National Grid will pay French energy group EDF to reduce the output of their Sizewell B nuclear plant in Suffolk until September, in…
Continue ReadingMillions to See Savings This Winter as Energy Price Cap is Lowered by £84
Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity Energy Suppliers
Ofgem will reduce the energy price cap to its lowest level yet from October, saving 15 million UK households around £84 a year…
Continue ReadingWholesale Price Drop Could Push Down Energy Bills, E.ON Says
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Households in the UK could see their annual energy costs fall by at least £85 this autumn following a tumble in wholesale gas…
Continue ReadingEfficiency Scheme Helps Portsmouth Households Save £800k on Their Energy Bills
Written by Lauren Smith in Government Policy
The Switched On Portsmouth scheme has helped residents save more than £800,000 on their energy bills by boosting the efficiency of their homes…
Continue ReadingRenewable Resources Generated 37% of the UK’s Electricity Last Year
Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity Renewable Energy
Renewable resources supplied a record 37.1% of the UK’s power last year, up from 33.1% in 2018, the government’s latest Digest of UK…
Continue ReadingThe energy regulator has pledged to crack down on “unscrupulous” energy brokers that are inflating micro-business’ utility bills with hidden commissions.
Continue ReadingOffshore Wind Could Soon Pay Money Back to UK Billpayers
Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity Renewable Energy
Offshore wind power is now so cheap it could return money to British households and bring down electricity bills by the middle of…
Continue ReadingFuel Poverty Charity Calls for Action Over Scots with Lockdown Energy Debt
Written by Lauren Smith in Energy Suppliers
Fuel poverty charity Energy Action Scotland has called on First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to protect households which have racked up debt to their…
Continue ReadingEnergy Supplier Compensates Customers Who Were Blocked from Switching
Written by Lauren Smith in Energy Suppliers
Ofgem has closed a compliance case with a mid-sized energy supplier which blocked pre-payment customers from switching supplier after it extended them emergency…
Continue ReadingBroadband and Pay-TV Firms Must Protect Vulnerable Customers, Ofcom Says
Written by Lauren Smith in Broadband
Broadband, phone and pay-TV firms must give additional support to vulnerable customers, including payment holidays, realistic repayment plans and guidance on choosing tariffs, Ofcom…
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