from the five firms are for the renewables obligation programme, and falling behind on these can be a sign that a company is in trouble.
You could blame the madness of crowds. But a more appropriate explanation for the petrol crisis that has gripped Britain this week is, perhaps, the butterfly effect.
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