All news on the topic: Energy

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Households don't have long to claim cost of living voucher for household bills
Households can apply for the funding if they are struggling to cover their utility costs with the vouchers able to cover all types of payments including pre-payment meters, direct debit or on receipt of bills
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Energy bills could spike for 900,000 Brits if they don't act before this date
Households affected will be those who have electricity meters that rely on the Radio Teleswitch Service (RTS) to set the rate of energy as this is set to be switched off next year
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Siemens Energy boss says UK 'not fast enough' to meet its offshore wind targets
Darren Davidson, who runs a company employing 6,000 people in the UK, said that the country is not moving quickly enough towards renewable energy
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Huge 177,000-mile secret network of underground tunnels could save UK £28bn
The hidden rare "national treasure" could help the UK reach national net zero as the infrastructure could become a cleaner energy distribution system, it is said
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Genius 40p candle trick could slash your energy bill, insulation expert says
As Ofgem announces the standing charge for electricity and gas will rise from April, thousands of Brits are still struggling to heat their homes without breaking the bank. However, a 40p candle trick could be the answer to cutting down your bill
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Jeremy Hunt's plan to axe cost of living help 'will push kids into poverty'
90 MPs and peers have written to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to urge him to extend the Household Support Fund in next week's Budget as it is due to come to an end next month
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British Gas extends scheme that offers half price electricity every Sunday
British Gas previously said its PeakSave Sundays would end today (February 29) but it has now issued an update, and said it will now run every Sunday, between 11am to 4pm, until March 31
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Households only have hours left to get £150 energy bill discount - how to claim
The Warm Home Discount scheme gives households claiming certain benefits the £150 discount on their electricity bills and the deadline to make a claim is 6pm today
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Man saves £300 on energy by not using oven and washing machine in 'peak' times
Grahame Case decided to test out the Demand Flexibility Service (DFS) - which pays you to switch your energy consumption - after hearing about it from his supplier Octopus
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Full list of energy providers who can force fit prepayment meters again
Ofgem has slowly allowed more and more energy suppliers to restart the banned practice over the first few weeks of this year as they have met its "strict criteria" to restart involuntary installations
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Girl, 4, is obsessed with electricity pylons as mum praises 'unique' daughter
Young live wire Lucy Hardman loves to draw pictures of the structures and and her most treasured game is to wrap up in her pylon-themed blanket
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Ofgem price cap - use our energy calculator to see how much your bill will fall
The price cap will drop by 12.3% from this April, meaning the typical dual fuel household paying by direct debit can expect their annual bill to drop from £1,928 a year to £1,690
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Martin Lewis explains 'no brainer' way to undercut new Ofgem energy price cap
Martin Lewis has given his breakdown on what the new lower Ofgem price cap means for you, including how much less you'll pay and a way to undercut it by roughly 3%
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Ofgem price cap drop and how much are energy bills falling by
The Ofgem price cap limits what you pay for each unit of gas and electricity you use, as well as putting a cap on standing charges, which are fixed daily amount you have to pay for energy
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Ofgem price cap falls to £1,690 - saving millions of households £238 a year
The Ofgem price cap does not set an actual limit on what you could pay for energy - instead, it puts a cap on the unit price of gas and electricity, as well as standing charges
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ScottishPower's supply arm posts £545m profit as energy crisis costs clawed back
The company's earnings were boosted by the price cap mechanism in the first half of the year
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British Gas took £3,344 from pensioner - despite him never being a customer
Lawrence Cannon, 67, only noticed the erroneous payments made to British Gas in November last year and contacted The Mirror after struggling to get a refund from the UK's biggest energy firm
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UK councils' £1m plan to dim street lights to save money 'putting women at risk'
Councils across the UK have detailed their plans to dim or completely turn off streetlights during the early hours of the morning - but the move has been criticised for putting women's safety at risk
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British Gas 'ignored' meter readings of dad who was wrongly billed £1,061
Keir Waugh, 38, says the energy giant should cancel his bill entirely after the huge error. But he's been told by British Gas that he's still owes more than £1,000
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Doctor explains sick thing that happens to the body in electric chair executions
WARNING: ARTICLE CONTAINS CONTENT SOME MAY FIND DISTRESSING. As lawmakers in South Carolina contemplate using the electric chair for executions, one doctor has shared chilling details of what happens to the body
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Energy bill warning for five home 'mistakes' which are adding £196 to your costs
Brits have worked hard to keep their energy usage down but in the hustle and bustle of daily life, it can be easy to overlook simple mistakes that can bump up bills
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Eni and TotalEnergies are developing natural gas site to boost energy supplies
Eni says drilling to appraise a third natural gas discovery in waters off Cyprus shows the commitment of the Italian energy company and its French partner TotalEnergies to swiftly develop the deposit and bolster energy supply to Europe
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'Boyfriend refuses to pay rent - I've paid off mortgage but he should still pay'
A woman whose mortgage is fully paid off after her divorce has asked her partner to pay rent if and when he moves into the property, but it went down like a ton of bricks
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Energy bills expected to fall by £300 to lowest level in two years from April
According to consultancy firm Cornwall Insight, annual energy bills could fall by 15% from the current rate of £1,928 to £1,635 in April 2024 - with a further drop predicted for summer
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British Gas' 'obscene' surge in profits branded as UK in fuel poverty crisis
The country's biggest energy supplier raked in £751million last year, up from £72million in 2022 - a surge fuelled by £500m of energy crisis costs which it was allowed to recoup from bills