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Energy news archive May - June 2011

Smart meters won’t save consumers money (30-06-11)

National Audit Office report cast doubts on the government’s ambitious plans for smart meters.

Jellyfish cause nuclear power shutdown (30-06-11)

Nuclear power station shuts down because jellyfish almost sucked into reactor.

British Gas hints at price increases (29-06-11)

Centrica chief tells MPs British Gas could announce energy price rises in “the next few weeks”.

Bognor Regis could become the UK's solar power capital (24-06-11)

West Sussex town is sunniest in UK as E.ON offers solar panel installation for £99.

Ofgem to overhaul energy market but Brits rush to fix prices (23-06-11)

Even though regulator says it will “get tough” with energy companies, 59% of Brits have opted for a fixed-price deal.

Ofgem launches inquiry over Scottish Power’s 'misleading deal' (22-06-11)

Regulator will also push ahead with a radical overhaul of the energy market...

Soaring energy bills burden poor with higher inflation (15-06-11)

Rising energy bills mean UK’s poorest hit harder by inflation than the rich, says IFS...

Consumers call on Ofgem to crack down on energy companies (09-06-11)

Consumers think Ofgem's proposals to improve the energy market don’t go far enough, says new research...

Scottish Power hikes gas prices 19% (08-06-11)

The company’s second price rise in nine months, as pensioners already struggle to pay heating bills...

British Gas launches new boiler scrappage scheme (01-06-11)

Qualifying households can save £400 on the cost and installation of an energy-efficient boiler...

North-South energy price divide (01-06-11)

People in the South pay less for their energy but Brits miss out on £2bn by not switching supplier...

New fixed-rate energy deal from E.ON (25-05-11)

New deal offers consumers fixed rate until July 2013, but at a 9% premium on E.ON's standard prices...

HomeServe steps in to rescue stranded HomeCall+ customers (23-05-11)

Customers of the bankrupt home emergency service HomeCall+ are being offered cover for just £1 from rival HomeServe...

HomeCall+ goes down the drain (20-05-11)

The Heating, plumbing and emergency home cover company HomeCall+ has collapsed...

New Green Bill will add £500 to energy bills (18-05-11)

Hard pressed Brits hit with higher energy bills to pay for cuts in carbon emissions and higher “green” taxes...

Co-op enters the energy market with a competitive dual fuel deal (12-05-11)

The Co-operative Group says its single-tariff energy deal will “challenge the complicated pricing of the ‘big six’ suppliers”...

Gas prices to rise - get a cheap fixed deal now (11-05-11)

British Gas has warned that rising wholesale gas prices will bump up consumers' energy bills this winter, after a string of suppliers unveil cheap fixed-rate deals...

British Gas launches OnlineSaver 4 (10-05-11)

British Gas has launched OnlineSaver 4 - a new online energy tariff that offers a 4% discount against the energy giant’s standard dual fuel deal...

Npower launches new fixed rate energy tariff (09-05-11)

Energy giant Npower has launched Go Fix 6, a new fixed rate energy deal that guarantees to help you save on its standard rate charges until July 2012...