Gas & Electricity
Energy watchdog encourages consumers to buy oil early
Consumer Focus is urging householders who use domestic heating oil to keep their bills under control and save money by buying now before prices increase during the winter.
First Utility comes back onto the market with a bang
Small supplier, First Utility, has come back onto the energy market with a bang, launching two new market-leading energy deals.
Ofgem makes it easier for prepayment customers in debt to switch
Ofgem has announced a package of measures agreed with suppliers, which is designed to increase the number of prepayment meter customers switching supplier.
£14 billion smart meter savings
Britain will be nearly £14 billion better off thanks to the introduction of smart meters to British homes and businesses, according to a report by British Gas and Oxford Economics.
Brits urged to stop throwing money down the plughole
E.ON has released research providing insight into Brits' bathing habits, revealing people in the UK spend almost two billion shower-hours and over one billion hours relaxing in the bath each year.
Time running out to secure a competitive fixed price energy deal
Time is running out for consumers to snap up a cheap energy deal and to protect themselves from potential price hikes this winter, says uSwitch.com.
Avoid energy price rises with EDF Energy's Blue +Price Promise
Households across the country could protect themselves against energy price increases for the next two winters and benefit from one of the cheapest dual fuel deals in Britain by switching to EDF Energy's Blue +Price Promise April 2014.
Cashback consumers pocket over £54k as energy dash starts
In order to protect household energy bills, Quidco encourages consumers to review tariffs and cashback options ahead of this year's cold weather.
Grab a cheap fixed price energy deal while they can
Consumers are being warned to move quickly if they want to protect their energy prices ahead of winter.
Even greener stoves from Euroheat to save on winter bills
Woodburning stoves don't get more energy efficient and eco-friendly than those offered by Belgium manufacturer Nestor Martin and Euroheat is delighted to now be distributing this innovative brand in the UK.
Britain's growing army of renters urged to get a grip on energy bills
People who rent their homes are in danger of being left behind in the race to cut household energy bills, according to new research by uSwitch.com.
SSE to raise gas and electricity prices
SSE are the first of the ‘Big 6' to announce gas and electricity price rises in response to increasing wholesale and distribution costs.
E.ON urged to cut prices as UK earnings soar by 30%
E.ON has reported an 30% increase in earnings (EBITDA) in the UK for the first half of this year. Earnings for the first half of 2011 were Euro 228 million (£198 million) but were Euro 297 million (£245 million) for the first six months of 2012.
EDF Energy customers go from a fix to a pickle
Many EDF Energy customers could be in for a huge bill shock when they lose the protection of a fixed price plan that has kept their household energy prices frozen for up to 18 months, according to data from uSwitch.com.
Solar customers make daylight savings on energy bills
With a third of households (32%) already finding energy bills unaffordable, new findings from uSwitch.com show that 70% of households believe solar panels are a good way of lowering energy bills.