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Top tweets: select committee hearing Neil Bharadwa @MrNeilB Right. I know I make rash decisions but Ovo may have just won my business. #energyprices Brody @brodysatva #energyprices Ovo might just as well say that Ofgem are in the pockets of the #bigsix We all suspect it anyway. Emily Gosden @emilygosden Wish energy executives would stop beginning every sentence with "The reality is…". It's like the new "At the end of the day..." Jillian Ambrose @JambroseUK Ovo says Big 6 operate slick win-back teams. Outrageous! Why didn't British Gas try to win me back?! More than 60,000 homes and businesses were still without power on Tuesday morning in the aftermath of storm St Jude. Nearly 750,000 people suffered power outages, but DNOs restored supply to around nine out of ten of those affected within 24 hours. eNerGY 200 £1.8bn The number of people aged over 65 that will die each day this winter because they are unable to keep warm at home, according to Age UK. The amount Which? claims chancellor George Osborne could save consumers by a package of reforms, including an overhaul of Eco. "I am not going to give up on renewable energy, they are not going to touch it" Energy secretary Ed Davey vows to The Guardian that he will fight to keep green levies Christian Hunt @chr1stianh Why on earth would energy companies sound so enthusiastic about de-funding policies that should help customers use less energy? Ros Donald @RosDonald Eon's Cocker etc are itching to get on to why ECO should be moved off bills #energyprices WAter Ofwat: company data not fit for purpose Ofwat has said that the quality assurance processes water companies have in place at present are "not fit for purpose". In August, water companies sent Ofwat information to help it to prepare for the 2014 price review. However, Ofwat said there were a number of issues with the data, including incorrect units or price bases; data cells incomplete and missing commentaries, as well as "unexplained changes" in the base level or trends in data. Laura Kuenssberg @ITVLauraK Eon says haven't yet decided whether to put prices up or not - MPs v dubious Alec Laurie @Laudale_AL Stephen Fitzpatrick's #bodylanguage (& suit colour!) vs the other 3 – they look like extras from a PPI claims advert! #energyprices @SkyNews Tilou Liberté @62Tilou #nPower Rolex man says not raising prices in anticipation of price freeze. Why does "pants on fire" spring to mind :-) Omar @R9Omar1 How much did the NPOWER Guy Johnson buy his Gold Rolex for? 6.5 million customers paid towards that! #energyprices #sky William @garryowen1888 Is Steven Fitzpatrick of ovo trying to be the good guy or just a smart ass UtILItY WeeK | 1st - 7th November 2013 | 5