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.

Ofgem has opened an investigation into energy supplier E.ON to establish whether it is complying with selling obligations, the regulator has announced.

The Government is trying again to get a carbon capture demonstrator off the ground. Tom Bawden looks at the revised £1bn competition

EDF Energy has been handed a further slap on the wrist by the energy watchdog for the poor way it deals with complaints.

Lower electricity and gas bills helped the UK’s rate of inflation fall to 3.4 per cent in February - a 15-month low, but failed to ease fears that high oil prices may prevent it falling as quickly as previously thought.

Lower utility bills and discounting from struggling retailers are set to pull the rate of inflation down to a 15-month low tomorrow.

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Big Six suppliers could face mandatory price controls, says Ofgem, as public anger mounts over exorbitant fuel bills

E.ON today became the latest energy supplier to cut prices when it announced a 6% fall in electricity bills, benefiting 3.7 million customers.

Energy regulator Ofgem has stepped up its investigation into the big six energy suppliers by appointing a specialist team of accountants to investigate how they calculate their profits.

Rising energy costs will hit home for millions of households tomorrow when Britain's biggest energy supplier hikes tariffs.