Utilities News

Ofgem warns soaring gas prices will feed into customer bills

Posted on 9th September, 2021

Ofgem has said that UK household energy bills will be affected by soaring prices of fossil fuels globally. The energy regulator told the BBC that increasing prices, for gas in particular, “will feed into all customer energy bills in the UK”. It described the energy price cap as one of...

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Gas and electricity supplier HUB Energy enters administration.

Posted on 26th August, 2021

Hub Energy, a gas and electricity supplier with around 6,000 domestic customers, and 9,000 non-domestic customers, has ceased to trade. Under Ofgem’s safety net, the energy supply of Hub Energy’s customers will continue and outstanding credit balances of domestic customers will be protected. Ofgem said it will choose a new supplier...

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Energy bills to rise by at least £139 for millions of households.

Posted on 6th August, 2021

Energy prices will rise for millions of people across the UK in October, right at the start of the cold weather. Regulator Ofgem said the price cap for default domestic energy deals would be raised to cover suppliers’ extra costs.  The typical gas and electricity customer is likely to see...

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Technological & Political Changes (Inc. ISDN & PSTN Turn-Off & Super Deductions)

Posted on 21st June, 2021

Throughout the national lockdown, businesses have been adapting to the changing landscape and over the past 16 months, communicating with your staff/customers has never been so important.  As you may be aware, we work with thousands of businesses throughout the UK, and help our clients with both their telecoms and...

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Increasing Telephony Costs & Potential Utility Refunds

Posted on 18th September, 2020

Telecoms:   BT are introducing two further price increases from September and October 2020.  Generally, other suppliers will follow suit and we would recommend forwarding a copy of your latest invoice (regardless of your current supplier) to see if you will be impacted.  Due to our large client base, we are...

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Energy Bills Set To Fall For Millions Of Households

Posted on 7th February, 2020

Energy bills are to fall for millions of British households this April after the regulator lowered price caps.  Ofgem has reduced the default price cap and pre-payment meter cap by £17, which the regulator said would lower bills for about 15 million households.  The cap was introduced to protect customers...

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Water and Sewerage Bills Set To Fall By About £17 A Year

Posted on 6th February, 2020

The average household’s water and sewerage bill will drop by about £17 a year in England and Wales.  Water UK, the industry trade body, said the average annual bill would fall by 4% to £396.60 from 1 April.  Its chief executive, Christine McGourty, said the water industry was “committed to...

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Rogue Energy Brokers ‘con small businesses out of £2bn a year’

Posted on 28th January, 2020

Small businesses are being conned out of £2bn by rogue “energy brokers” who lock them into long-term bad-value gas and electricity contracts, according to documents submitted to the energy regulator.  Charities, churches and care homes are among the organisations paying far more than they should for their energy, after falling...

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Big Energy Saving Week: Top 10 Tips To Reduce Your Energy Bills

Posted on 21st January, 2020

Reducing energy consumption and eventually saving money on bills can be done through everyday actions and to help consumers do just that, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has produced 10 top tips. 1. Turning appliances off standby mode can save £30 a year so remember not to...

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UKPN Achieves Certification For Cutting Carbon Emissions

Posted on 21st January, 2020

The power network operator has been recognised by the Carbon Trust for an absolute reduction of 6.6% carbon emissions since 2016/17.   UK Power Networks (UKPN) has become the first electricity network operator to achieve the Carbon Trust’s certification for reducing carbon emissions. The Carbon Trust Standard for Carbon is...

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