Energy

Renewable energy supplier Bulb will be reducing its variable dual fuel tariff by about 3% next week, with the firm claiming a recent drop in wholesale costs has led to the £30/year average discount.

Smaller energy suppliers are continuing to outperform the big six when it comes to customer service, a new poll of MoneySavingExpert.com users reveals, despite those at the bottom of the table significantly upping their game in the past six months.

Energy customers on EDF's standard variable tariff will be hit by a second round of price hikes from June, after the firm announced it will increase dual fuel bills by an average of 7.2%. If you're on its standard tariff you're almost certainly overpaying already, so check NOW if you can switch and save.

Renewable gas and electricity supplier Green Energy is hiking electricity prices by around 9% on average, while gas prices will fall by 5% – meaning dual fuel customers face an increase of about 1.5%.

Energy suppliers won't be able to claw back cash from customers for energy used more than 12 months ago under new proposals by Ofgem to rein in 'back-billing'.

Not-for-profit supplier Robin Hood Energy has announced it is hiking prices for its standard domestic gas and electricity customers by a whopping 17% on average - one of the largest increases we've seen.

Energy cold-calling is being sparked back into life by smaller providers that increasingly send staff to knock on doors in a bid to persuade customers to switch suppliers. But don't be pressured into switching if an energy salesperson turns up at your home – do a full market comparison in your own time.

The Prime Minister has indicated the Government is set to crack down on sky-high energy prices, and warned that relying on customers to switch energy suppliers to save money "is clearly not working".

The Government should look at new ways of cutting expensive energy bills for those unwilling to switch – including a relative price cap – MPs said today.

Millions of SSE customers on its standard tariff will see their energy bills jump from 28 April – the firm's hiking electricity prices by 14.9% and keeping gas prices steady, meaning those on a dual fuel tariff face an average 6.9% rise.