Britain's big six energy companies will face fines unless they open up the electricity market to competition from independent rivals, under proposals by Ofgem.
Consumers looking to lock into a cheap fixed energy tariff need to hurry — Scottish Power has just announced it's pulling its tariff, which is currently the cheapest fix without early exit penalties on the market.
Co-operative Energy will supply gas and electricity for the first 30,000 households to sign up to 'The Big Switch', the nationwide collective campaign from consumer group Which?.