Energy Prices

  • LifestyleAOL

    Winter Fuel Payments 'should be paid to all'

    Most Brits would like to see Winter Fuel Payments made available to everyone who needs it - regardless of their age, a study has found. Researchers who polled 2,000 UK adults for energy giant Npower found two-thirds think the scheme should be

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  • BusinessAOL

    Energy customers in Eastern England face biggest price rises

    A new MoneySuperMarket analysis reveals that the recent price hikes from five of the Big Six energy companies will see them collecting an extra £1 billion from bill-payers. EDF, npower, E.ON, Scottish Power and SSE have all announced price hikes

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  • BusinessAOL

    GB Energy Collapse could be the first of many. Are you safe?

    GB Energy, a small low-cost energy provider, has gone under, and the experts are claiming that it won't be the last. Several more players could be gone by the spring, including those offering some of the best deals. What does it mean for

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  • NewsAOL

    May offers 'bribes' to those affected by fracking

    The government is to offer 'bribes' of up to £20,000 for households to agree to fracking in their area and they are considering paying residents for housing estates on their doorstep too. Yesterday, prime minister Theresa May said she

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  • BusinessAOL

    Energy bills rise in wake of Brexit vote

    Energy companies have ramped up their charges since the Brexit vote, putting as much as £105 a year on the cost of their fixed-rate deals. With the UK a net importer of energy, the falling pound has pushed up the suppliers' costs, and this

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  • ScienceAOL

    Halloween price rises for energy customers

    Energy customers are facing a potential "Halloween horror" from rocketing bills - as 12 fixed dual fuel deals are due to expire at the end of October. Comparison website GoCompare.com said that households on the deals which are set to

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  • BusinessAOL

    Energy firms 'overcharging customers £120'

    Energy giants have not passed on dramatic falls in wholesale prices meaning customers are overpaying by the tune of £120 a year, a price comparison site has claimed. Over the last two years, wholesale gas prices have tumbled 36% while

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