Gas and electricity news, Jul - Sep 2008

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Consumers 'can be 100% confident' in uSwitch.com

29 September 2008

Consumers using the independent price comparison and switching site uSwitch.com to compare gas and electricity tariffs can be 100% confident that the results they are receiving are completely unbiased, it has been found.

Prepayment meters 'should be last resort'

29 September 2008

Consumers facing soaring gas and electricity bills should turn to prepayment meters only as a last resort, according to uSwitch.com.

One in five consumers back energy windfall tax

25 September 2008

One in five British consumers would support a windfall tax on the profits of gas and electricity providers, according to a new survey.

Tesco offers insulation service

23 September 2008

Supermarket chain Tesco is offering to insulate the homes of its customers in a bid to help them cut their gas and electricity costs.

Simple energy efficiency measures 'can cut bills significantly'

19 September 2008

Households could reduce their gas and electricity bills significantly by taking simple energy efficiency measures, according to the Energy Saving Trust.

Government launches energy efficiency ad campaign

18 September 2008

The government has launched a new television advertising campaign to encourage households to improve the energy efficiency of their homes in an effort to save money on their gas and electricity bills.

Government's energy deal 'could push bills higher'

16 September 2008

Household gas and electricity bills could rise even further as a result of the government's £1 billion energy deal, it has been claimed.

E.ON apologises for energy price joke

15 September 2008

Gas and electricity provider E.ON has apologised for comments made by one of its executives about the impact of rising energy bills.

Government's energy deal 'too little too late'

12 September 2008

The government's £1 billion home energy saving programme is "too little too late" to help those facing fuel poverty this winter, it has been claimed.

Government's £1 billion energy deal welcomed

11 September 2008

The government's £1 billion energy deal to help consumers improve the energy efficiency of their properties and cut their gas and electricity bills has been welcomed by uSwitch.com.

UK pensioners 'face wartime energy rationing'

09 September 2008

Many UK pensioners are suffering similar deprivation to that experience during the Second World War as they are forced to ration their energy use, it has been claimed.

NHF issues fuel poverty warning

08 September 2008

By the end of next year almost a quarter of the UK population will be living in fuel poverty, according to the National Housing Federation (NHF).

Government rules out winter fuel handouts

05 September 2008

The government has ruled out plans to give families a one-off payment to help meet their gas and electricity costs this winter.

Coalition calls for reform of social tariffs

02 September 2008

A coalition of charities and consumer groups is calling on the government to ensure those struggling most with their gas and electricity bills get the help they need.

ScottishPower deals final blow to gas and electricity customers

01 September 2008

ScottishPower has become the last of the major energy suppliers to announce increases in the cost of its gas and electricity, dealing a final blow to consumers.

Gas and electricity price rises hit npower customers

01 September 2008

Customers of npower will become the next group to see their gas and electricity bills increase after the energy provider announced rises in its domestic prices.

'Era of cheap gas and electricity is over' warns government

29 August 2008

The government has issued a stark warning to gas and electricity customers about the likely direction of their energy bills.

LGA calls for annual levy on gas and electricity providers

28 August 2008

The Local Government Association (LGA) has argued that gas and electricity providers should be charged an annual levy to fund a national home insulation programme.

Older households given winter fuel reminder

27 August 2008

Older people are being urged to claim their increased winter fuel payments as quickly as possible ahead of the colder months.

Government blamed for high gas and electricity costs

26 August 2008

Almost half of British consumers blame successive governments for rising gas and electricity costs, according to a new survey by Saga Home Insurance.



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