Households to be offered extra cash for turning off appliances

Consumers could soon be rewarded for choosing to run a dishwasher at certain times of the day, under new National Grid ESO’s plans

Businesses likely to see energy bills increase fivefold in October

New analysis suggests higher energy costs could force more business closures that would cripple the economy

McDermott secures largest renewable energy project

The 980MW offshore converter platform will be built 118 miles offshore from Germany

Nearly 15% of customers ‘actively aim to change suppliers every year’

A new report finds that just one-in-ten customers feel valued by their utility provider

Households ‘could save up to £242 a year by switching to 62 fixed energy deals’

The new price cap, which comes into force today, will increase by £96 to £1,138 for 11 million default tariff customers

Energy bills storm approaches as UK households ‘face £84m cost rise by the end of January’

Consumers could see their bills swell by £171 on average after the end of their fixed deals

Ofgem to crackdown on ‘unscrupulous’ energy brokers

The new package of support aims to accelerate dispute resolution services and enable small businesses to switch more smoothly to another supplier

‘Britons could face an average £103 price hike on energy bills’

Household energy bills could soar by £50m as 90 fixed energy deals end in April, according to a new survey

Energy sector’s appetite for mergers and acquisitions up 12%

The appetite for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the power and utilities sector is up 12% to a seven-year high. A new survey from EY shows 59% of executives in the sector expect to actively pursue an acquisition in the next year. Around 89% of respondents expect their deal pipeline to increase or remain stable in the […]

SSE launches cheapest energy plan

The ‘Big Six’ suppliers in the UK are “fighting back” as SSE launched a new energy deal, believed to be the cheapest on the market. According to price comparison site uSwitch.com, SSE’s new ‘Discount Energy Bonus April 2015’ plan costs £1,134 a year, making it cheaper than First Utility’s ‘iSave v14’ at £1,150 a year. […]