headline: 'My energy company is refusing to connect my new home'
text: For Pauline Sinclair, building a new home has always been her dream, but finishing it has become a nightmare.
  Despite the house in Orkney being almost ready to move in to, the date of fitting her electricity meter on 8 August has been changed to next year.
  She is furious, as being without power will mean spending another winter in a caravan right next to her property. 
  And she is not alone, as other energy customers are reporting similar difficulties with meter installations.
  One builder said it could become a serious issue.