Energy Industry
Will the situation in Iran affect energy prices?
Instability in Iran due to US airstrikes could affect the cost of energy for households and businesses across the UK. Here we explain how and why.
Ofgem August power cut fines
Ofgem fines three electricity suppliers a total of £10.5m after a power cut in August left over a million people with no electricity and caused travel chaos.
SSE to sell to Ovo
SSE is in talks over the sale of its UK retail energy business to OVO just months after the plug was pulled on a domestic energy merger with Npower. What’s going on?
Solarplicity and Cardiff Energy go bust
Two more UK energy suppliers have gone bust, taking the total number of energy suppliers who have ceased trading to 16 since January 2018.
Is National Grid public ownership the answer?
High prices, poor customer satisfaction and suppliers going bust - the UK energy industry is a mess. Is nationalisation of National Grid the answer?
Do you hate your energy company?
Energy suppliers top the list of homeowners’ most hated service providers. Here’s what to do if you have a problem with your energy supplier.
Are council-owned energy firms failing?
Council-owned energy firms have cut bills for thousands of households, but some have been bailed out by taxpayer loans. Are council-owned energy firms failing?
Why are energy suppliers going bust?
Why are so many energy suppliers going bust? And should this make you think twice about switching away from the Big Six? We take a closer look and offer some invaluable energy swithcing advice.
Why YOU will pay for energy collapses
Eight energy suppliers have gone bust this year. Here’s why YOU will have to help foot the bill for transferring customers to a new supplier.
Spark Energy collapse – what are your options?
Just days after Extra Energy went under another small supplier has gone bust. Spark Energy has announced it has ceased trading, affecting 290,000 households. If you’re a Spark Energy customer, here’s what happens next.
