Gas & Electricity
Number of missed energy bills starts to climb
The number of energy bills going unpaid has begun to climb ahead of price rises coming into effect, according to research from MoneyExpert.com.
Consumers refuse to be frozen this winter
Consumers refuse to be intimidated by higher fuel bills as one in three people plan to turn on their heating earlier this year according to the latest poll by money website Fool.co.uk.
Save money and the environment this Energy Saving Week
Following the launch of the 12th annual Energy Saving Week by the Energy Saving Trust, Fairinvestment.co.uk is encouraging Brits to take advantage of the opportunity to learn how to be as energy efficient as possible.
Energy Saving Week
Commenting on Energy Saving Week (20 - 26 October), Scott Byrom, utilities manager at moneysupermarket.com, said: "We welcome another reminder to keep energy efficiency at the forefront of people's minds.
Hiked up heating bills threaten household budgets
Consumers face their biggest fuel bills ever this winter as the summer’s massive price hikes take effect – but there is hope on the horizon for keeping costs down in the form of insurer HomeCall+.
The real cost of energy price rises
With the Government revealing that an extra one million people have been pushed into fuel poverty, 2008 will be remembered as the year when serious concerns were raised about the ongoing affordability of household energy.
Fight must continue on fuel poverty say Ministers
Ministers today said that they will continue with their fight against fuel poverty, as Environment Secretary Hilary Benn holds meetings with energy suppliers and the home insulation industry to discuss how to speed up work on increasing energy efficiency in the UK's homes.
Households waste £490 per year through energy inertia
Nearly 14 million households are wasting an average of £490 each per year - or a total of £6.8 billion - by not switching energy provider, according to research from Confused.com – UK price comparison site.
British Gas launches Click Energy 6
Commenting on the launch of British Gas Click Energy 6, Scott Byrom, utilities manager at moneysupermarket.com said:
Consumers lose cheapest energy deal on market
British Gas has revealed that it is pulling its cheapest energy plan - Click Energy 5 - off the market and putting prices up by £305 for those consumers already signed up to it. It is also bringing out a new online plan - Click Energy 6.
Gas and electricity postcode lottery
Following the news of price hikes from the 'Big Six' UK energy companies, Fairinvestment.co.uk has found that gas and electricity costs really are a postcode lottery.
Tesco launches gas and electricity comparison service
Tescocompare.com has announced the expansion of its non-insurance based comparison services with the launch of its gas and electricity supplier comparison channel. Unlike some price comparison sites the Tescocompare.com search includes all of the big 6 suppliers.
Prepayment meters must be last resort for consumers
Recent Ofgem figures reveal that there are now 5.9 million energy customers using prepayment meters, but only around 1 million of these are actually repaying a debt. This means that at least 4.9 million customers could be paying up to £244 a year more for their household energy than they actually need to.
EPCs required for all properties from October onwards
Commenting on Energy Performance Certificates being required for all properties from October onwards, Scott Byrom, utilities manager at moneysupermarket.com, said: "The most surprising and invasive part of the requirement for an Energy Performance Certificate is that it will apply to landlords - and not just people looking to sell or build their home.
Energy users can't get no satisfaction
As the spotlight grows on energy suppliers, Which? reveals that they are the lowest performing of all industries when it comes to customer satisfaction.