Energy Supplier

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    Power cut? National hotline to be launched

    Homes left in the dark as a result of power cuts will soon be able to get in touch with their electricity supplier more easily. Ofcom have announced that people will be able to call the number 105 to get more information on who to contact. The

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    Number in debt falls but average bill increases by 17%

    The number of households in debt to their energy supplier has dropped despite the average bill standing at 17% higher than a year ago, a study has found. The poll for comparison website uSwitch.com found almost four million households, or 14%,

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    Trust in energy firms "never been lower"

    Lewis Stickley/PA Wire The number of consumers switching energy supplier is at an all time low, according to new data from The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC). The end of last year saw the lowest number of electricity switches

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    Which energy company receives the most complaints?

    Peter Jordan/PA Archive We all know that most energy companies are far from popular, but the latest energy complaints data from Consumer Focus have revealed the the company whose complaints have increased the most, and the worst performing

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    Hard pressed energy customers paying bills from savings, credit cards or overdrafts

    AFP/Getty Images The most recent round of energy price hikes has added £155.75 to the average annual energy bill, and with the overall cost of living continuing to spiral, nearly three quarters of British consumers will need to dip into their

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    Even an accountant couldn't work out energy bills!

    Getty Images Energy bills are so complicated at the moment that even an accountant could not calculate how much they should pay. Consumer champion Which? asked 36 people including a solicitor, an engineer and an accountant, to work out their

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    'Ghost customers' adding £125 to everyone's energy bills

    "Ghost customers" are adding nearly £125 to the annual utility bills of millions of households in the UK. Honest energy customers are being made to pay the bill for nearly 2 million households that are not paying for their gas and