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Tory voter bills would be most impacted by EPG hike

Energy bills in Conservative-led constituencies will see the greatest increase if the proposed rise in the Energy Price Guarantee (EPG) goes ahead on 1 April. Data forecasts by Energy UK reveal that increasing the EPG level to £3,000 from April onwards would lead to customers paying an extra £2.7 billion between April and June.

2 years ago

Social energy tariff needed by April 2024

2 years ago

Eon seeks to fill 1,300 roles in major recruitment drive

2 years ago

Suppliers call for EPG clarity before Budget

Clarity on the Energy Price Guarantee (EPG) cannot wait any longer, energy firms have warned government. A source close to the government told Utility Week that “it’s pretty clear” the current £2,500 EPG level would stay in place but it looks increasingly likely that it won't be announced until the Budget.

2 years ago

EDF MD: Competition is not in the interest of consumers

2 years ago

Ofgem seeks to create world’s first distributed energy supermarket

2 years ago

Reversing Bulb sale ‘could be chaotic’

2 years ago

Views sought to protect SMEs from poor supplier behaviours

2 years ago

Evolving the Warm Home Discount scheme

2 years ago

Claims of unlawful Bulb sale ‘without merit’, court hears

2 years ago

Michael Lewis to step down as Eon UK CEO

2 years ago

Centrica faced ‘discrimination’ in Bulb pursuit

2 years ago

Calls mount for Ofgem overhaul

2 years ago

Ofgem resumes updating household consumption values

2 years ago

Year-on-year switching up for first time in 20 months

The number of customers switching electricity supplier increased year-on-year for first time since May 2021. In January 117,263 switches were recorded, according to the latest figures released by Energy UK. That represents a 24% increase on the 94,428 switches registered in January 2022.

2 years ago

Increasing EPG would be a ‘catastrophe’

2 years ago

Energy price cap to fall by £1,000

2 years ago

Octopus to accuse Bulb rivals of rewriting history

2 years ago

Government downgrading power market break-up plan

Government officials have indicated that proposals to localise electricity pricing are being downgraded in the wider reform of the power market, Utility Week has learned. It is one of a number of more “radical options” on Local Marginal Pricing (LMP) which has been given a lower priority.

2 years ago

Underperforming BSC parties to be named and shamed

2 years ago