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The CEOs of the UK’s top energy companies have urged the government to take action to avert a fuel poverty disaster next winter. While pre-payment customers were already feeling the consequences of increased bills, the chief executives told MPs probing energy costs that they anticipated the number of people in financial trouble to rise as time went […]

On Thursday, the Chancellor gave in to calls for the UK government to intervene to assist households cope with skyrocketing energy bills and soaring retail prices, which are being fueled by 40-year-high inflation, by announcing an emergency package of additional cash for millions of people. As part of Rishi Sunak’s plan to combat rising living

The energy crisis in the UK is showing no signs of stopping. As experts say that the energy price cap will rise again in October, many worry about not being able to afford paying for their energy supply. Fuel poverty, a condition where a household cannot afford to heat their home, is becoming a growing

Rising prices are affecting millions of households in the UK and around Europe. More and more families are struggling to pay their energy bills and purchase essential supplies such as food or medicine. As energy bills are expected to go up even more in October, it is unlikely that the cost of living will become

In recent days, the UK has been facing temperatures rising up to 31.8C. Experts say that it will get even hotter and temperatures will reach 34C. If the prognosis comes true, the UK will see the hottest day of the year. To deal with heat waves some resort to electric fans or air conditioning. But

The energy price cap, introduced by Ofgem in January 2019 to prevent energy suppliers from charging customers too much for their energy supply, is the maximum amount that a supplier can charge for an average energy consumption. The price cap, therefore, determines gas and electricity prices for 22 million households across the country. As Sky

Due to the ongoing energy crisis, consumers in the UK have been seeing frequent increases to their energy bills. In April, the UK faced an unprecedented rise in energy bills after the price cap, regulated by Ofgem, increased by 54%. The change pushed thousands of households around the country into fuel poverty, making it difficult

A major interconnector project linking Germany and the U.K has had key contracts totalling £1.5 billion have been awarded this week. As countries continue in attempts to shore up their energy supplies amid the ongoing crisis in Ukraine. Dubbed as the ‘NeuConnect’ project, the interconnector is centred around subsea cables that will enable 1.4 gigawatts

Australia appears to be on the edge on an energy crisis very similar to the current crisis in the UK. It is feared that this could break many of their power retailers and create surge in the number of households unable to pay their bills. The cost of wholesale energy continues to soar, which has

The customer service standards for energy suppliers have fallen to record lows – with large energy supplier Utilita and OVO Energy among the worst offenders. Customers have had to wait longer for calls to be answered but have largely not been able to get a hold of their supplier. The new research from Citizens Advice