Energy

Ebico customers who were moved to SSE for their gas and electricity need to check their bills now to avoid being stung by higher prices.

The energy regulator is to investigate British Gas over its switching terms after MoneySavingExpert.com presented evidence showing that some customers with fixes ending were wrongly told they'd have to pay up to £60 to switch.

Rules which mean energy customers are sometimes given the WRONG figure for potential savings if they switch tariff or provider are set to be changed.

An energy price cap for vulnerable customers could be introduced as part of a raft of Ofgem proposals – but energy switching sites will no longer have to show you by default ALL the tariffs you can switch to, following a U-turn by the regulator.

Renewable energy supplier Bulb has bucked the trend again and cut its variable dual-fuel tariff for the second time this year.

iSupplyEnergy has been taken over by Swedish energy firm Vattenfall – but customers have been told they should see "no day-to-day" changes.

Homeowners can once again apply for Green Deal loans to make their property more energy efficient, after private investors took over the scheme – though only a handful of providers are so far offering the loans.

MoneySavingExpert.com is warning again that we have no link to energy cold-calling company Money Expert, after the police issued the firm with advice following concerns raised by residents in Scotland.

The UK's largest energy supplier has set up a new 'Local Heroes' website, offering quotes for a range of jobs around the home from local plumbers, electricians and other tradesmen.