Andrew Capstick

Energy & Utilities Editor

Andrew's experience

Andrew joined MSE in July 2016 as an Energy Analyst, covering guides on energy and Cheap Energy Club content. As of September 2023, he's now Energy & Utilities Editor, covering content across energy, water, mobile phones and broadband.

Before joining MSE, Andrew worked as an analyst on a wide range of subjects, from energy and construction to entertainment and sports.

A little more about Andrew

Outside of work, Andrew enjoys travelling, walking, live music, gaming and a good pub garden.

Andrew says...

"Working at MSE is an incredibly rewarding experience, particularly in recent times, helping homes navigate the complexities of their household bills during Covid, and providing vital info for the thousands that have really struggled, and still do, due to the energy crisis and wider cost of living crises."

In the press

Money Saving Expert shares energy pre-payment loophole ahead of price rise Edinburgh Live

Energy firms confirm new rates Daily Record

British Gas, EDF Energy, Scottish Power and more reveal energy rates changing in April MyLondon

Latest from Andrew Capstick

Paying your energy bill by monthly Direct Debit can save more than £100 a year compared with paying when you receive a bill. Yet with Direct Debit, suppliers base them on an estimate of your usage over a year, and then divide this by 12. If that's wrong, you can end up overpaying – and last year around £3.5bn was held in credit by suppliers. Here's how to make sure your bill is fair and what to do if it's not.

9 April 2025

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On 1 April energy prices rose for most households. To avoid being charged more than you should, it's a good idea to give a meter reading to your supplier as soon as possible to avoid a dispute over what you used before and after prices changed. You can still do it for a few days after, and some firms even let you feed in backdated readings after 1 April. We've a full supplier-by-supplier breakdown below.

1 April 2025

Energy bills are still staggeringly high, and prices for most rose by 6% on 1 April, leaving many struggling. In this guide we walk you step-by-step through the support that's out there.

1 April 2025

With energy bills still extremely high, using less energy is a key way to cut bills, and there are obvious ways to do this, such as turning your lights and heating off when you're out. But this guide aims to crack the less-obvious energy conundrums, such as whether it's better to leave your heating on all day and if it's worth turning devices off standby mode.

1 April 2025

More than 1.5 million UK households that rely on a heating oil tank to warm their homes risk overpaying due to an under-regulated market that gets too little political attention – and right now, prices are at all time highs. There's no slick solution, but there are things you can try to cut heating oil prices.

5 March 2025

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Ofgem has today launched detailed proposals for a major shake up to its Energy Price Cap that dictates the price over 80% of homes in England, Scotland and Wales pay for their energy bills.

20 February 2025

Person holding in-home display for energy smart meter in one hand and a cuppa in the other

Energy suppliers will need to offer tariffs with low or no standing charges under new plans to tackle the issue of high standing charges, which make up over £330 of most people’s annual bills.

12 December 2024

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You have a right to a fair Direct Debit, this is enshrined under energy regulator Ofgem's licence conditions. Firms must set it based on the best available information. Yet many people often, though not always rightly, feel they are being hard done by, so how do firms actually decide what you'll pay?

5 December 2024

Octopus Energy has bought Shell Energy UK in a move which will see Shell's gas and electricity customers moved to Octopus. If you're with Shell, your account, including payment details, will be transferred automatically in the coming weeks and months – just look out for a welcome email from Octopus. Until then, there are no changes and you should keep paying your bills as normal.

8 February 2024

Regulator Ofgem has changed its calculations on how much energy a 'typical' household uses. This means the headline annual costs for the new Price Cap from 1 October and other energy tariffs may seem a little cheaper than they have been recently. But don't be fooled, prices won't be falling as much as it may seem.

1 October 2023

Agile Octopus is a variable tariff where the rates you pay for energy can change half hourly, based on wholesale prices. It's been cheaper than the Price Cap recently – and it even paid customers up to £22 to use electricity in July. It's not right for everyone, but if you use the tariff the right way, it could mean big savings. We've full info below.

25 September 2023

E.on Next becomes first big-name supplier to launch fixed deal available to all costing less than the Energy Price Cap.

E.on Next has become the first big-name energy supplier to launch a fixed tariff costing less than the Price Cap that's available to both new and existing customers. It's currently the cheapest 'open market' deal, costing 2% less than the current Energy Price Cap, though the tariff will cost more than the Cap once it falls from Sunday 1 October. We've full info on whether it's worth considering below.

7 September 2023

Energy regulator Ofgem has this morning announced the new Energy Price Cap, with prices set to fall by 7% on average from October. Despite the drop, energy bills will still likely be more expensive than last winter. We've full info below.

24 August 2023

Energy regulator Ofgem has this morning announced the new Energy Price Cap and, as expected, it's set to drop significantly. From Saturday 1 July, it'll fall to £2,074 a year for a typical household, 17% lower than the current Energy Price Guarantee (EPG) level. This means the EPG will fall away and almost everyone's bills will once again be controlled by the Price Cap.

24 August 2023

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So Energy has launched the first fixed energy deal available to new customers that's worth considering since the energy crisis began, with a one-year fix that's priced just under July's Energy Price Cap rate for a typical household. Yet availability is limited. MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis analyses the tariff in the latest episode of ITV's The Martin Lewis Money Show Live.

19 June 2023

The price households pay for energy "will drop considerably" in July, the energy regulator has confirmed to MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis on ITV's Good Morning Britain. It comes ahead of next week's Ofgem announcement on the new Price Cap rate from 1 July, which is predicted to fall below the Government's current Energy Price Guarantee.

22 May 2023