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Energy news archive November 08 to February 09

British Gas profits down (26-02-09)

Profits for energy giant British Gas fell 34% in 2008, despite the supplier raising prices twice...

Price cuts are ‘too little, too late’ (24-02-09)

Suppliers are cutting prices, but the reductions don’t compensate for the gas and electricity hikes...

British Gas launches WebSaver 2 (19-02-09)

British Gas launches WebSaver 2, the energy giant’s cheapest online tariff ...

EDF follows with electricity price cut (16-02-09)

French energy giant EDF will cut electricity bills by an average of 8.8% for the majority of its customers...

E.ON cuts its electricity prices by 9% (13-02-09)

Energy giant E.ON has become the latest energy supplier to confirm plans to cut prices...

Energy giants hint at price cuts (12-02-09)

Reluctant suppliers were forced to show their hand at a meeting of the Energy and Climate Change Committee...

Warm Front is ‘not fit for purpose’ (10-02-09)

The government’s flagship Warm Front scheme is not fit for purpose, according to two charities...

Scottish & Southern to undercut British Gas (06-02-09)

Scottish & Southern is cutting prices...

UK energy bills are rising fastest (05-02-09)

Figures reveal that gas and electricity bills in Britain are rising faster than in the much of the developed world...

Energy ratings will ‘confuse’ public (03-02-09)

EU plans to change energy efficiency ratings on fridges, freezers and light bulbs will confuse consumers...

Energy companies failing the Welsh (29-01-09)

The most vulnerable people in Wales are at risk of debt because energy suppliers are not doing enough...

Elderly bills soar despite price cuts (27-01-09)

The cost of living for pensioners is four times the official rate of inflation despite price cuts...

Brits miss out on energy savings (23-01-09)

Only 15% of households in Britain have switched energy supplier over the last 12 months according to Which?...

British Gas cuts bills by 10% (22-01-09)

British Gas will slash the cost of gas by 10% in February, benefiting more than 7.5million British homes...

Ofgem drops supplier investigation (20-01-09)

Britain’s energy regulator has abandoned its competition case against two energy companies...

MPs among worst energy performers (16-01-09)

The government’s committee on climate change has the least efficient offices of all Whitehall departments...

Brits encouraged to “go green” (13-01-09)

New research reveals only 50% of British households are planning to make their homes more energy efficient...

Plasma TVs to be banned (13-01-09)

Inefficient plasma televisions will soon be banned in an effort to battle climate change, say government officials...

What will happen to energy bills? (08-01-09)

Hopes of cheaper UK energy bills have been quashed as a political dispute drives up costs...

Scottish Power cuts PriceSure by 10% (05-01-09)

Scottish Power has cut its fixed rate tariff PriceSure by 10%, following decreases in wholesale prices...

npower fined for doorstep selling (23-12-08)

npower has been fined £1.8 million after Ofgem found its door-to-door salesmen had deceived customers...

British Gas launches WebSaver 1 (19-12-08)

British Gas launches WebSaver 1, its cheapest online dual fuel tariff...

'We will save you half a billion’ (16-12-08)

Ofgem said its energy market probe is on track to remove £500 million from energy bills...

Pensioners urged to call helpline (11-12-08)

Pensioners struggling with fuel bills are being urged to call a free helpline to make their homes more efficient...

Energy prices going up? (09-12-08)

E.ON boss says customers will not benefit from the savings suppliers make on reduced wholesale prices...

Cost of cutting emissions (04-12-08)

Government has been urged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in a new report...

British Gas provides helpline (02-12-08)

British Gas extended helpline opening hours to deal with direct debit concerns following complaints...

British Gas to cut prepayment prices (27-11-08)

British Gas has said it will reduce rates on its controversial prepayment meter tariffs...

‘Don’t neglect boiler safety’ (25-11-08)

Regular boiler servicing and repair cover are vital not just for health and safety, but for family finances too...

Improvements should be funded (20-11-08)

Revenue from this week’s carbon permit auction should go towards energy efficiency improvements in homes...

Suppliers face grilling over bills (18-11-08)

The energy minister is expected to urge the ‘big six’ to pass on cost savings, following falling wholesale prices...

Scottish & Southern price cut? (13-11-08)

Scottish & Southern is considering cutting prices in the new year, putting pressure on suppliers to declare their plans...

A third of pensioners struggling (11-11-08)

More than 4.5 million elderly people live in just one heated room of their homes, according to a new survey...

UK energy prices rising twice as fast as Europe (06-11-08)

Gas and electricity prices in Britain have risen twice as fast as EU...

Turn the tables on your supplier (04-11-08)

There could soon be another good reason to put solar panels or a wind turbine on your roof...

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