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30 March 2007
The National Consumer Council (NCC) and consumer watchdog energywatch have come together to encourage the government to put fuel poverty at the forefront of its energy White Paper concerns.
28 March 2007
With the price controls currently applied to gas distributors expiring at the end of this month, Ofgem has pledged to keep customers' interests at the forefront of its considerations when it sets the new costing limits for the next four years.
26 March 2007
Scottish and Southern Electricity is raising awareness of its commitment to help its special needs customers during periods where they are left without power in their homes.
23 March 2007
Two proposals for making energy saving measures were mooted at the annual London Energy Partnership in City Hall yesterday.
22 March 2007
Chancellor Gordon Brown has "missed the opportunity" to get consumers using green electricity tariffs in his 11th Budget, uSwitch.com has said
20 March 2007
Energy group Scottish Power has announced that it will be updating its online arm to offer an even better service to customers
20 March 2007
The cost of gas and electricity has seen 1.7 million more households classified as "fuel poor" since 2003, the Energy Efficiency Partnership for Homes has claimed
16 March 2007
Over 130 MPs have expressed their anger at the treatment of around 700,000 vulnerable energy consumers, after it was discovered that three major energy suppliers had back-charged customers following a price increase.
14 March 2007
Consumer watchdog energywatch has warned bill payers not to be swayed by all suppliers' promises of cheaper tariffs as the best deals are often dependent on the consumer's financial situation.
13 March 2007
A new gadget promises to save consumers money on their energy bills as well as reducing their carbon footprint by turning off whole groups of unused appliances with the click of a button.
12 March 2007
Today British Gas's price reduction become effective, although customers who originally signed up to its price protection plans may consider switching as new customers are now getting the best deal.
09 March 2007
A new report has revealed that British consumers make around 94 million energy saving mistakes each month by forgetting to perform small, eco-friendly changes like turning electrical items off and taking phone chargers out of the socket.
08 March 2007
All companies want to be seen as green these days but several energy suppliers are to be investigated by industry regulator Ofgem, following accusations of misleading potential customers in order to gain new business.
07 March 2007
Customer numbers from energy supplier Scottish and Southern Energy have revealed that it now has over 7.7 million customers - up one million on the same period last year.
06 March 2007
After considering warnings from Ofgem and consumer action groups British Gas has decided to scrap its £5 penalty charge given to customers who are late with their payments.
05 March 2007
Families from poorer backgrounds are paying up to 10% more on gas bills and up to 8% more on electricity bills by paying through prepayment meters rather than by direct debit, according to figures from the National Energy Action (NEA) group.
04 March 2007
Gadgets such as flat-screen televisions and computers will be responsible for using nearly half of an average household's electricity supply by 2020, the Energy Savings Trust has predicted.
03 March 2007
Despite concerns about the carbon footprint of our homes, only a small proportion of Britons actually plan to do anything to reduce their carbon emissions, research has found.
01 March 2007
In further proof that energy suppliers are turning to online tariffs, EDF energy has announced that it is expanding the regions which are eligible for the tariff from one to ten.
28 February 2007
A 16% reduction in gas prices and a 5% decrease in the cost of electricity offered yesterday by Powergen has today been beaten in the price war as Scottish and Southern Energy hit back today with the news that its tariffs will be £40 cheaper than Powergen and £79 cheaper than British Gas.
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