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E.on has launched a new tariff which charges a fixed monthly bill, regardless of how much energy you actually use - but it's not cheap.

E.on is to increase average dual-fuel prices for around 1.8 million customers on its standard tariff by 4.8% in August - just months after it hit them with a backdoor price hike by scrapping a number of discounts.

Big six energy firm E.on has changed the smart meter letters it sends to customers - after MoneySavingExpert highlighted it was wrongly telling them it needed to install the meters in "all" homes.

From today all energy firms are banned from back-billing customers beyond 12 months if the delay is not their fault - here's what you need to know.

From today, up to two million customers on E.on's standard variable tariff will see their energy bills rise by an average of £22/year, as the company changes the way it charges.

All energy firms will be banned from back-billing customers beyond 12 months under stricter new rules.

Households on E.on's standard variable tariff will see their energy bills rise by an average of £22/year after the big six firm announced a series of changes to the way it charges customers.

Big six energy firm E.on is sending letters saying it "needs" to install smart meters in "all" its customers' homes, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal. But if you've got one of these letters and don't want a smart meter, you DON'T have to have one.

The roll-out of next generation smart meters which allow you to switch energy provider without losing their smart features is likely to be delayed, after the Government announced energy firms will be allowed to keep installing first-generation smart meters for an extra three months .

Npower is running a trial that could see an end to its standard variable tariff – for the first time it's moving some customers onto another fixed deal at the end of their current contract. But most could still save by switching.