ENERGY
Energy crisis continues as ‘boiler tax’ postponed by a year with cost expected to rise to £200
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The so-called “boiler tax” has been postponed ahead of its launch amid concern the levy could rise to £200 by 2025. Boiler ...
TV star Victoria Coren Mitchell threatens legal action after Ovo Energy ‘wrongly’ takes thousands of pounds from her bank account
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Have you had a similar experience? Email [email protected] Victoria Coren Mitchell, wife of comedian David Mitchell, has threatened Ovo Energy with legal ...
Sunak hails £238 drop in families’ energy bills as he says Britain has ‘turned a corner’ with the biggest fall in the energy price cap since Russia invaded Ukraine
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Bills will drop by 12.3 per cent from £1,928 to £1,690 from April 1 Rishi Sunak has said that the biggest fall ...
Ofgem announces two more suppliers can restart involuntary prepayment meter installations
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Ofgem has announced two more energy suppliers are now permitted to restart involuntary installations of prepayment meters (PPMs). E.ON and Tru Energy ...
Major fire breaks out at French plant housing lithium batteries
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Some 900 tonnes of lithium batteries were on fire at a battery recycling plant in southern France, authorities said on Sunday, sending ...
Shell beats expectations for full-year 2023 profit
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A Shell logo displayed on a sign at a gas station in Nakuru, Kenya. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images British ...
Energy bills rise by extra £2,500 a year as customers hit with ‘stealth charges’ by suppliers
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Energy suppliers are under fire as customers have seen their energy bills rise by an extra £2,500 a year. The Federation of ...
Octopus to build own electricity pylons in challenge to National Grid
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Octopus has been inspired by Indian energy company Sterlite Power, which has used cutting-edge computer software in India and Brazil to design ...
Net zero warning as Britons told to ‘accept higher pricing’ of energy bills: ‘Transformation is painful!’
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Households are being told to “accept higher pricing” when it comes to energy bills if net zero is to be achieved. Joe ...
Warm Home Discount reform urged as millions to be cut off from gas and electricity
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A leading charity tackling poverty is calling for reform of the Warm Home Discount as more than two million risk having their ...
