Gas & Electricity
ScottishPower offers some relief in face of price rises
In a week which has seen npower become the fifth supplier to announce a price rise and British Gas the second to implement an increase, ScottishPower has launched a new fixed price energy deal which is the cheapest on the market.
Individual Appliance Monitors can help cut energy costs
Current Cost, the leading global manufacturer of real-time displays (RTDs), has released new home technology which provides detailed information about the energy usage of everyday household items, arming householders with information which can help them to cut energy wastage, cut costs and lessen their environmental impact.
British Gas price hike strikes tomorrow
British Gas' second price hike in 9 months comes into effect this Thursday (18th August). The increase - 18% or £120 for gas and 16% or £69 for electricity - will see its average dual fuel bill hit £1,286 a year. In total, British Gas customers have seen their bills increase by £256 or 25% since December last year (2010).
Shoddy boiler engineers are costing consumers, says Which?
Domestic gas boiler engineers aren't carrying out basic checks and are suggesting expensive, unnecessary repairs, warns Which?
EDF Energy sends warning sign of a price rise
With four of the big six energy suppliers having already announced price rises in recent months, news that EDF Energy is pulling the cheapest fixed price energy plan from the market could be a worrying sign that it is about to follow suit.
Thousands of Yorkshire homes are gas safe thanks to Help-Link
Help-Link – the Castleford-based central heating and maintenance company – has just completed its largest central heating boiler servicing contract ever.
Two million ‘ghost' energy customers in the UK
Britain has almost two million ‘ghost' customers - where people are either not paying for their gas or electricity, or have left a property without paying for it, according to research by moneysupermarket.com.
E.ON price rise should be signal to review energy plans
As E.ON announces double-digit price hikes for its gas and electricity customers, expert Phil Paterson-Fox from Gocompare.com says it's time to plan for what could be a very expensive winter for millions of households:
Solar power - High returns with low risk
With stocks and shares proving anything but a safe haven for consumers’ hard-earned money, Sunny Britain is on hand to offer small scale investors a new, smarter investment option.
Second wave of energy price hikes starts to strike
The first of a second wave of energy price hikes hits consumers on Monday (1st August) when ScottishPower increases its prices for the second time in just over 8 months.
How to reduce energy bills following SSE price hikes
Alastair Harnby, Marketing Director at Moneyextra.com gave his view on the recent Scottish and Southern Energy price hike: "The announcement of further energy price increases will no doubt put a tighter squeeze on household budgets.
Third time unlucky for consumers as SEE increases prices
SSE has become the third of Britain's big six energy suppliers to announce a second price increase in under a year.
Busy Brits suffering from ‘Pre-Holi-Daze’
Almost one in four (23%) Brits are forgetting to unplug their household gadgets and appliances before setting off on holiday, according to new research from E.ON.
A smarter home and lower bills at no upfront cost
British households can cut their bills and make their home energy efficient at no upfront cost under a new scheme launched by British Gas.
Men still hopeless with home appliances
A fifth of all British men have absolutely no idea how to use the washing machine, it was revealed today.