News for January 2011
Price rises 'will hit poorest households hard' - 13/01/2011
Prices hikes from five of the major energy suppliers along with a freezing cold winter will concern vulnerable householders, Consumer Focus has warned.
Wales unveils plans for solar energy project - 13/01/2011
Consumers looking to compare energy options in Wales might be interested to learn that the government is searching for firms to deliver a £100 million green energy scheme.
Wind turbine scheme set to test green cheap energy options - 13/01/2011
People wanting to switch energy to a greener supplier might be interested to hear that preliminary work has begun on buildings designed to construct wind turbines.
BP admits difficulties with cheap energy delivery in Scotland - 12/01/2011
Energy comparison customers in Scotland may face freezing cold homes after energy suppliers admitted they could not get vital fuel deliveries out to rural areas.
British Gas to give vulnerable customers £50 towards energy bill - 12/01/2011
Energy suppliers British Gas have launched a £37 million investment scheme to help its most vulnerable customers pay their household utility bills this winter.
E.ON hikes gas and electricity prices - 12/01/2011
Consumers might want to switch energy after hearing that E.ON has raised prices for its residential customers.
Offshore wind turbines are part of £50m project - 11/01/2011
Consumers wishing to switch energy might be interested to hear that an energy supplier will receive three offshore wind turbines from Siemens Wind Power.
Aberdeenshire 'could receive cheap energy from solar farms' - 11/01/2011
Customers who compare energy in Aberdeen could soon see a range of solar farms being installed around the area.
Council turns off street lights after cheap energy bills increase 40% - 11/01/2011
Energy comparison customers in Hawkhurst, Kent, could be plunged into darkness after the local council cancelled its street-lighting contract.
Closure of wind turbine plant 'will not affect green energy plans' - 10/01/2011
The closure of a turbine manufacturing plant will not disrupt power supplies to cheap electricity users, an energy company has insisted.
Scotland signs green energy deal with China - 10/01/2011
Energy comparison customers in Scotland might be interested to hear that the country has signed a deal with China to boost its renewable power supplies.
Solar farm proposals to boost green energy - 10/01/2011
Cheap energy consumers in Cambridgeshire could soon be using power derived from a solar farm.
Energy supplier cuts cheap gas supply to family - 10/01/2011
A Scottish family was left without a cheap gas supply over Christmas after their energy supplier turned off their power for maintenance reasons.
Cheap gas customers set to receive bigger bills - 10/01/2011
Cheap gas customers in Ireland are set to be hit with higher utility prices after the Bord Gais Energy Index increased by 12 per cent.
School wins green energy competition - 07/01/2011
Pupils at a school in Watford have won a competition backed by energy suppliers British Gas due to its green measures.
National Grid employees threaten industrial action - 07/01/2011
Employees at energy suppliers National Grid have pledged industrial action to help them get a more advantageous pay deal.
Regulator freezes cheap gas prices in Ireland - 07/01/2011
Cheap gas customers in Ireland will have their prices frozen at current levels until the end of the 2010-11 gas year.
Consumers attracted to green energy vehicles - 07/01/2011
Consumers who are looking to compare energy deals may be interested in the cost-saving benefits of electric vehicles.