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The Latest Breaking News from Ofgem

Ofgem vows to protect billpayers from 'inappropriate' pre-payment meter practices

The watchdog's chief executive said there is a right to to be "concerned" about the practice

Manchester Evening News

Ofgem to investigate energy suppliers as more Brits forced on to prepayment meters

Ofgem has warned energy firms that it will take legal action if they are found to not be taking proper due care of vulnerable households

Daily Mirror

National Grid energy scheme 2023 to pay people to turn off electric from today

Many households across the UK could today save money, by switching off between 5pm and 6pm

Leeds Live

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Energy suppliers to be investigated over Britons forced on to prepayment meters

Ofgem could consider legal action if companies found not to be taking proper care of vulnerable households

The Guardian - UK

National Grid to pay UK homes to cut their electricity tonight in emergency scheme

The live event offers the chance to cut bills

Nottingham Post

Hundreds of thousands to be paid not to put electricity on this evening as National Grid deploys emergency scheme

You can save money by reducing power usage outside of peak hours

Manchester Evening News

National Grid will pay Scots to sit in the dark today in bid to avoid blackouts

The scheme allows people who have signed up the chance to save money during certain times outside of peak hours if they use less electricity.

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National Grid will pay you to sit in the dark AGAIN tonight - how to sign up

The scheme has been issued for today between the hours of 4.30pm and 6pm and around 26 energy firms are signed up including British Gas, EDF, Eon and Octopus Energy

Daily Mirror

Millions of homes hit by £116 energy bill hike - despite prices being fixed

Those who have seen their bills increase were customers on Economy 7 electric tariffs which new analysis found rose by 7.6% on average this January

Daily Mirror

Energy bills on track to drop to £2,200 a year from this summer after spike in April

Cornwall Insight’s latest forecast is lower than the UK Government’s Energy Price Guarantee.

Daily Record

Martin Lewis reacts to latest energy bill forecast as major price drop expected this year

New analysis suggests energy bills could soon drop to £2,200 a year

Manchester Evening News

Energy bills predicted to drop by hundreds of pounds within months

There could be relief coming for people across the UK

Wales Online

Ten things that could cost more this year - from passports and council tax to beer and petrol

The cost of living crisis is being driven by soaring prices on a variety of goods

Manchester Evening News

Grant Shapps: Officials ‘actively working’ on prepayment meter disconnections

Business Secretary Grant Shapps told MPs in the Commons ‘we do not want to see people cut off during this cold weather’.

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The Guardian - UK

Energy bills: calls for ‘social tariff’ when UK government support ends

Charities and non-profit bodies urge Jeremy Hunt to introduce discount tariff from April 2024

The Independent UK

Plan to boost smart electric vehicle charging could save drivers £1,000 a year

The Government aims to seize technologies that delay EV charging during demand peaks and share power back to the grid.

The Guardian - UK

Has Ofgem grasped the scale of disconnection of people on prepayment energy meters?

About 3.2 million people ran out of credit and were disconnected last year, Citizens Advice reports

The Guardian - UK

Energy bills: British flat dwellers with communal heating could sue operators

Exclusive: Hundreds of thousands of people are not covered by price cap and have faced huge rise in costs

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Daily Record

Certain groups of people cannot have a prepayment meter forcibly installed by their energy supplier

Ofgem has rules in place that restrict the force-fitting of a prepayment meter under specific household circumstances.

Liverpool Echo

Smart meter warning as people 'forced' to switch to prepayment

If you have a smart meter your supplier can make the switch remotely

The Guardian - UK

UK energy suppliers stop clawing back debts via prepayment meters

Exclusive: calls for complete ban until end of March amid concern over forced installations by warrant

Manchester Evening News

The Greater Manchester people being hit with a £25-a-day 'nightmare'

'All our money is going on it'

Chronicle Live

Energy prices predicted to fall in 2023 as cost of gas forecasted to be below the Government’s Price Guarantee

Summer could be the point when bills start to reduce, although they will still be more than double those at the start of the crisis

The Guardian - UK

Fatal disconnection: how an elderly couple’s deaths shaped UK energy policy

The discovery of the bodies of Gertrude and George Bates at home in 2003 after their gas was cut off prompted new Ofgem supplier safety guidelines. But the dangers for vulnerable people remain

The National (Scotland)

Scots urged to check if they are owed money by their energy company

A CAMPAIGN calling on energy companies to allow consumers to withdraw funds accrued from higher-than-necessary direct debit payments has been…

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