http://www.uswitch.com/news/?ref=rssall The latest industry news from the UK for utilities, telecoms, broadband and personal finance. 60 en-GB http://www.uswitch.com/images/rss_logo.jpg http://www.uswitch.com/?ref=rssall Corporate Pages Loans Energy Home Phone Digital TV Credit Cards Broadband Water Directory Market News Heating Cover Current Accounts Car Insurance Mobiles Consumer Guide Secured Loans Customer Accounts Bundles Older people are being urged to claim their increased winter fuel payments as quickly as possible ahead of the colder months. http://www.uswitch.com/news/energy/20080827/older-households-given-winter-fuel-reminder.cmsx Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:00:00 GMT Gas & Electricity uSwitch.com Almost half of British consumers blame successive governments for rising gas and electricity costs, according to a new survey by Saga Home Insurance. http://www.uswitch.com/news/energy/20080826/government-blamed-for-high-gas-and-electricity-costs.cmsx Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:00:00 GMT Gas & Electricity uSwitch.com Scottish and Southern Energy has announced increases in the price of its gas and electricity, just hours after E.ON's pricing declaration. http://www.uswitch.com/news/energy/20080822/gas-and-electricity-price-rise-for-scottish-and-southern-customers.cmsx Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:00:00 GMT Gas & Electricity uSwitch.com Consumers struggling with rising gas and electricity bills can reduce their outgoings by going green, Friends of the Earth has claimed. http://www.uswitch.com/news/energy/20080821/consumers-can-cut-gas-and-electricity-costs-by-going-green.cmsx Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:00:00 GMT Gas & Electricity uSwitch.com In a bid to combat rising energy prices and save taxpayers' money, the Scottish government is planning to bulk-buy electricity for the whole of the country's public sector, it has emerged. http://www.uswitch.com/news/energy/20080818/scottish-government-plans-to-bulk-buy-electricity.cmsx Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:00:00 GMT Gas & Electricity uSwitch.com More than ten million households will be unable to pay their gas and electricity bills once expected price increases are introduced by suppliers, uSwitch.com has claimed. http://www.uswitch.com/news/energy/20080815/over-10-million-homes-unable-to-meet-gas-and-electricity-costs.cmsx Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:00:00 GMT Gas & Electricity uSwitch.com Rising gas and electricity costs are hitting elderly consumers the hardest, according to new research from the Alliance Trust. http://www.uswitch.com/news/energy/20080813/rising-gas-and-electricity-prices-hitting-elderly-hardest.cmsx Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:00:00 GMT Gas & Electricity uSwitch.com Gordon Brown is reported to be considering a £150 windfall to help homeowners meet their gas and electricity costs this winter. http://www.uswitch.com/news/energy/20080812/brown-considering-150-gas-and-electricity-windfall.cmsx Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:00:00 GMT Gas & Electricity uSwitch.com Foreign gas and electricity suppliers are picking the pockets of British households in order to subsidise consumers in their own countries, it has been claimed. http://www.uswitch.com/news/energy/20080811/british-pockets-being-picked-by-foreign-energy-firms.cmsx Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:00:00 GMT Gas & Electricity uSwitch.com Britain's over-50s are being forced to cut back on their usual spending or dip into their savings in order to meet the rising cost of gas and electricity, a new survey shows. http://www.uswitch.com/news/energy/20080807/over-50s-cutting-back-to-meet-gas-and-electricity-costs.cmsx Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:00:00 GMT Gas & Electricity uSwitch.com British consumers could see their gas and electricity bills rise even higher following the government's decision not to give the go ahead to a new coal-fired power station in Kent, it has been claimed. http://www.uswitch.com/news/energy/20080806/gas-and-electricity-bills-could-rise-higher-following-coal-decision.cmsx Wed, 06 Aug 2008 12:00:00 GMT Gas & Electricity uSwitch.com Gas and electricity supplier Centrica has confirmed that it is holding talks with a third party regarding a possible takeover of British Energy. http://www.uswitch.com/news/energy/20080805/centrica-in-talks-with-third-party-over-british-energy-takeover.cmsx Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:00:00 GMT Gas & Electricity uSwitch.com The government is considering imposing a windfall tax on gas and electricity suppliers amid concern over rising energy prices. http://www.uswitch.com/news/energy/20080804/government-considering-windfall-tax-on-gas-and-electricity-suppliers.cmsx Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:00:00 GMT Gas & Electricity uSwitch.com British Gas has become the latest gas and electricity supplier to announce its second increase in energy prices this year. http://www.uswitch.com/news/energy/20080731/british-gas-announces-price-rise.cmsx Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:00:00 GMT Gas & Electricity uSwitch.com Consumers can slash their gas and electricity bills by switching to more efficient household appliances, according to the Energy Saving Trust. http://www.uswitch.com/news/energy/20080730/energy-efficient-appliances-can-cut-gas-and-electricity-bills.cmsx Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:00:00 GMT Gas & Electricity uSwitch.com A group of MPs has warned that the rising cost of gas and electricity could not only push thousands of households into fuel poverty but could also harm the competitiveness of the UK economy. http://www.uswitch.com/news/energy/20080729/rising-gas-and-electricity-prices-could-harm-uk-economy-warn-mps.cmsx Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:00:00 GMT Gas & Electricity uSwitch.com Energy regulator Ofgem has launched a new set of guidelines for energy suppliers offering social tariffs to low income households. http://www.uswitch.com/news/energy/20080728/ofgem-launches-new-guidelines-on-social-tariffs.cmsx Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:00:00 GMT Gas & Electricity uSwitch.com Gas and electricity customers have been given another warning about the probable direction of their energy bills over the coming months. http://www.uswitch.com/news/energy/20080725/consumers-given-further-warning-on-gas-and-electricity-bills.cmsx Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:00:00 GMT Gas & Electricity uSwitch.com EDF Energy has confirmed that the prices paid by its gas and electricity customers are to rise for the second time in six months. http://www.uswitch.com/news/energy/20080725/edf-energy-announces-gas-and-electricity-price-rises.cmsx Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:00:00 GMT Gas & Electricity uSwitch.com Energy regulator Ofgem has called for more transparency when it comes to green gas and electricity tariffs to give consumers more assurance. http://www.uswitch.com/news/energy/20080724/ofgem-calls-for-clarity-on-green-gas-and-electricity-tariffs.cmsx Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:00:00 GMT Gas & Electricity uSwitch.com