Ofgem terminates energy competition probe after PayPoint agrees to cough up £12.5m November 23, 2021 Energy regulator Ofgem has formally accepted commitments from PayPoint to change its ways following an investigation into whether the firm breached competition laws. PayPoint will also hand over £12.5m to the regulator and remove exclusivity clauses from its contracts with energy suppliers for pre-pay customers, who top up their meters using the company’s services. The [...]
British Gas takes on customers from collapsed energy firms as price crisis deepens November 22, 2021 British Gas has swooped in to supply stranded customers from collapsed firms Neon Reef and Social Energy as the energy price crisis deepens.
Energy crisis deepens as Bulb enters special administration amid soaring wholesale costs November 22, 2021 Bulb has collapsed into administration amid soaring wholesale energy costs that have caused 21 suppliers to cease trading since September.
Carbon capture patents rise for fifth year running as China aims to mitigate reliance on fossil fuels November 22, 2021 Global patents for carbon capture and storage have risen 22 per cent, increasing for the fifth year in a row amid heavy coal usage from China.
UN crowns nuclear as lowest carbon electricity source November 22, 2021 Nuclear power has been ranked as the lowest carbon electricity source and appears to back UK plans to expand its infrastructure
Oil toils: Prices slide to seven-week low as Covid-19 cases surge across Europe November 21, 2021 Oil prices slide to seven week lows amid rising Covid-19 cases and positive noises from Japan regarding releasing reserves.
Energy crisis: Avro Energy collapsed owing £90m to customers November 21, 2021 Avro Energy owed £90m to customers when it collapsed according to its adminsitrators.
Google searches for ‘energy bill help’ soar three thousand per cent after two more firms go bust November 19, 2021 Google searches for ‘energy bill help’ exploded over three thousand percent in the UK on the same day two more energy suppliers collapsed.
Two more energy firms collapse amid soaring wholesale prices November 16, 2021 Neon Energy and Social Energy Supply have ceased trading, leaving 35,000 stranded customers in need of rescue from Ofgem. Skyrocketing wholesale prices have now caused 21 firms to collapse since September. The energy crisis has caused the number of suppliers UK market to halve as firms struggle to make up the costs. Neon Energy is [...]
Fuel crisis continues as diesel hits record 150p milestone at the pumps November 15, 2021 The average price of diesel is more than £1.50 a litre for the first time ever, according RAC’s Fuel Watch data. Diesel prices rose to 150.50p during the weekend, while unleaded petrol soared to 146.53p, with motorists suffering record charges at the pumps for three consecutive weeks. The cost of filling up a 55-litre petrol [...]