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27 February 2007
Energy-saving light bulbs are becoming a staple of the weekly shop according to figures from supermarket giant Tesco, which show that one in five regular customers are now putting the environmentally friendly lighting option into their trollies each week.
26 February 2007
Following price cuts and last week's profits announcement, Sam Laidlaw, Centrica's new Chief Executive, announced that 85,000 customers had signed up with the energy supplier in the past week.
22 February 2007
Centrica, owner of energy supplier British Gas, has today announced an annual profit of £1.6 billion, but admitted that more needs to be done to improve its customer services.
21 February 2007
Energy supplier British Gas was found to be the worst for leaving customers hanging on the telephone in a recent poll carried out by onepoll.com.
20 February 2007
Energy customers are being urged to look into switching their energy supplier to one with a competitive online tariff as they continue the ongoing price war with paperless billing.
19 February 2007
Energy supplier npower has joined the 'tit for tat' price-war with the announcement that it is to reduce it gas and electricity prices by 16% and 3% respectively.
16 February 2007
Following days of having to live without a gas supply, residents in the Crook area of County Durham are now also facing life without electricity.
15 February 2007
Energy supplier Powergen has thrown down the gauntlet to British Gas and other utility companies by promising its customers three packages which will undercut British Gas' tariffs for at least the next 18 months.
13 February 2007
British Gas' recent decision to lower its energy prices will spark a price-war within the gas sector, leading to an overall cost reduction by 20% in the coming year, according to predictions from energy regulator Ofgem.
12 February 2007
More than one in five elderly people in the UK, equating to 2.3 million people, are in fuel poverty, according to the latest research from price comparison website uSwitch.com
09 February 2007
Consumer watchdog energywatch has welcomed British Gas' decision to bring down its gas and electricity prices
08 February 2007
British Gas has announced a reduction in its tariffs for residential gas and electricity customers from March 12th 2007
07 February 2007
Gas and electricity supplier npower has announced that it is to invest £900 million into the production of cleaner, greener energy, including building a state-of-the-art combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power station at a cost of around £800 million.
05 February 2007
Energy supplier npower launched its online tariff last week that would see a significant drop in costs for new customers, sparking a debate as to whether online tariffs will be cheaper for consumers in the long-run.
02 February 2007
British Gas has responded to Scottish and Southern Energy's pledge to lower its tariffs "in the next few months" by stating that it too will soon charge its customers less, but commentators are less than impressed by the claims.
01 February 2007
Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) has written to its seven million customers informing them that in the light of wholesale price drops it will be reducing its charges "within the next few months".
30 January 2007
Consumers wanting to cut energy costs while reducing their carbon footprints are being invited to attend the Ecohomes Show at the Birmingham NEC on March 22-25th.
29 January 2007
Newcastle's National Energy Action (NEA) has been granted over £25,000 to introduce multi-fuel burning stoves to the most vulnerable members of the area.
26 January 2007
The Carbon Trust, an independent organisation which looks to find money-saving ways to lessen carbon emissions, has announced that it is to begin research into how wind energy can help homeowners save money on their energy bills.
25 January 2007
Energy supplier npower has announced that it is to run a trial programme whereby consumers can opt for a tracker bill which will base its charges on the rise and fall of wholesale prices.
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