The Government has announced the donation of 287 more mobile generators to Ukraine. The new generators, which can power around 8,000 extra houses, will be deployed in bigger structures such as hospitals and shelters in Eastern Ukraine. This follows an earlier supply of 569 generators from five UK businesses, all of which delivered transportable units […]
Scottish Power, one of the country’s largest energy providers has warned that yearly bills could jump by more than £900 this year, and has urged the government to join emergency discussions to address the “crisis” of growing electricity and gas prices. ScottishPower predicted that the UK’s energy price cap will rise by around 47% to
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Kwasi Kwarteng, Secretary of State for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy, revealed that another licensing round for North Sea projects will be launched later this year. More oil and gas projects in the North Sea will be launched by the UK in an effort to reduce the country’s reliance on Russian fossil resources, and aim
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson was on the campaign trail in Hartlepool yesterday, demonstrating how the town’s nuclear power station might be upgraded with new technology to reduce energy bills. He sparked conversation when he reiterated the government’s objective of building one new nuclear power station every year. The plant in Hartlepool he visited, which began
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A new survey from Smart Energy GB has revealed how the energy crisis is affecting the way homeowners consume their energy. A study of 5,000 individuals found that 73% made adjustments at home to decrease expenditure and counterbalance the price cap increase before it went into effect on April 1. Common strategies include simply filling the
Energy companies will face investigation in connection with an increase in millions of consumers’ direct debits. Ofgem, the market regulator, stated that there had been “troubling evidence” that families are being overcharged to fund a price cap increase. This comes as the price cap suppliers could charge for energy increased 54% in April, however there is
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A technical ‘glitch’ has meant that millions of smart-meter credit customers have not been able to access their smart meter readings for over 2 months now. During this period, bills have skyrocketed, with Ofgem’s price cap climbing to £1,971 at the start of April, which is an over 50% rise in bills. According to the
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The UK saw the largest rise in Ofgem’s Energy Price cap by far, when it was upped by almost £700 in April of 2022. The price cap was introduced in January 2019 and is reviewed every 6 months. It’s set by the energy regulator Ofgem in order to limit the price a supplier may charge
As the UK’s Energy Strategy was released, it was clear that the focus of this was not to help families with soaring bills now, it was instead targeted more towards securing UK energy supplies in the coming years. The Prime Minister said the Government was “already doing a huge amount to help people with the
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You may have seen across social media, Homes across the country plunged into darkness to protest against energy prices on Sunday, April 10. Dubbed ‘The Big Switch Off’, By cutting off all power in a person’s home for 10 minutes, the campaign hopes to persuade the government to do more to combat rising energy bills.