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Watch Martin Lewis's energy bills crisis emergency help video as prices soar

Martin Lewis has warned that anyone coming off a cheap, fixed energy deal faces a huge bill shock with the cheapest tariffs now costing 40% more than they did last year. In a new video, the MoneySavingExpert.com founder explains why energy prices are at an all-time high and what you can to do about it.

20 September 2021

Martin's WARNING: Your energy bill's about to JUMP by £100s – here are my 11 need-to-knows

The cheapest deals cost 40% more than a year ago, and are still rising. Fail to act & you'll face a huge bill SHOCK. This autumn's signature noise will be a deep thud... the sound of jaws hitting the floor, as people finally see the practical evidence of the energy bill catastrophe laid bare.

14 September 2021

MSE launches energy market game-changer – the UK's first free, full auto-compare-and-switch service

MSE is launching its Autoswitch service – designed to shake up the entire energy market

21 September 2020

'Misleading' smart meter ad banned

A 'misleading' radio advert which claimed installing a smart meter could save consumers an average of 354 kilowatt hours a year has been banned

6 March 2019

Npower becomes third big six supplier to hike bills after Ofgem's price cap rise

Npower has become the third big six supplier to increase its energy prices to the maximum allowed under the new cap on standard variable tariffs - hitting customers with an average 10.3% price rise from 1 April

13 February 2019

New energy price cap up 10% – but it's NOT the maximum anyone will pay, warns Martin Lewis

Energy prices are set to rise by about £117 from Monday 1 April for millions on standard tariffs

7 February 2019

Feeling the chill? Check if you're eligible for winter fuel help incl £140 warm home discount

Pensioners and people on certain benefits can get £100s off their winter energy bills

24 January 2019

Sale of 30,000 former Economy Energy customers to another supplier blocked by regulator

Ofgem says the deal between collapsed Economy Energy and small provider E may no longer be effective

17 January 2019

British Gas owner in legal challenge to energy price cap

Energy firm Centrica - the parent company of British Gas - is seeking a judicial review of how energy regulator Ofgem has calculated the energy price cap

21 December 2018

SSE and Npower merger will not go ahead

The two big six energy firms, SSE and Npower, will no longer go ahead with their planned merger

17 December 2018