New Ofgem rules for energy bills will actually leave customers worse off

Regulations imposed by Ofgem’s Retail Market Review might actually leave some of SSE’s customers worse off than before, since many of them will have to be moved to different, more expensive tariffs, in order for the energy supplier to be able to comply with the new rules.

Stoke-on-Trent homes to implement £4.5m worth of energy efficiency measures

Stoke-on-Trent City Council is gearing up to implement an extensive makeover scheme across both council and private homes, aimed at significantly improving their level of energy efficiency and thus reduce overall energy-related costs.

Rutland county in East Midlands has the highest carbon footprint per household in England and Wales

Figures released by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) have revealed that the County of Rutland in the East Midlands has the highest energy consumption levels in the whole of England and Wales.

Ofgem reveals new official standards of conduct for energy suppliers

Ofgem, the official energy market regulator, has issued directions to suppliers to implement the rest of its reform package, meaning that, from this week on, very strict new standards of conduct will come into force, aiming to ensure the consumers’ fair treatment by energy suppliers.

Consumers still don’t trust energy suppliers, research reveals

Energy suppliers have not really managed to do anything about winning back the customers’ confidence, a new research report has revealed.

22% of British home owners “can’t be bothered” on energy efficiency

Although they’re not happy with their ever growing energy bills, up to 22 percent of British home owners “can’t be bothered” when it comes to implementing energy efficiency measures, a new market research study carried out my energy company npower has revealed.

Dual fuel bills could reach £3,000 a year by 2020, industry experts warn

Average dual fuel bills might reach a staggering £3,000 a year should the current trend in energy bill hikes continue, industry experts forecast.

Largest 1 day jump in oil price

As we told you on this site in August, nobody in the northern hemisphere is using heating oil in summer, so it was not surprising the price of oil slumped to below $100 a barrel last week amid fears of a world trade slowdown and low demand. However, yesterday saw the biggest one-day jump in the price of oil, going up by over $16 to finish at more than $120 a barrel, the biggest one-day jump ever recorded.

Gas and electricity rises means it’s time to reduce heating costs with Heating Save

Scottish Power and Npower  have followed the other utility companies with massive price rises in gas and electricity, with gas up by around 34% and 26 %  respectively and electricity by 9% and 14%. All price rises are effective as of this week and neither firm has ruled out further price increases citing increased wholesale prices as the reason for the large increases.