Soaring energy bills are leaving some schools struggling to afford their heating costs, with one infant school in Bristol asking parents to dress…
Continue ReadingWith more than a dozen energy suppliers folding and others teetering on the brink of collapse, consumers sought security with large companies in…
Continue ReadingNeon Reef and Social Energy Supply Collapse, Affecting 35,000 Households
Written by Lauren Smith in Energy Suppliers
Two more energy suppliers have folded, bringing the toll of the gas crisis to 21 firms in the last 10 weeks.
Continue ReadingThe smart meter rollout rumbles on, with E.ON Next installing the 16 millionth smart energy meter in Southall, London on 10 November, according…
Continue ReadingScheme to Support Green Gas Will Add Less than £5 to Annual Energy Bills
Written by Lauren Smith in Renewable Energy
A scheme that will tax energy suppliers to fund the construction of “green gas” biomethane plants will add just £2.50 per year to…
Continue ReadingOctopus to Raise £4bn to Expand its ‘Fan Club’ Model for Local Renewables
Written by Lauren Smith in Energy Suppliers
The Octopus Energy Group plans to raise £4 billion to fund the global expansion of its ‘Fan Club’ model, which offers households discounted…
Continue ReadingOfgem Appoints New Suppliers for Customers of Six Collapsed Companies
Written by Lauren Smith in Energy Suppliers
The energy regulator has found new suppliers to take over the more than 70,000 customers stranded by the collapse of six energy suppliers…
Continue ReadingA coal plant that has been converted to burn biomass, attracting more than one billion pounds of green energy subsidies, is the UK’s…
Continue ReadingCNG Energy Becomes 20th Supplier to Collapse Since August
Written by Lauren Smith in Energy Suppliers
The ongoing surge in natural gas prices has felled another supplier: business energy specialists CNG Energy, which supplied gas to around 41,000 firms.
Continue ReadingStruggling Energy Suppliers Owe a Record £276m to Renewables Fund
Written by Lauren Smith in Energy Suppliers
37 energy suppliers failed to meet an early September deadline for paying into a scheme that supports renewable generation, leaving a record £276…
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