London electric buses suspended after Wimbledon blaze

A fleet of electric buses, serving route 200 in south London, has been taken out of service following a double decker bus catching fire

London electric double decker bus catches fire

During the morning rush in Wimbledon, an electric double-decker London bus caught fire

Energy switches in August 17% down on last year

Energy UK reveals a total of 471,441 made the leap during the month, almost a fifth less than in August 2019

A new energy comparison website enters the market this month, with the launch of Golden Egg Energy

Golden Egg Energy has revealed a fresh, simple price comparison site aimed at the residential market to better handle and reduce their energy costs.

Switching broke half-million milestone in November

Energy UK suggests total figures for the year are already equal with 2018’s record of 5.8 million switches

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Is your smart meter actually ‘smart’?

New research reveals some energy companies are still rolling out outdated smart meters that fail to work when consumers move to a different supplier

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Utilita Energy to take on customers of failed supplier Eversmart Energy

The latter company was the fifth supplier to cease trading this year

SSE appointed to take on failed Brilliant Energy’s customers

They will be switched over to the Big Six supplier on 15th March following which they can shop around and switch again with no exit fees

Ofgem orders E to stop transfer of former Economy Energy customers

The regulator said Economy Energy agreed the sale of around 30,000 customers to E last month but failed to notify Ofgem about it when the company stopped trading

Bulk of small businesses ‘not switching to cheaper water suppliers’

This is despite many viewing themselves as cost-savvy