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The Public Will Pay for Windfall Tax, Warn Energy Firms (28-08-08)

Energy suppliers have warned that imposing windfall tax would result in higher bills for consumers...

Prime Minister pressured over windfall tax on energy suppliers (26-08-08)

Gordon Brown is under heavy pressure from MPs to impose a one-off levy tax on gas and electricity suppliers, to help Britons meet the cost of soaring residential energy bills...

Scottish and Southern follow with price rises (22-08-08)

Scottish & Southern Energy customers will see the price of their gas rise by 29.2%, and electricity by 19.2%, as of Monday, following an increase in wholesale energy prices...

Energy giant E.ON are next to raise prices (21-08-08)

Energy supplier E.ON announced earlier today that they will be raising electricity costs by 16% and gas costs by 26%, in response to increased wholesale prices...

British families face further price hikes after Norwegian pipe leak (21-08-08)

Consumers are today faced with further energy price increases, after the wholesale price for gas rose by 14% today, because of a leak detected in a Norwegian pipeline...

Energy Efficiency targets exceeded (19-08-08)

The UK’s eight biggest energy suppliers have exceeded their Energy Efficiency Commitment 2005-2008 (EEC2) targets, thanks to massive home insulation strategies...

Brits Brace Themselves for the Cold this Christmas (14-08-08)

Following a surge of price hikes and in anticipation of further increases on the horizon, people are becoming increasingly anxious about their heating costs this winter...

Prime Minister plans £150 payout for parents (12-08-08)

Over 7m families in the UK who receive child benefit will be given a one-off payment of £150 to help with rocketing fuel prices, under plans being drawn up by Gordon Brown...

Energy News Round-up (07-08-08)

With so much happening in the UK’s household energy market over the past few weeks, it can be hard to keep up. To help, we have put together a summary of events.

Government provide energy help for the poor (05-08-08)

British ministers are considering a number of green energy measures, including a £2.75bn home insulation programme funded by energy companies, to protect the country’s poorest...

British Gas Announce New Fixed Rate Tariff (31-07-08)

Following British Gas' price hikes, customers can now fix their newly increased rates for 3 years...

British Gas hikes gas prices by 35% (30-07-08)

Following EDF's lead, British Gas has announced gas and electricity price rises which leave millions facing increased bills from today...

Big six may face windfall tax after MPs call for urgent action (29-07-08)

After a committee of MPs called for an “urgent” reform of the UK energy market to cut fuel poverty, the Government is said to be considering a windfall tax on energy companies...

EDF customers hit with first price hike (25-07-08)

EDF has shocked its customers by being the first energy provider to announce tariff price increases, with fuel bills rising by more than 20%, with immediate effect...

Green Streets - Energy Efficiency could cut bills by £4.6 billion (24-07-08)

A new study by British Gas has claimed that energy saving measures could cut Britain’s domestic gas bill by £4.6 billion a year...

Bigger bills by the end of August (22-07-08)

The price of household energy could increase by as much as 30% before summer ends, after reports suggest Centrica, owner of British Gas will scrap the idea of raising prices gradually due to financial losses...

Energy customers face 60% price hike (18-07-08)

Gas prices will rocket skywards this winter, and are predicted to carry on rising for the foreseeable future, a new energy report published today has revealed...

Giant Wind Turbine Set to Get the Green Light (17-07-08)

It looks like plans to build Europe’s biggest and most powerful wind turbine will get the go-ahead now that the Government have ruled out the need for a public enquiry...

Estimated Energy Bills Catching Out Unaware Customers (15-07-08)

Estimated energy bills could be mounting up debts of hundreds of pounds each month for oblivious customers, according to the Citizens Advice Bureau...

British Gas Poised to Flick Price Hike Switch (10-07-08)

Industry analysts are predicting the next raft of price hikes will take effect at the end of this month...

Energywatch warns ‘Beware of Overcharging (08-07-08)

Energy regulator Energywatch has been called in to investigate customer claims that energy companies are skewing bills...

Narrowing Gap between Green and Online Tariffs (03-07-08)

The price band between eco-friendly energy tariffs and their online counterparts is diminishing...

Premium Electricity to Affect Aluminium Industry (01-07-08)

Car and drinks can production look set to become the next victim of rising fuel costs...

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