The cap on energy bills could be raised to a previously unthinkable £3,850 per year from January and remain above £3,500 until mid-2024,…
Continue ReadingHouseholds Could be Asked to Switch off Lights and Turn Down Thermostats Under Government Plans to Avert Winter Blackouts
Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity
The government’s emergency contingency plans for predicted gas and electricity shortages this winter include appeals to the public to use less energy.
Continue ReadingLast week, with temperatures boiling, Britain came perilously close to blackouts when electricity demand nearly outstripped supply. Even as the weather cooled, underinvestment…
Continue ReadingEnergy Suppliers Disagree Over How to Protect Customer Credit Balances
Written by Lauren Smith in Energy Suppliers
Rivals British Gas and Octopus Energy have exchanged heated words over how to best protect consumer credit balances in the wake of a…
Continue ReadingUK Likely to Miss Heat Pump Installation Targets, National Grid Warns
Written by Lauren Smith in Renewable Energy
“Insufficient incentives” and lack of investment mean the UK is on track to miss a government target of installing 600,000 electric heat pumps…
Continue ReadingGreen Upgrades Could Slash Energy Bills by up to £1800/Year
Written by Lauren Smith in Household & Bills
New research from WWF and Scottish Power has quantified just how much households could save on their energy bills—and add to their property’s…
Continue ReadingFrom Monday 18 July, energy switches will take just five working days as the new Centralised Switching Service goes live.
Continue ReadingAutumn Energy Bills to Rise More than Previously Predicted, Ofgem Boss Says
Written by Lauren Smith in Household & Bills
A previous prediction that the energy price would hit £2,800/year in October is likely an underestimate, the chief executive of Ofgem has told…
Continue ReadingOfgem Orders Energy Suppliers to Take Urgent Action to Fix Direct Debit “Failings”
Written by Lauren Smith in Energy Suppliers
The regulator has demanded six energy suppliers take urgent action to tackle problems with direct debits, including refunding customers who have been overcharged.
Continue ReadingOctopus Energy Absorbs Customers of Failed Small Supplier
Written by Lauren Smith in Energy Suppliers
UK Energy Incubator Hub (UKEIH) has become the latest casualty of the energy crisis, with its customers to be transferred to Octopus.
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