155,000 domestic customers of Bristol Energy will be transferred to Together Energy after the council-owned supplier was sold for £14 million.
Continue ReadingOctopus Energy to Take on Customers of Effortless Energy
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Octopus Energy will take on the 2,500 domestic customers of Effortless Energy after the small supplier ceased trading.
Continue ReadingBritish Gas Pays £1.73m for Botched Transfer to New Top Up Service
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British Gas failed to inform around 270,000 prepayment energy customers it was changing top-up provider and minimum top-up spend and will pay £1.73…
Continue ReadingFacing contracting budgets and higher home energy consumption, nearly 420,000 people switched away from the largest energy suppliers in June and July, seeking…
Continue ReadingOvo to Pay £1.2 Million After SSE Missed Smart Meter Target
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Ovo Energy will pay £1.2 million in penalties for SSE’s failure to hit targets for installing smart meters last year.
Continue ReadingEnergy Suppliers Sound Alarm Over Bad Debts as Furlough Scheme Winds Down
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Several large energy firms, including Bulb and Centrica, have expressed worry that they will see a sharp rise in households defaulting on their…
Continue ReadingChallenger energy supplier Bulb has agreed to pay £1.76 million after failures which impacted 61,000 customers between 2017 and this year.
Continue ReadingSocial Energy Customers Offered £500 to Install a Home Battery and Connect to Smart Grid
Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity Energy Suppliers
Green supplier Social Energy will pay customers in parts of south London, Hertfordshire and Kent £500 over four years to participate in a…
Continue ReadingMillions to See Savings This Winter as Energy Price Cap is Lowered by £84
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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
Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity Energy Suppliers
Households in the UK could see their annual energy costs fall by at least £85 this autumn following a tumble in wholesale gas…
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