Ebico
Ebico hikes some customers' bills by £100/year
The change will hit customers on the Ebico Zero tariff – one of the few deals on the market without standing charges – on 29 November
23 October 2018
SSE pays £665,000 in compensation and goodwill owing to delayed switches
SE has paid £665,000 compensation after taking almost six months to switch some customers on to a new tariff
28 June 2018
Moved from Ebico to SSE? You need to check your bills now
Ebico customers who moved to SSE for their gas and electricity need to check their bills now
19 July 2017
Not-for-profit energy provider launches, but is Robin Hood Energy any good?
Nottingham City Council has launched
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Co-op hit by customer service backlash in MSE energy poll
Co-op Energy has drastically fallen down the customer services rankings over the last six months
8 June 2015
Energy providers must soon tell you about ALL their cheaper tariffs
Energy firms must tell customers about cheaper tariffs available from their other brands under new rules
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Ovo Energy top, Npower rock bottom in MSE's latest energy poll
Almost 80% of Ovo Energy users rated its service as 'great', while 9% said the same of Npower
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Energy watchdog wants more competition for big six firms
Britain's big six energy companies will face fines unless they open up the electricity market, under Ofgem proposals
12 June 2013
It's not just the big boys upping energy bills
Hundreds of thousands of households will be hit by smaller energy firms increasing gas and electricity costs
23 November 2012
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