Electricity

Comparison site uSwitch has this month launched a collective energy switch to encourage households to save by switching gas and electricity tariffs, but how does it stack up?

Households who've switched energy providers only to have their direct debits increased – particularly over the recent summer months when you typically use less – can challenge any unfair increases. Here's what you need to know.

Green Star Energy has this week launched the first "unlimited" gas and electricity tariff for two years, but is it worthwhile? And is it really unlimited? MoneySavingExpert.com analyses the deal.

Nottingham City Council has launched "Robin Hood Energy", which it says is the first council-owned, not-for-profit energy company to supply households across England, Scotland and Wales since nationalisation of the industry in 1948. But is it any good?

The energy regulator has today revised typical usage figures, which are used across the industry to help people compare prices. However, the new lower figures don't mean you'll pay less.

Wholesale prices – what energy providers pay for gas and electricity – continue to fall and 'remain very low', which some experts say could result in price cuts for households.

The sun may be about to set on solar panels. A Government consultation is proposing the biggest changes to the scheme since it launched, decimating the amount those with panels are paid for generating electricity in England, Scotland and Wales from January 2016.