Nearly a million pensioners will receive £140 discounts on their electricity bills to offset the cost of heating their homes this winter.
Continue ReadingScottish Power to Take On Customers of Failed Tonik Energy
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130,000 customers of the failed supplier Tonik Energy will be transferred to Big Six supplier Scottish Power after a competitive process selection run…
Continue ReadingOctopus Wants to Make the UK the “Silicon Valley of Energy”
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Rapidly-growing supplier Octopus Energy has unveiled plans to construct a new tech hub in Manchester and double its workforce across the UK by…
Continue ReadingSuppliers’ Failure to Pay Green Energy Subsidies Could Drive Up Bills
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A shortfall in the Renewables Obligation (RO) buyout fund could be distributed to all suppliers, leading to higher household energy bills.
Continue ReadingGovernment to Fund Green Gas Plants with Levy on Gas Suppliers
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A carbon tax levied on gas suppliers will fund the construction of biomethane ‘green gas’ plants which can help to decarbonise the UK’s…
Continue ReadingSmall supplier Igloo Energy will hike its bills by 10.9% from October, partially reversing a springtime cut to gas prices.
Continue ReadingBristol City Council Sells Off Energy Supplier
Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity Energy Suppliers
155,000 domestic customers of Bristol Energy will be transferred to Together Energy after the council-owned supplier was sold for £14 million.
Continue ReadingOctopus Energy to Take on Customers of Effortless Energy
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Octopus Energy will take on the 2,500 domestic customers of Effortless Energy after the small supplier ceased trading.
Continue ReadingFacing contracting budgets and higher home energy consumption, nearly 420,000 people switched away from the largest energy suppliers in June and July, seeking…
Continue ReadingOvo to Pay £1.2 Million After SSE Missed Smart Meter Target
Written by Lauren Smith in Energy Suppliers Smart Meters
Ovo Energy will pay £1.2 million in penalties for SSE’s failure to hit targets for installing smart meters last year.
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