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Energy news archive November - December 2010

Switching energy is best way to save cash in 2011 (30-12-10)

The best way people can save cash in the New Year is to reduce their energy bills rather than foregoing little luxuries like going to the cinema, according to consumer champion Which?...

Wasting energy at Christmas costs companies (23-12-10)

Leaving office equipment on standby over Christmas could push up your company’s energy bills, as many businesses “unwittingly waste energy, money and contribute to global warming...

Be wary of tariffs with free energy monitors (22-12-10)

Energy customers have been warned about tariffs that offer free energy monitors. They can end up costing more than necessary...

Energy bills could rocket by £500 (16-12-10)

Government plans to invest in a new generation of green power stations could end up costing consumers £500 more on their energy bills, it has been revealed...

OAP heating scheme Warm Front runs out of cash (16-12-10)

The government's scheme to help vulnerable people insulate their homes has run out of cash and will now be closed until April...

Npower hikes energy prices by 5% (10-12-10)

Npower has become the fourth of the “big six” energy suppliers to announce it will increase its gas and electricity prices...

Energy prices to jump 25% (08-12-10)

The “big six” energy companies have warned consumers to expect a 15%-25% rise in energy prices over the next decade...

Energy companies ranked by level of consumer complaints (08-12-10)

The big six have been ranked in a new league table based on complaints data, which is intended to help consumers decide which energy supplier to switch to...

Cheap online energy tariffs are unfair (06-12-10)

Energy companies should make their cheapest tariffs available to everyone, including those without internet access, says climate change politician...

Millions of Brits miss out on energy savings (02-12-10)

5.2 million households in the UK are missing out on £260 worth of savings on their energy bills without realising it...

Energy firms to be investigated for lining their pockets (26-11-10)

Regulator Ofgem is to investigate the energy market after recent price increases have boosted "big six" profit margins by nearly 40%...

Energy prices: Pensioners get protection with E.ON and Age UK (24-11-10)

Pensioners can protect their energy bills from price increases for the next 18 months, thanks to charity Age UK and E.ON’s new Price Protection May 2012 tariff...

Fix your energy prices for 16 months with new E.ON tariff (23-11-10)

If you are worried about energy prices rocketing this winter, sign-up to the new E.ON FixOnline 9 tariff which promises fixed rates for your gas and electricity until March 2012...

Scottish Power hits 2.5 million Brits with energy price hikes (19-11-10)

Scottish Power is the latest of the big six energy suppliers to put up its gas and electricity prices...

British Gas profits soar as it hikes bills 7% (18-11-10)

British Gas is set for bumper profits in 2010, a week after revealing it will hike its energy prices by 7% in December...

Energy bills: British Gas hikes energy prices 7% (12-11-10)

Worried about your energy bill? If you’re one of British Gas’s 8 million customers, your bills are about to rise by 7%...

Half of Brits worried about their winter bills (11-11-10)

More than half of Brits are concerned about whether they’ll be able to afford their winter heating bills, according to new research...

EDF Energy promises winter price freeze (09-11-10)

“Big six” supplier EDF Energy has pledged to keep standard gas and electricity prices fixed until at least March 2011...

Energy customers face £200 penalties to switch (05-11-10)

The UK’s “big six” energy providers are charging some customers up to £200 if they switch energy tariff before their fixed rate period has ended , new research reveals...

British Gas launches two-year fixed tariff (03-11-10)

Fix your energy bills for the next two years and avoid the inevitable price hikes with British Gas' Price Promise October 2012 tariff...