Lauren Smith, Author at Simply Switch

3m Households Were in Fuel Poverty Before the Pandemic

Written by Lauren Smith in Household & Bills

13% of households in England were struggling to afford to heat their homes even before the pandemic overturned many people’s finances.

Mar09

Government Should Target 40GW of Solar by 2030, NGOs Say

Written by Lauren Smith in Renewable Energy

The government should set an ambitious goal of nearly tripling the UK’s solar power capacity to 40GW by the end of this decade,…

Mar08

Bulb is Europe’s Fastest-Growing Company

Written by Lauren Smith in Energy Suppliers

Green energy supplier Bulb is Europe’s fastest-growing company, expanding by 1,159% between 2016 and 2019, according to an analysis by the Financial Times.

Mar05

Npower Pulls Mobile App After Hackers Steal Personal Details

Written by Lauren Smith in Energy Suppliers

Npower has permanently shuttered its mobile app after a February cyberattack exposed some customers’ personal and financial information.

Mar04

Tesco Mobile Calls for Ban on Mid-Contract Mobile and Broadband Price Hikes

Written by Lauren Smith in Broadband Mobile

Tesco Mobile has called for a ban on price hikes by mobile and broadband providers after competitors introduced clauses allowing hefty price increases…

Mar02

Octopus Energy Passes 2m Customers

Written by Lauren Smith in Energy Suppliers

Octopus Energy has passed two million customers, awarding the milestone customer a year of free energy.

Mar01

Thousands of London Homes to Be Heated with Sewage

Written by Lauren Smith in Renewable Energy

2,000 homes in Kingston upon Thames, Southwest London could soon be heated with energy captured from sewage in a pioneering low-carbon district heating…