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23 January 2007
Burns' Night is fast approaching and while millions of people will be proud of the illustrious poet, the same cannot be said of some of the nation's energy suppliers.
22 January 2007
Consumer electricity and gas watchdog energywatch is calling on the government to follow the example set by its Swedish and Italian counterparts to "ensure the swift and effective installation of smarter metering technology".
19 January 2007
Britain was battered by gale force winds yesterday, causing transport chaos, at least eleven deaths and leaving thousands without any electricity.
18 January 2007
Energy regulator Ofgem has announced that it is to launch an initiative that will look at how to get consumers more involved in the decision making processes involved in its policy making.
17 January 2007
Consumers proved they were no longer prepared to stand for poor service and unreasonable price rises last year with over four million of them switching their energy supplier, according to the industry regulator Ofgem.
15 January 2007
Susan Kramer, the trade and industry spokesperson for the Liberal Democrats, has openly criticised electricity companies who are back-charging their customers who use token-metres.
12 January 2007
Over 80,000 homes were left without electricity following the high winds and torrential storms that battered the UK earlier this week.
11 January 2007
A report from the European Commission (EC) into the state of the energy sector within Europe has revealed that more must be done to ensure the sustainability and competition within gas and energy suppliers.
10 January 2007
British Gas has been fined by Icstis, the premium rate phone line regulator, for deliberately keeping its Click Energy customers on hold and not properly informing them of the fact that the calls would cost 75 pence per minute.
09 January 2007
Conservative leader David Cameron has called for an investigation into residential energy prices as part of his pledge to help British consumers to "live life for less".
08 January 2007
Scottish Gas and British Gas customers who are struggling to afford their energy tariffs are to face a £5 late-payment fine if they fail to pay their bills on time, in a move which has been criticised for potentially pushing pensioners into further fuel poverty.
05 January 2007
The soaring price of consumers' gas and electricity bills is cited as one of the reasons behind the increase in investment in renewable energy sources like solar power.
03 January 2007
The Hyde Housing Association has helped hundreds of local residents to save energy and therefore lower their bills - and now the project has been recognised with a 'Commended' award in the government office for the South East Renewable Energy Awards
02 January 2007
This January will see thousands of consumers automatically put onto alternative price plans as their capped energy bills come to an end in a move that could potentially cause a 49% rise in customers' tariff costs.