Mobile providers will be prohibited from selling handsets locked to their network, under new rules from Ofcom to take effect at the end…
Continue ReadingMedium-sized energy supplier iSupply has paid out more than £500,000 in customer refunds and goodwill payments after unfairly blocking switching.
Continue ReadingWith electricity demand predicted to soar as Britons transition away from fossil fuel vehicles to electric alternatives, new technology will pinpoint the source…
Continue ReadingRenewable energy supplier Bulb has launched a smart pay-as-you-go energy tariff, which allows customers to use a smartphone app to top up their…
Continue ReadingElectricity Demand, Generation and Price Recovered As Lockdown Eased
Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity
After steep falls during the spring, electricity demand recovered to nearly pre-pandemic levels over the summer as the UK’s lockdown thawed, according to…
Continue ReadingOfgem Reveals New Measures to Help Vulnerable Energy Customers
Written by Lauren Smith in Energy Suppliers
From December energy suppliers will be required to grant emergency credit to prepayment customers who are struggling to top up their meters and…
Continue ReadingNational Grid Launches Subsea Cable to France to Power 1m Homes
Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity
A new 149 mile-long subsea cable will allow France and Britain to share surplus power, helping the countries balance their grids with zero-carbon…
Continue Reading1 Million Pensioners to Receive £140 Warm Home Discount
Written by Lauren Smith in Energy Suppliers Government Policy Household & Bills
Nearly a million pensioners will receive £140 discounts on their electricity bills to offset the cost of heating their homes this winter.
Continue ReadingUK Will Take 700 Years to Transition to Low Carbon Heat at Current Rate
Written by Lauren Smith in Renewable Energy
The government must overhaul its domestic heat policy framework and speed up the rollout of low-carbon heating technologies or jeopardise its net-zero target,…
Continue ReadingLeeds to Develop Six New District Heating Networks
Written by Lauren Smith in Household & Bills Renewable Energy
Leeds City Council is pouring £24 million into developing six new district heating networks, which will reduce the energy bills and carbon footprints…
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