Longannet power station in Fife closed last Thursday, ending a near 50-year tenure and signalling the end of the production of any coal-based…
Continue ReadingCMA Reforms: Pre-Payment Price Caps & Open Customer Database
Written by Danny Lord in Energy Suppliers Government Policy
The Competition and Markets Authority has announced a draft of proposals that are the result of an 18-month investigation into the energy sector…
Continue ReadingOne the biggest gas and electricity companies in the UK, Npower, is poised to announce around 2,500 job cuts both overseas and in…
Continue ReadingCapacity Market Auction: Extended Subsidies to Secure Supply
Written by Danny Lord in Energy Suppliers Government Policy
Amber Rudd has announced that increased subsidies will be offered to electricity suppliers from the capacity market auction, and penalties for those providers…
Continue ReadingThe latest figures from Ofgem showed that over the course of 2015, more than 6 million households across the UK switched to a…
Continue ReadingCentrica owned energy giant British Gas reported a 31% increase in 2015, bringing the total to £574 million for the year, compared to…
Continue ReadingEDF and British Gas have both now joined the rest of the Big Six in reducing the price of gas on their standard…
Continue ReadingAn energy tariff offered by E.ON in partnership with charity Age UK is to be suspended following claims made by the Sun newspaper…
Continue ReadingNpower are now the fourth of the Big Six energy providers in the UK to announce cut prices for gas on their standard…
Continue ReadingSun Accuses Charity of Profiteering From Energy Deal & Launches Own Switching Service
Written by Danny Lord in Analysis Energy Suppliers Household & Bills
The Sun newspaper has accused E.ON and charity Age UK of deception and profiteering based on claims that the provider’s deal endorsed by…
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