Gas & Electricity
Energy industry voted worst for inaccuracy
Consumers have named energy suppliers as the worst culprits for inaccurate bills, according to new research from uSwitch.com. Almost 9 million households - one in three - have had to deal with at least one inaccurate energy bill in the last two years.
British Gas to shave the price of Click Energy 5 tariff
Commenting on British Gas' announcement to shave the price of its Click Energy 5 tariff, Scott Byrom, utilities manager at moneysupermarket.com, said: "As predicted, British Gas has retaliated and kicked power off the top spot by £16 following the latter's move to cut prices on its SOL 11 tariff only yesterday.
Citizens Advice: Fuel poverty action programme
Teresa Perchard, Director of Public Policy at Citizens Advice said: "The fuel poverty action programme published today by Ofgem represents a serious commitment from the fuel industry, government and regulators to do more to tackle the growing and pernicious problem of fuel poverty.
Government's measures to help those in fuel poverty
Commenting on the Government's measures to help households in fuel poverty, Scott Byrom, utilities manager at price comparison website moneysupermarket.com, said:
Help with fuel bills for the poorest consumers
A raft of new Government measures to help vulnerable consumers and especially the elderly make their homes warmer and more energy efficient have been announced.
As wholesale gas prices soar, npower cuts online price
Despite headlines warning that wholesale gas prices are on the brink of a record £1 a therm, npower has cut the price on its online dual fuel energy plan - Sign Online 11 - by £16, from an average of £878 to £862.
npower cuts electricity prices on SOL 11
Commenting on npower cutting its electricity prices by 6.2 per cent on its SOL 11 tariff, Scott Byrom, utilities manager at moneysupermarket.com, said: "At a time when the big six energy giants are more likely to consider price hikes, a move to cut energy bills may come as a surprise to some.
‘Trapped' homeowners can't switch to cheaper energy tariffs
People looking to avoid energy price hikes by switching to cheaper deals could be trapped with their current supplier if they have defaulted on a payment and owe money, according to MoneyExpert.com.
Consumers could see largest ever increase in energy bills
Consumers are being warned to brace themselves for further energy price rises, which could, in a worst case scenario, result in an unprecedented 46% or £415 being added on to household energy bills this year, says uSwitch.com, the independent price comparison and switching service.
moneysupermarket.com: Centrica's interim management statement
Commenting on Centrica's interim management statement, Paul Schofield, head of utilities at price comparison site moneysupermarket.com, said: "Today's statement from Centrica is bad news for Britain's bill payers. This is the clearest indication yet that they will have to withstand further price rises and soaring energy bills this year as wholesale prices continue to rise.
British Gas cutting the price of Click Energy 5 product
Commenting on British Gas cutting the price of its Click Energy 5 product, Paul Schofield, head of utilities at price comparison site moneysupermarket.com, said: "British Gas' Click Energy 5 deal is now king of the online tariffs following its price cut, which will come into effect on Thursday.
Consumers are a step closer to accurate energy bills
The National Consumer Council (NCC) welcomes the progress towards a roll-out of smart meters in all UK homes marked by proposed amendments to the Energy Bill.
uSwitch.com: top utilities website 2007
Independent price comparison and switching service, uSwitch.com, has won an award for being the leading utilities website in 2007.
moneysupermarket.com: launch of npower SOL 11
Commenting on the launch of npower SOL 11, Paul Schofield, head of utilities at moneysupermarket.com, said: "Despite a 10.4 per cent hike to its market leading SOL 10 offering (15.4 for electricity and six per cent for gas), Npower SOL 11 is the cheapest tariff for the majority of consumers.
Ofgem-led summit pinpoints help on fuel poverty
A summit led by energy regulator Ofgem has agreed a package of measures to improve the targeting of help on customers facing increasing hardship created by the rising cost of energy.