Bulb’s collapse pushes energy crisis’ UK victims beyond 3.5 million

Today’s collapse of renewables-only energy supplier Bulb with 1.7 million customers – praised by prime minister Johnson as recently as July as “ leading...

Ofgem’s five elements to reform the Price Cap

Britain’s power regulator this morning opened as promised a month of consultations on how to overhaul the retail price cap, after weeks of its...

Orbit Energy heads Ofgem’s hunt for unpaid FiT levies

Ofgem has issued five suppliers with provisional orders compelling them to pay a total of £575,000 now for Feed-in Tariff (FiT) payments outstanding since...

Ofgem to consult in November on Price Cap reform

Britain’s energy regulator will consult in November on reform to the Price Cap mechanism regulating energy sales to 15 million UK domestic consumers. Ofgem wrote...

“Scrap the price cap”, urges Scottish Power’s boss

The boss of a major UK energy generator-retailer has called for the scrapping of Ofgem’s price cap on domestic power bills. Interviewed by the BBC,...

CRISIS LATEST: Colorado & Pure Planet latest to fail, as IEA spots oil following...

The continuing wholesale gas crisis has claimed its latest victims, with Ofgem today beginning its hunt to find a new provider for the quarter...

Kwarteng seeks to calm energy chiefs, as Price Cap’s architect calls for its overhaul

Beleaguered energy secretary Kwasi Kwarteng won the support of Britain’s power bosses today, reassuring them that vulnerable consumers would be continue to be protected,...