Gas & Electricity
Record Cold Weather Payment payout for Age Concern customers
Following the coldest winter for over a decade, almost 200,000 gas customers on the Age Concern Energy Services tariff, developed in conjunction with E.ON, are set to receive the highest ever Cold Weather Payment payout between May and July this year, the total sum of which will exceed £4 million - a record amount for Age Concern Energy Services and paid for by E.ON.
Scottish & Southern's electrifying dividend record
David Kuo, Director at the financial website The Motley Fool - Fool.co.uk, comments on the annual results for Scottish & Southern Energy: "Scottish & Southern Energy shareholders will be delighted by the company's decision to hike the total dividend payout for the year by 9% to 66p a share.
The UK's largest onshore wind farm is turned on
Wind turbines have the "Marmite" effect on most people - you either love them or you hate them, but one thing is for sure, in a world that needs to focus on renewable energy sources, wind farms are here to stay.
Households paying up to £111 ‘loyalty tax’ to energy suppliers
Consumers who are still with their old regional electricity board are being urged to move to another supplier to avoid paying a local ‘loyalty tax'.
Nuclear reaction
Commenting on the latest move by British Gas to buy a 20% stake in British Energy, Gareth Kloet, head of utilities at confused.com, said: "There seems to be no stopping nuclear power and this was further illustrated this week by British Gas's move to buy a 20% stake in British Energy.
Energy provider loyalty leaves Brits out of pocket
British households languishing with the traditional gas and electricity provider for their region - the incumbent provider - are missing out on almost £2.5 billion in savings, according to research from moneysupermarket.com.
The smarter way to save on energy
With the Government revealing its plans to install smart meters in all UK homes by 2020, Confused.com calls on the British public to take control of their energy consumption and read their own meters in the meantime.
moneysupermarket.com: Smart Meters
Commenting on the introduction of smart meters in every UK household by 2020, Scott Byrom, utilities manager at price comparison site, moneysupermarket.com, said: "Smart meters will put an end to estimated bills and meter readings.
uSwitch.com: Smart Meters
Tom Lyon, energy expert at uSwitch.com comments on today's announcement on smart meters: "Today's announcement from the government to equip every home in the UK with a smart meter by 2020 marks a great news day for all energy users.
UK Smart Meter roll out moves forward
All homes in Britain will have smart meters installed by 2020 under plans published today. Great Britain will be the first country in the world to have an overhaul of this size for both electricity and gas meters.
British Gas consolidates its position at the top of best buy tables
Gareth Kloet, head of utilities at Confused.com, comments on British Gas's decision to ease the financial burden for 4.5million customers, by reducing its standard electricity prices by 10%: "British Gas's latest announcement reaffirms its position as the cheapest electricity supplier in Britain, with rates of up to £111 less than those provided by some local suppliers.
British Gas cuts electricity prices: will others follow?
Is this the sign of things to come? British Gas' announcement that it is cutting electricity prices by 10% will be a boost to customers struggling to pay their bills in the current climate.
moneysupermarket.com: British Gas cuts electricity prices
Commenting on British Gas cutting electricity prices by 10 per cent and the launch of WebSaver 3, Scott Byrom, utilities manager at moneysupermarket.com said:
British Gas cuts electricity prices by 10%
British Gas, the biggest supplier of electricity to homes in Britain, which serves around one in every four homes, has today cut an average 10 per cent off its standard electricity prices.
Cost of household energy pushing consumers to go green
Over three quarters of households (78%) have become more energy efficient in the past 12 months and over a third of these (36%) have done so because of the rising cost of gas and electricity, according to new research from uSwitch.com, the independent price comparison and switching service.