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Meta information
90% 
Page quality
94% 
Page structure
60% 
Link structure
68% 
Server
45% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.11 s
File size
197.50 kB
Words
943
Media files
11
Number of links
146 internal / 6 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Welcome to Ofgem | Ofgem
The title contains the word Welcome to! More content should be covered in the title.
There are word repetitions in the page title.
Meta description
(Critically important)
The government regulator for gas and electricity markets in Great Britain.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (448 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en
Server location: Canada
The following language is defined by HTML: en
Alternate/Hreflang Links
(Somewhat important)
The specified alternate links have no errors.
Other meta tags
(Somewhat important)
There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
(Somewhat important)
The domain is no subdomain.
The domain length is good.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
(Somewhat important)
No parameters were found in the URL.
No session ID was found in the URL.
The URL does not have too many subdirectories.
Charset encoding
(Somewhat important)
The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
(Nice to have)
The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.
Favicon
(Nice to have)
The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 943 words. That's ok.
25.5% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
8 paragraphs were found on this page.
The text content is perfect.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 19.1 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 19 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
Alt text (alternative text) is correctly used on all found images.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
There are only a few social sharing widgets on the page. Make your website popular in social networks with social sharing widgets.
Additional markup
(Nice to have)
No additional page markup was found.
HTTPS
(Somewhat important)
This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.
All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

Media list

URLAlt attributeTitle
/themes/custom/numiko/logo.svgOfgem
...-1246137737.jpg?h=51a72048&itok=lfCiX3Bha child runs through a field of wheat with wind turbines in the background

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Welcome to Ofgem
The H1 heading contains the words Welcome to! Use important keywords instead.
The H1 heading is too short (16 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
There are 27 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Welcome to Ofgem
H2 Main navigation
H2 Latest news and updates
H2 Latest consultations
H2 Ofgem for consumers
H2 Ofgem for schemes
H2 Ofgem for industry
H2 More about Ofgem
H2 Ofgem is the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets.
H2 Contact us
H2 Other
H3 Support from energy suppliers during the RTS switch off
H3 Octopus Energy pays £1.5million for prepayment meter billing errors
H3 Ofgem opens investigation into National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) for North Hyde Substation fire
H3 New Regulatory Instructions and Guidance (RIGs) for Sizewell C (nuclear licensee): consultation
H3 Modification of carbon dioxide transport and storage licences development expenditure: consultation
H3 Notice of proposed modifications to the Regulatory Financial Reporting Pack template and guidance for NESO for RIIO-2 (2025)
H3 Energy price cap
H3 Get help if you cannot afford your energy bills
H3 Environmental and social schemes
H3 Energy policy and regulation
H3 Industry licensing
H3 Contact us Duplicate text
H3 Consumer research
H3 Work for us
H3 Ofgem data portal
H3 Subscribe to receive our latest news and communications
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are 6 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/IMG-ALT Ofgem
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https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/about-usAbout us
https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/about-usText duplicate About us
/about-us/how-we-workHow we work
/about-us/how-we-workText duplicate How we work
/about-us/how-we-work/policies...Policies and procedures
/about-us/how-we-work/financesFinances
/about-us/who-we-areWho we are
/about-us/who-we-areText duplicate Who we are
/about-us/who-we-are/our-board...Our board and directors
/about-us/who-we-are/our-leade...Our leadership
/about-us/our-strategyOur strategy
/about-us/our-strategyText duplicate Our strategy
/our-strategy/forward-work-pro...Forward Work Programme
/contact-usContact us
/contact-usText duplicate Contact us
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/procurement-and-bidding-contr...Procurement and contract opportunities
/media-enquiriesMedia enquiries
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/complaining-about-ofgemComplaining about Ofgem
/environmental-and-social-sche...Environmental and social scheme contacts
/about-us/working-ofgemWorking for Ofgem
/about-us/working-ofgemText duplicate Working for Ofgem
/about-us/working-ofgem/pay-an...Pay and benefits
/about-us/working-ofgem/terms-...Terms and conditions of employment
/about-us/working-ofgem/applic...Application and recruitment FAQs
/about-us/working-ofgem/equali...Equality and diversity
/about-us/working-ofgem/staff-...Staff networks
/about-us/ofgem-annual-reportsAnnual reports and accounts
/ofgem-whistleblowing-annual-r...Ofgem whistleblowing annual reports
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/information-consumersText duplicate Information for consumers
/energy-advice-householdsEnergy advice for households
/energy-advice-householdsText duplicate Energy advice for households
/standing-charge-electricity-a...Standing charge for electricity and gas
/get-help-if-you-cannot-afford...Get help if you cannot afford your energy bills
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/plan-power-cutPlan for a power cut
/get-compensation-problems-swi...Get compensation for problems switching energy suppliers
/alternative-homes-energy-guid...Alternative homes energy guidance
/get-energy-price-cap-standing...Get energy price cap standing charges and unit rates by region
/get-advice-heat-networksGet advice on heat networks
/check-energy-suppliers-can-in...Check energy suppliers that can install prepayment meters without household permission
/economy-7-tariff-guidanceEconomy 7 consumer guide
/energy-advice-households/repl...Replacing your Radio Teleswitch electricity meter
/average-gas-and-electricity-u...Average gas and electricity use explained
/information-consumers/energy-...Save money on your energy bill
/energy-theft-and-meter-tamperingEnergy theft and meter tampering
/energy-advice-businessesEnergy advice for businesses
/energy-advice-businessesText duplicate Energy advice for businesses
/set-business-energy-contractSet up a business energy contract
/get-energy-your-businessGet energy for your business
/getting-help-if-your-business...Getting help if your business cannot afford its energy bills
/find-business-energy-efficien...Find business energy efficiency grants and schemes
/what-happens-if-energy-suppli...What happens if the energy supplier to your business goes bust?
/environmental-and-social-schemesEnvironmental and social schemes
/environmental-and-social-schemesText duplicate Environmental and social schemes
/environmental-and-social-sche...Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS)
/environmental-and-social-sche...Counter fraud for environmental and social programmes
/environmental-and-social-sche...Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (Domestic RHI)
/environmental-and-social-sche...Energy Company Obligation (ECO)
/environmental-and-social-sche...Feed-in Tariffs (FIT)
/environmental-and-social-sche...Great British Insulation Scheme
/environmental-and-social-sche...Green Gas Support Scheme (GGSS) and Green Gas Levy (GGL)
/environmental-and-social-sche...Non-Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI)
/about-northern-ireland-non-do...Northern Ireland Non-Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive
/environmental-and-social-sche...Offtaker of Last Resort (OLR)
/environmental-programmes/rene...Renewable Electricity Register
/environmental-and-social-sche...Renewables Energy Guarantees Origin (REGO)
/environmental-and-social-sche...Renewables Obligation (RO)
/environmental-and-social-sche...Smart Export Guarantee (SEG)
/environmental-and-social-sche...Warm Home Discount (WHD)
/environmental-and-social-sche...Previous Environmental and Social Schemes
/energy-policy-and-regulationEnergy policy and regulation
/energy-policy-and-regulationText duplicate Energy policy and regulation
/industry-licensingIndustry licensing
/industry-licensingText duplicate Industry licensing
/licences-and-licence-conditionsLicences and licence conditions
/how-become-licensed-gas-or-el...How to become a licensed gas or electricity company
/licence-modifications-derogat...Licence modifications, derogations, revocations and transfers
/lists-licensed-companiesLists of licensed companies
/energy-policy-and-regulation/...Industry codes and standards
/measuring-impact-our-policy-d...Measuring the impact of our policy decisions
/energy-policy-and-regulation/...Compliance and enforcement
/engagementEngagement
/engagementText duplicate Engagement
/consultationsConsultations
/calls-inputCalls for Input
/forums-and-working-groupsForums and working groups
/policy-and-regulatory-programmesPolicy and regulatory programmes
/policy-and-regulatory-programmesText duplicate Policy and regulatory programmes
/active-programmesActive programmes
/inactive-programmesInactive programmes
/policy-and-regulatory-publica...Policy and regulatory publications
/policy-and-regulatory-publica...Text duplicate Policy and regulatory publications
/energy-policy-and-regulation/...Company publications
/licence-and-sectoral-publicat...Licence and sectoral publications
/energy-policy-and-regulation/...Industry codes publications
/energy-data-and-researchEnergy data and research
/energy-data-and-researchText duplicate Energy data and research
/energy-data-and-research/data...Data portal
/energy-data-and-research/data...Text duplicate Data portal
/all-available-chartsAll available charts
/retail-market-indicatorsRetail market indicators
/wholesale-market-indicatorsWholesale market indicators
/energy-network-indicatorsEnergy network indicators
/customer-service-dataCustomer service data
/energy-data-publicationsEnergy data publications
/ofgem-consumer-researchOfgem consumer research
/news-and-viewsNews and views
/news-and-viewsText duplicate News and views
/press-releasesPress releases
https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/blogBlog
https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/newsNews
/speeches-and-presentationsSpeeches and presentations
https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/cy/homeEnglish Cymraeg
/news-and-viewsMore news and updates
/news/support-energy-suppliers...Support from energy suppliers during the RTS switch off Published: 8 July 2025 News
/press-release/octopus-energy-...Octopus Energy pays £1.5million for prepayment meter billing errors Published: 8 July 2025 Press release
/press-release/ofgem-opens-inv...Ofgem opens investigation into National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) for North Hyde Substation fire Published: 2 July 2025 Press release
/news-and-viewsText duplicate More news and updates
/consultationsMore consultations
/consultation/new-regulatory-i...New Regulatory Instructions and Guidance (RIGs) for Sizewell C (nuclear licensee): consultation Published: 23 July 2025 Consultation
/consultation/modification-car...Modification of carbon dioxide transport and storage licences development expenditure: consultation Published: 15 July 2025 Consultation
/consultation/notice-proposed-...Notice of proposed modifications to the Regulatory Financial Reporting Pack template and guidance for NESO for RIIO-2 (2025) Published: 11 July 2025 Consulta...
/consultationsText duplicate More consultations
/energy-price-capEnergy price cap Energy price cap level, electricity and gas unit rates, and costs included in the energy price cap.
IMG-ALT People on sofa
/get-help-if-you-cannot-afford...Get help if you cannot afford your energy bills Find out where to get help if you’re worried about paying your electricity or gas bills.
IMG-ALT People on sofa with umbrella
/environmental-and-social-schemesEnvironmental and social schemes Find out if your home or business can get help with installing a heat pump, insulation or reducing energy bills through one ...
IMG-ALT A workman fitting insulation in the roof of a home
/energy-policy-and-regulationEnergy policy and regulation See information on the programmes we run, the licences we administer and the decisions we make on the companies and sectors we r...
IMG-ALT Wind turbines at sunset
/industry-licensingIndustry licensing Find licensed energy suppliers, apply for a new energy licence, or make changes to a current licence.
IMG-ALT Two people in high visibility jackets and hardhats look at their laptops
/contact-usContact us Details of how to contact us on a range of issues, from consumer information to scheme guidance, official information requests and whistleblowing.
IMG-ALT female-writing-notes-pen-laptop
/ofgem-consumer-researchConsumer research Read research reports and access data on the experience of energy consumers in Great Britain
IMG-ALT Row of Edwardian houses - Ofgem
/about-us/working-ofgemWork for us See what it's like to work at Ofgem, browse current vacancies and read more about our Graduate Development Programme.
IMG-ALT business-meeting-glass-room-whiteboard
/energy-data-and-research/data...Ofgem data portal View interactive data charts on retail markets, wholesale markets, networks and customer service for gas and electricity in Great Britain.
IMG-ALT tablet-displaying-bar-graph-with-laptop
https://email.ofgem.gov.uk/p/1...External Subdomain Subscribe to receive our latest news and communications
https://twitter.com/ofgemExternal Twitter
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...External Subdomain LinkedIn
https://www.facebook.com/ofgemExternal Subdomain Facebook
https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/about-usLearn more about us
/contact-usText duplicate Contact us
https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/cookiesCookies
/energy-terms-explainedEnergy terms explained
/log-your-scheme-registerLog in to your scheme register
/master-publications-libraryPublications
/ofgem-privacy-policyOfgem privacy policy
https://epr.ofgem.gov.uk/DocumentExternal Subdomain Search licences: Electronic Public Register
https://email.ofgem.gov.uk/p/1...External Subdomain Subscribe to our news services
/accessibility-statement-ofgem...Website accessibility

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The HTML page should be transferred using GZip compression.
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is excellent with 0.11 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (198 kB).

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External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 1,323 referring domains.
This page has 11,314 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 1,077 different ip addresses.

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Welcome to Ofgem | Ofgem
The government regulator for gas and electricity markets in Great Britain.

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Welcome58%Check
Electricity and Gas55%Check
electricity54%Check
regulator54%Check
gas50%Check
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markets47%Check
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