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Scottish Power is automatically moving customers on its popular fixed rate deal that ends this month onto an expensive capped tariff with high exit fees for those who want out.
19 August 2009
Energy firms will have to stop unfairly grabbing consumers' money by setting exorbitant direct debits (DD) demands, under proposals announced today by the industry regulator.
7 August 2009
Energy regulator Ofgem has finally got tough with suppliers by demanding they cut household bills to reflect the falling price they pay for power.
6 August 2009
There are hopes energy prices could soon fall, following British Gas Residential's announcement today of an 80% profits increase for the first half of 2009.
30 July 2009
The government has admitted its proposals to make energy supply more environmentally-friendly will push up future household bills.
15 July 2009
Energy giant Eon has cut its gas prices but only by a nominal amount.
3 July 2009
Energy regulator Ofgem has urged suppliers to improve their complaints handling processes. It has written to chief executives demanding improvements.
30 June 2009
Energy customers are being overcharged an estimated £1.6 billion a year as providers are failing to pass on the falling prices they pay for energy to consumers, it is claimed.
25 June 2009
Energy companies may have broken European Union (EU) rules and overcharged millions of prepay gas and electricity customers by nearly half a billion pounds.
16 June 2009
All homes in Britain will have energy meters telling users how much they’ve spent fitted between 2012 and 2020, the Government announced today.
11 May 2009
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