ENERGY

Wind farms investigated after ‘overcharging customers by £100m’

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Robert Johnson

Ofgem has tackled some recent cases of overcharging. Last year it recovered £77m in fines, customer refunds, and compensation from power suppliers, ...

So could this tiny street in a Fife town really solve the world’s energy crisis?

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Robert Johnson

By Andy Beaven For The Scottish Mail On Sunday 22:20 23 Mar 2024, updated 22:39 23 Mar 2024 Former coalmining town of ...

West Midlands to kick off DWP trailblazer trial of new simplified benefits system to help young people into work

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Sophie Anderson

A pilot scheme to help young people living in supported accommodation into work and living more independently has been launched in the ...

Energy crisis continues as ‘boiler tax’ postponed by a year with cost expected to rise to £200

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Robert Johnson

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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Robert Johnson

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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Robert Johnson

 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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Robert Johnson

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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Robert Johnson

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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Robert Johnson

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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Robert Johnson

Energy suppliers are under fire as customers have seen their energy bills rise by an extra £2,500 a year. The Federation of ...