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

Energy giant E.on is to push back a 30 June deadline for standard tariff customers to spend any remaining points from its soon-to-be defunct Rewards scheme to 11 October 2017.

12 June 2017

The UK's largest energy supplier has set up a new 'Local Heroes' website, offering quotes for a range of jobs around the home from local plumbers, electricians and other tradesmen.

12 June 2017

Engie, one of the biggest power companies to rival the 'Big Six' energy giants for years, is launching a new 'roll over' deal which switches existing customers onto its cheapest deal when an offer ends.

12 May 2017

This is your last chance to join the thousands switching to a special tariff in our latest Big Energy Switch. Forget the up to £100 annual saving in the Tories' proposed price cap (which could take ages to come in), our deal saves a typical £280/yr all-in on big six standard tariffs.

10 May 2017

26 April 2017

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.

16 April 2017

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%.

3 April 2017

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'.

3 April 2017

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.

27 March 2017

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.

13 March 2017

More than 200,000 Northern Ireland households will see their gas bills jump in the next month, with supplier Firmus Energy today announcing a price hike and SSE Airtricity having done so last week.

8 March 2017

Prepay supplier Utilita is the latest energy firm to decide to hike prices, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal – with almost half a million customers set to pay more from 1 April. If you're affected, check NOW if you can save by switching to a cheap fix or even a credit meter.

28 February 2017

Energy price hikes are coming thick and fast, so we wanted to update you with the situation right now. Remember - this is the time your usage is at its highest, so check now to see if you can save £100s.

17 February 2017

Energy price hikes are coming. EDF has already announced it'll raise electricity prices by 8.4% in March. Many other big names have frozen prices till April, but it's highly likely we'll see rises when those promises come to an end.

1 February 2017

About two million E.on customers will stop earning reward points at the end of March after the energy supplier decided to pull the plug on its popular scheme. If you opted in to E.on Rewards, you'll have until 30 June 2017 to exchange your accumulated points for Tesco Clubcard points or Bonusbond vouchers.

16 January 2017

13 January 2017