Ofgem drums up support for ‘simpler’ energy market
Tough new standards for energy suppliers to make the market “simpler and fairer” for consumers will come into effect this summer. Energy watchdog Ofgem is counting down to delivering a clearer energy...
View Articlenpower’s profits rise £390m following price hikes
Energy supplier npower has announced a rise in profits last year just months after massive hikes in energy prices. The company saw a 25% increase in profits in 2012 at £390 million – up from £313...
View ArticleDECC’s energy policies will result in both winners and losers
The Government’s energy policies will result in both winners and losers as they will only benefit householders that take advantage of efficiency schemes like the Green Deal. The comment from...
View ArticleHouseholders could pay extra £55m on energy bills
Ofgem’s plans to reform energy tariffs could lead to UK householders paying up to £55 million extra on their gas and electricity bills. The energy regulator has proposed the Tariff Comparison Rate...
View ArticleEd Davey ‘disappointed’ energy firms failed efficiency targets
Energy Secretary Ed Davey said he is “disappointed” that six energy firms did not meet the efficiency targets set by the Government last year. British Gas, SSE and Scottish Power were among the...
View ArticlePotential homebuyers ‘wary’ of Green Deal loans
Prospective homebuyers in the UK are “wary” of buying a property that has a Green Deal loan attached to it. Consumer body Which? has revealed nearly half of 2,070 people surveyed said they would want a...
View ArticleSSE profits rise and warns of more energy price hikes
Energy supplier SSE has announced a rise in profits for the last 12 months due to the prolonged cold weather despite disruption to its services and a fine from regulators. Its year-on-year profits rose...
View ArticleOfgem’s energy tariffs comparison ‘still too complex’
The Government’s plans to simplify energy tariffs for consumers to find the best deal are “still too complex”, according to a new survey. Consumer body Which? is calling for a single unit price for...
View ArticleEDF wants petrol forecourt-style prices for gas and electricity
French supplier EDF Energy has thrown the gauntlet down to its fellow Big Six suppliers by putting its weight behind proposals for petrol forecourt-style prices for gas and electricity. Over the...
View ArticleOfgem’s reforms ‘fail’ to help consumers pick best energy deal
Ofgem’s reforms published today “will fail” to help consumers pick out the best energy deal in the market. That’s according to consumer group Which? in response to the energy regulator’s detailed new...
View ArticleEnergy customers left on hold for ’29 minutes’
Energy companies are keeping consumers waiting on hold over the phone for as long as half an hour, new research reveals. An investigation by Which? found that on average, the consumer body was left...
View ArticleUK households’ energy use falls by a quarter
Householders in England and Wales are using less energy compared to 2005, with a 24.7% drop on average. New figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed energy consumption decreased...
View ArticleOfgem’s energy market reforms ‘don’t go far enough’
Ofgem’s new code of conduct to make the energy market simpler and fairer for consumers “do not go far enough”. That’s the comment from Which? following the launch of the energy regulator’s new rules...
View ArticleEnergy and fuel prices the biggest worries for consumers
Energy and fuel prices are the biggest worries for a growing number of consumers concerned about rises in the cost of living. That’s according to a monthly survey of more than 2,000 people by the...
View ArticleWhich? calls for Government to scrap standing charges
The energy market is still too “confusing and bewildering” for consumers to find the best deal, especially with the vast range of standing charges, according to Which? New research by the consumer...
View ArticleMiliband’s energy price freeze would spell “nuclear winter”
Energy Minister Greg Barker has laid into proposals for an energy price “freeze” put forward by Labour’s Ed Miliband yesterday by claiming it would mean a “nuclear winter” for investment in Britain....
View ArticleEd Miliband slams SSE’s energy price rise
Ed Miliband seized on SSE’s energy price rise today as evidence of “the need to freeze energy bills”. The Labour party leader made the comment in a tweet following the Big Six firm’s decision to raise...
View ArticleDavey says British Gas numbers “don’t add up”
Energy Secretary Ed Davey claimed the price rises announced by British Gas today “don’t add up”. The Lib Dem minister also said the average 9.2% rise was “extremely disappointing” news for the firm’s...
View ArticleNuclear deal ‘must include clause for consumer refund’
Today’s new nuclear deal announced between the UK and EDF Energy should include a “refund clause” if it turns out the Government has overpaid. Which? Executive Director Richard Lloyd believes people...
View ArticleEnergy price hike “another blow to Scottish households”
Scotland’s Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has expressed disappointment over ScottishPower’s decision to become the fourth of the Big Six to raise energy bills this winter. Yesterday the supplier...
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