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Latest evolutions on the German retail energy market
Here is the latest news on electricity and gas price changes and users switching suppliers in Germany, a market of 40 million households supplied by 1,100 power and 770 gas companies.
read more... 29/11/2011
Scottish and Southern Energy to change the rules on the electricity market
Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) will fall out with rival power suppliers after its announcement to offer all its electricity for sale on the day-ahead wholesale market, launching the biggest change for almost 10 years in the UK’s electricity market.
read more... 12/10/2011
Chris Huhne wants simpler tariffs for UK’s consumers
During a Lib Dem conference last week, Chris Huhne, the UK Energy Secretary, has pledged to stop the big six energy suppliers from charging millions of customers expensive rates, saying that the government wants “simpler tariffs” and requiring all energy companies to inform customers whether they could buy more cheaply on another tariff.
read more... 29/09/2011
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