Category: Energy Suppliers

Omni Energy Switched Unprofitable Customers Without Consent

Written by Lauren Smith in Energy Suppliers

A struggling energy supplier transferred thousands of unprofitable customers to rival companies without their express consent, as it attempted to avoid becoming the…

Oct07

Millions of households to face higher energy bills

Written by Harry in Energy Suppliers

The new energy price cap will lead to millions of households facing higher energy bills.

Oct07

Ovo Readies Bid for Troubled Energy Supplier Bulb

Written by Lauren Smith in Energy Suppliers

Ovo is reportedly preparing a bid for stricken rival Bulb, an acquisition that would cement the Bristol-based company’s position as a new giant…

Oct04

Bulb Draws Criticism for Hiking Direct Debits by Up to 80%

Written by Lauren Smith in Energy Suppliers

Bulb is reportedly hiking customers’ monthly direct debits by as much as 80% despite them being in credit, leaving some alleging the struggling…

Oct03

Ofgem Readies Special Administrator for Failed Major Supplier

Written by Lauren Smith in Energy Suppliers

Anticipating the collapse of a large supplier, energy regulator Ofgem has placed a City firm on standby to step in as a “special…

Sep30

Consumers Face £820m Bill for Energy Company Failures

Written by Lauren Smith in Energy Suppliers

British households face a collective bill of more than £820 million for rescuing the customers of energy companies that have collapsed in recent…

Sep28

Octopus to Take on Customers of Avro Energy, Shell to Take Green’s

Written by Lauren Smith in Energy Suppliers

Ofgem has found two energy suppliers to take over the more than 800,000 customers abandoned by the collapse of Avro Energy and Green…

Sep24

Five Energy Suppliers Warned by Ofgem for Unpaid Green Taxes

Written by Lauren Smith in Energy Suppliers

Five energy suppliers have missed a deadline to pay into the feed-in tariff (FiT) scheme, suggesting financial difficulty that may foretell their failures.