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EDF Energy to stop aggressive doorstep practice
EDF Energy, the British arm of France's biggest energy company EDF, is the latest of the “big six” to announce the suspension of its doorstep sales practice, following the similar actions of other energy suppliers as British Gas in August and Scottish and Southern Energy in July.
read more... 12/09/2011
Ofgem warns of “overcharging” millions of customers
The energy regulator Ofgem is accusing the UK’s big six energy suppliers for “overcharging” millions of customers, after hammering them with important price hikes.
read more... 29/08/2011
Northern Ireland consumers squeezed financially by a power price hike
The householders in the Northern Ireland will struggle to deal with a hike in the cost of the electricity, starting from October 1st, when the supplier Power NI will increase its prices by almost 20%.
read more... 25/08/2011
The “Big Six” face Ofgem investigation
The energy watchdog, Ofgem has brought in forensic accountants from BDO to investigate if the Big Six energy suppliers have underestimated accurately their profit margins in order to justify higher prices.
read more... 22/08/2011
Scottish Power grid upgrade to create 1,500 jobs
The energy supplier Scottish Power envisages modernizing 500 miles of overhead lines in the next ten years, as Spanish power utility Iberdrola plans to invest GBP 3 billion (EUR 3.411bn) in the upgrade of Scottish power grid.
read more... 18/08/2011