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Five Questions About: Lying energy firms
Friday 05 April 2013
Who's been caught lying this week? One of the 'big six', I presume?
The energy company that’s leading the way in guaranteeing a fair tariff
Friday 22 March 2013
How much is a price promise worth? That obviously depends on what the promise says. In the home energy market, there have been plenty of false promises from suppliers seemingly focused only on squeezing extra profits out of hard-up people.
Customers slate Npower as worst energy supplier for second year in a row
Tuesday 22 January 2013
Npower has been rated the worst power supplier in Britain for the second year in a row.
G4S seals British Gas meters deal
Wednesday 16 January 2013
G4S, the outsourcing group at the centre of last year's Olympic security fiasco, has won a meter-reading contract with British Gas worth £150m.
British Gas hikes prices as Centrica profit soars
Friday 16 November 2012
Around 8.5 million households are to be hit with a 6% rise in their energy bills today as British Gas becomes the latest utility giant to hike its tariffs.
Government's fuel handout scheme aimed to help those in fuel poverty 'failing' due to lack of awareness
Wednesday 17 October 2012
A government scheme aimed to help those in fuel poverty is failing, a charity warns today.
Scottish Power becomes fourth major firm to announce rate hikes, leaving 2.3 million extra households facing higher energy bills
Monday 15 October 2012
Around 2.3 million more households were told they face higher energy bills today when Scottish Power became the fourth major firm to announce rate hikes with winter just around the corner.
British Gas and Npower to raise prices fuelling fears of a 'long, cold winter' for more households
Friday 12 October 2012
Both companies blamed rising costs largely outside their control
New energy deals spark autumn price war
Saturday 29 September 2012
With energy price hikes on the cards, the battle to find the best gas and electricity rates is hotting up.
New customers call free – loyal ones forced to pay
Saturday 23 June 2012
Banks, insurers and energy providers are forcing their customers to use expensive phone lines to contact them. But new customers can call for free, a new report from Which? has revealed this week.
Crisis triggers talk of big sell-offs of UK arms
Friday 11 May 2012
The crisis in Spain is by no means limited to its banks, as its vast power corporation Iberdrola, owner of Scottish Power, made clear yesterday.
'Big Six' energy firms agree to tell customers if they're overpaying
Wednesday 11 April 2012
The Big Six energy firms have agreed to tell customers if they’re overpaying for home energy and show them how to switch to a better deal.
Four million homes in debt to energy giants
Thursday 05 April 2012
Ofgem launches investigation into E.ON sales
Wednesday 04 April 2012
Ofgem has opened an investigation into energy supplier E.ON to establish whether it is complying with selling obligations, the regulator has announced.
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