•Financial gamble: number of people taking out heating cover on their boilers has dropped 40% in the last year
•Safety gamble: 42% ignore industry safety advice to get boilers checked once a year, risking carbon monoxide poisioning
•No peace of mind: two thirds of households (65%) don't have any form of emergency ...
•Energy price cuts in 2009: 4% or £54 for standard plan customers, but 12% or GBP133 for online customers
•At the beginning of the year, online plans were £170 cheaper than standard plans - today they are £249 a year cheaper
•Best kept secret: despite consistently lower prices only 1.3 million or ...
Today has officially been the busiest day of the year for energy price cuts with four suppliers announcing changes. The day started with E.ON knocking smaller rival First:Utility off the cheapest supplier spot by cutting its online prices by £19. But in a David and Goliath move, First:Utility hit back, cutting ...
The online price war has claimed another casualty. E.ON has cut its prices on its FixOnline3 plan, knocking First:Utility off the cheapest supplier spot. The move ends First:Utility’s winning bid to go head-to-head with the big six suppliers on price. At £962 E.ON’s plan undercuts the smaller supplier by £5, ...
uSwitch.com, the independent price comparison and switching service, is calling on industry regulator Ofgem to bring out tougher rules and regulations to govern energy doorstep and direct salesmen, after new research revealed that their sales tactics are leaving people feeling pressured, intimidated and on the wrong energy plan for their ...
A year of price cuts has seen the energy industry improve its image in the eyes of consumers, according to the latest independent Customer Satisfaction Report published today by uSwitch.com, the price comparison and switching service. 65% of energy customers are satisfied with their supplier – a 6% increase on last ...
The move will give more choice, especially for those looking for an alternative to the big six energy suppliers who dominate the market.
Two challengers - OVO Energy and First:Utility - have launched highly competitive online energy plans. OVO's plan averages out at GBP978 a year, while First:Utility's plan is market beating, averaging ...
The John Lewis deal part of £20m new customer growth for Opus Corporate Solutions. Opus Energy, a leading independent electricity supplier to UK businesses, today announced a host of new supply agreements with leading UK corporates including John Lewis, White Stuff, DPD and Heritage Great Britain.
Opus Energy, a leading independent electricity ...
npower achieve a coveted Big Tick Award from Business in the Community (BitC) in the Marketplace Impact category, for its 'Spreading Warmth' programme, which is helping to alleviate fuel poverty across the UK.
npower, has helped more than 150,000 customers benefit through the programme; providing financial support, including npower's social tariff ...
Opus Energy, a leading independent supplier of electricity to UK businesses, has today launched a new website offering specialist electricity advice to businesses across the UK.
The online service has been specifically created by Opus Energy to provide practical advice to businesses on issues such as being more energy efficient, measuring ...
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