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- ↑ "Memberships". UIA. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- 1 2 "Accredited Members". UIA. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ↑ Small businesses call on Ofgem to outlaw rollover contracts Utility Week, 9 September 2009
- ↑ Ofgem Condition 7A
