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Following the announcement that Scottish & Southern Energy will raise their rates as of April 1st, average annual energy bills are set to hit £1000 per household...
Read moreScottish & Southern became the last of the energy suppliers to announce price rises, with both gas and electricity tariffs set to rise to inflation busting levels...
Read moreIn a survey by the Energy Saving Trust, 80% of those questioned did not know their energy tariff or the amount of energy they consume...
Read morePensioner groups and charities have been quick to criticise Alistair Darling’s winter fuel allowance increases as ‘risible’...
Read moreA further half million UK residents have been plunged into fuel poverty by escalating energy prices...
Read moreEnergy market consultants announce a 30% pretax profit increase in 2007. Consultants say the energy market is in-demand...
Read moreEnergy companies fight back against a government plan to tax profits, saying a tax would make it almost impossible to invest in green energy sources...
Read moreThe government has demanded energy companies help low income families with their energy bills or face a windfall tax...
Read moreThe EU might require UK energy providers to give out 'smart meters to all customers by May. Experts say consumers will benefit from the move...
Read moreNational Grid has received the largest ever fine from energy regulator Ofgem for anti-competitive practices...
Read moreOfgem has decided to investigate the energy market for unfair pricing after pressure from consumer groups, following British Gas' increased profits...
Read moreEnergy companies say they'll now perform credit checks on new customers and if the score is not adequate, some consumers will have to pay a security deposit...
Read moreConsumers are outraged by a huge increase in British Gas profits this year following price hikes for customers. MPs are calling for action...
Read moreBusinesses say regulations to reduce carbon emissions will make it difficult to compete in the world market...
Read moreMost Britons want to get involved in the fight to save the earth. This desire to go green is being felt, with more consumers buying environment friendly products...
Read moreScientists create a device that produces green energy through human movement...
Read moreBritish Gas has increased its online tariff by 18%; replacing the Click Energy 4 energy tariff with Click Energy 5...
Read moreThe CSC is reviewing the UK's energy market for unfair practices including monopoly on the market and price gouging...
Read moreE.ON is to increase gas prices by 15% and electricity prices by 9.7%, with effect from 8 February...
Read moreScottish Power has become the latest energy supplier to increase their retail costs, and a Save the Children survey suggests poorer families are cutting back on food...
Read moreBritish Gas has thrown down the gauntlet, challenging the people of Britain to a greener dual fuel duel...
Read moreMajor energy supplier npower tops the charts for customer cut offs...
Read moreThe president of the European Commission has called for everyone in Britain to fight global climate change...
Read moreOfgem has opened up investigations into potential price fixing by the major energy suppliers...
Read moreBritish Gas customers face a 15% price hike on gas and electricity bills...
Read moreEnergy regulator Ofgem has encouraged an open forum on accusations of anti-competitive behaviour...
Read moreFrench owned energy supplier EDF announced inflation busting price hikes yesterday...
Read moreScottish Power and British Energy are in talks, with a view to building the next atomic power station in the UK...
Read moreEnergy regulator Ofgem has refused to open investigations into recent market price hikes...
Read moreBritish Gas is to offer their most vulnerable customers a financial boost this winter...
Read moreNew studies indicate that home wind turbines are underperforming due to lack of breeze...
Read moreJohn Hutton, is set to confirm the governments’ stance on new nuclear power stations in a statement to MPs tomorrow...
Read moreIndustry murmurs that British Gas is set to follow npower’s price hike has forced the Prime Minister to express concern...
Read moreAlistair Darling has demanded a meeting with energy regulator Ofgem, in a move to ascertain exactly why the npower price hikes were necessary...
Read moreEnergy supplier npower announces significant gas and electricity price rises today...
Read moreE.ON’s blueprint for the first coal fired power station to be built in the UK for 20 years has been approved by Kent Councillors...
Read moreGordon Brown has given further endorsement for the construction of new nuclear power plants as he set out his plans for 2008...
Read moreOver 2.8 million households switched their energy supplier in the first seven months of 2007 according to figures released by Ofgem today...
Read moreThe UK’s biggest energy supplier today launched Click Energy 4, a new paperless tariff offering bigger savings and more control over their bills...
Read moreEnergy giant npower last week introduced a new online tariff, offering competitive prices to customers who use above average amounts of gas and electricity...
Read moreNew rules that could tie energy customers into year-long contracts similar to those in the broadband and mobile phone markets come into force today...
Read moreThe energy giant has launched a new tariff where customer’s bills will be linked to wholesale prices and adjusted every quarter...
Read moreOur passion for computers, gadgets and entertainment will account for 45 per cent of domestic electricity use by 2020 according to a new report...
Read morePrepayment meter (PPM) customers have been urged to switch supplier and move to direct debit as part of a campaign by Ofgem...
Read moreMore than 10 million patient customers of energy suppliers EDF and Scottish Power will finally see their bills drop on 15 July...
Read moreEnergy supplier Scottish & Southern’s profit before tax has reached £1 billion for the first time, according to the company’s first-quarter results...
Read moreCentrica, the parent company of British Gas, announced at its AGM yesterday that profits were up, and forecasts are predicting record earnings for 2007...
Read more(02-05-07) - EDF Energy and Scottish Power slash energy prices - The last two major energy suppliers in the market have cut their prices, following a huge reduction in wholesale costs. Both suppliers are making the cuts on June 15th 2007.
(26-04-07) - British Gas Announces Another Price Cut - British Gas is cutting its standard energy rates with effect from today. Electricity prices will fall by 6%, with gas prices falling by 3% on a standard tariff.
(26-04-07) - British Gas Slash Prices Again - British Gas has announced a new price cut for energy customers. For the second time this year the company has further reduced its rates; this time cutting their electricity tariff by a 6% and their gas tariffs by 3%.
(24-04-07) - EDF and Scottish Power bills “too high” - Ofgem - Leading gas and electricity suppliers EDF Energy and Scottish Power have come under pressure to cut bills significantly.
(21-04-07) - British Gas complaints skyrocket - Customer complaints to British Gas has almost tripled in the past two years, according to a survey by energywatch, the industry regulator.
(19-04-07) - British Gas launches green energy business - British Gas has announced the launch of a new organisation to deal with green energy issues.
(16-04-07) - Report confirms: Switch electricity and save money - Research by the University of Warwick has established that electricity consumers are throwing good money after bad, by simply choosing the wrong supplier or not bothering to switch.
(10-04-07)- Green Energy Devices Could Become Easier to Install - Being environmentally friendly.
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