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Centrica-owned British Gas, one of the UK’s most important energy suppliers, is likely to hit its 12 million customers with an estimated 8 percent price rise over the next few weeks, multiple media news sources have revealed.

A survey by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) of their 10,000 members has revealed that more than 50% of the smaller construction companies believe that the government should introduce a strict set of regulations and incentives to make sure home improvements and extensions are energy efficient.

Average dual fuel bills might reach a staggering £3,000 a year should the current trend in energy bill hikes continue, industry experts forecast.

Smart thermostats and other intelligent heating management solutions will reach an installed base of nearly 32 million by 2020, a brand new market research report by Navigant Research has pointed out.

Energy companies overcharge more than a quarter of their customers through mistakes on their bills, racking in huge profits in the process, a new research report released on behalf of the Keep Me Posted group has revealed.

Npower, owned by German company RWE, has topped the customer complaints’ list, a new report by watchdog Consumer Futures suggests.

The UK’s smaller energy suppliers have already started to reap the benefits of the decision by the “Big Six” companies to push up prices in the form of a solid flow of new customers, a brand new media report has revealed.

Energy UK, the energy industry’s trade body, has warned that household bills could rise by another 50% over the next six years, a news report in the mainstream media has revealed.

Following the recent bout of energy price hikes from five of the “Big Six” UK energy suppliers, local authorities in the Greater Manchester area are urging residents in danger of falling into fuel poverty to switch to better deals, a news report in the local media has revealed.

Following EDF’s energy bills’ hike, announced yesterday, E.ON remains the only major UK energy supplier not to have announced a significant increase in their winter fuel bills.

EDF Energy, one of the UK’s Big Six energy suppliers, has just announced a winter price hike of just around 3.9 percent on dual fuel bills, which is the smallest yet, compared to the rest of the energy companies out there.

Labour’s proposal to freeze energy prices for 20 months should the party win the next elections has been rejected during a vote in the House of Commons, a news report in the media has revealed.