New tariff from EDF Energy to freeze prices for 16 months

Customers who switch to EDF Energy could see their prices frozen for the next 16 months should they decide to opt for the supplier’s brand new Blue+Price Promise July 2015 tariff.

Government urged to set energy efficiency standard for Private Rented Homes

More than 30 organizations have joined forces in urging the Government to set a minimum energy efficiency standard for private rented homes as part of a wider effort to reduce fuel poverty across the UK.

Green Deal Communities scheme receives 88 million pounds in funding

24 local authorities across the UK will be offered a share of a £88 million pot from the Government for rolling out the Green Deal Communities scheme, the DECC (Department for Energy and Climate Change) has revealed in a statement.

Most “Big Six” bosses welcome energy competition inquiry

The decision to launch an investigation into the issue of competition in the energy market has been met with mixed reactions, although most of the Big Six suppliers seem to welcome it, as its results “will help set public confidence”.

Regulators to launch official probe into energy market competition

Ofgem and the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will launch an official investigation into the actual level of competition between the UK’s Big Six suppliers following an official report from the former on the State of the Energy Market.

Energy supplier SSE to freeze energy prices until 2016

In quite an unexpected move, SSE, one of the UK’s “Big Six” energy suppliers, has revealed plans to freeze their energy tariffs until 2016, a news report in the business media has revealed.

Local authorities in Liverpool join forces to promote fuel efficiency

Six local authorities from the Liverpool area have joined forces in order to promote fuel efficiency and try to lend a helping hand to the increasingly higher number of people living in fuel poverty, a news report on this topic in the local media has recently revealed.

Boston families could be missing out on Warm Home Discount scheme

The families of close to 1,900 children living in poverty conditions in Boston, Lincolnshire, could actually be missing out on the Warm Home Discount scheme, which provides annual rebates off one’s fuel bills, a news report in the local media has recently revealed.

Energy bills could soar by more than 600 pounds a year, consumer group warns

Household energy bills might reach an yearly average of 2,000 pounds by 2020, roughly 600 pounds more than today, pushing even more people into fuel poverty, a major consumer group has warned recently.