David Cameron applauds energy firms’ auto-rollover ban
The Prime Minister has welcomed the commitment of three of the Big Six firms to stop auto-rollover energy contracts for UK businesses. SSE was the latest supplier to announce plans to scrap energy...
View ArticleNew Ofgem rules to cut energy bills ‘backfire’
New Ofgem rules intended to cut energy bills will leave some SSE customers out of pocket as the supplier plans to scrap its cheaper tariffs, it has been revealed. Regulations imposed by Ofgem’s Retail...
View ArticleAnother one bites the dust – E.ON ends auto-rollover contracts
The supplier which first publicly called on energy companies to ditch auto-rollovers, E.ON, has announced it is scrapping auto-rollover contracts for small to medium sized businesses (SMEs). More than...
View ArticleShould auto-rollover energy contracts be banned?
With businesses being locked into energy contracts as a result of automatic rollovers, usually having to face higher bills, should Ofgem ban them altogther? ELN Reporter Priyanka Shrestha looks at how...
View ArticleRenewable energy firm buys two SSE wind sites
An energy company has bought two new wind farm sites from power supplier SSE’s renewable arm. SSE Renewables had previously consulted on installing up to 17 turbines at Brown’s Holt wind farm near...
View ArticleEngland’s ‘largest’ onshore wind farm exports power to grid
The first power from what is claimed will be the largest onshore wind farm in England has been produced and exported to the National Grid. The 68MW Keadby wind farm (pictured) in north Lincolnshire,...
View ArticleEnergy shares plummet after Miliband’s price freeze promise
The prices of shares in Britain’s biggest energy suppliers have plummeted following Ed Miliband’s promise to freeze energy prices until 2017 if Labour comes to power. The party said the measure would...
View ArticleSSE becomes UK’s largest Living Wage employer
Scottish energy company SSE became the UK’s largest officially accredited Living Wage employer today. The supplier which has nearly 20,000 staff across the UK says it will guarantee all employees at...
View Article8.2% energy price hike for SSE customers
SSE has become the first of the Big Six energy suppliers to announce an increase in energy bills this winter. The company said household gas and electricity tariffs would rise by an average of 8.2%,...
View ArticleEd Miliband slams SSE’s energy price rise
Ed Miliband seized on SSE’s energy price rise today as evidence of “the need to freeze energy bills”. The Labour party leader made the comment in a tweet following the Big Six firm’s decision to raise...
View ArticleSuppliers urged to reveal ‘hidden commissions’ on energy bills
Energy suppliers and brokers are being urged to “be open about hidden costs” that are leading to higher energy bills for householders and businesses. David Hunter (pictured), Energy Expert at Schneider...
View ArticleBritish Gas bumps up gas and electricity prices
Centrica’s energy supply firm British Gas will bump up domestic prices by 8.4% for gas and 10.4% for electricity next month. It is the second Big Six supplier in a week to put up its tariffs. SSE was...
View ArticleArchbishop of Canterbury attacks “inexplicable” energy price hikes
The Archbishop of Canterbury has attacked “inexplicable” hikes in energy bills, after British Gas announced it was increasing its prices by 9.2% last week. The Most Reverend Justin Welby told the Mail...
View ArticleOfgem stats cast doubt on Big Six’s price rise defence
A fresh spat between energy regulator Ofgem and the Big Six energy suppliers is brewing over who and what to blame for price hikes. The regulator has released figures which cast doubt on the suppliers’...
View ArticleEnergy companies accused of using loophole to cut taxes
Energy companies have allegedly cut tens of millions of pounds off their tax bills by exploiting a legal loophole, according to a joint investigation by the Independent on Sunday and non-profit group...
View ArticleSSE confirms £354m profits after price rise
Power provider SSE has revealed its profits and a bigger payout to its shareholders just two days before its household prices are due to rise by 8.2%. The energy supplier confirmed adjusted pre-tax...
View ArticleComplaints against Big Six energy firms multiply
Complaints against Big Six suppliers have gone up markedly according to a new league table released by Consumer Futures. The consumer body has assessed suppliers with “weightings” which reflect how...
View Article‘Smart’ hot water tanks could be used like batteries
‘Smart’ hot water tanks could be used like batteries to store energy and balance out power systems. That’s according to SSE’s Future Networks and Policy Manager, Stewart Reid, who was speaking at the...
View ArticleSuppliers rush to drop energy bills after policy change
British Gas, SSE, ScottishPower and npower today indicated they will drop their domestic energy bills on the back of changes to government policy. DECC is swapping the cost of insulating poor...
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Hydro energy storage project un-loch-ed in Scotland
A hydroelectric energy storage facility in Scotland got the all clear from Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing today. The ‘pumped storage system’ is being developed by SSE and will involve two...
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