Energy switching

Millions of British Gas and Scottish Power customers will see their gas and electricity prices rise by more than 10% on average from Monday 1 April – if you're affected, ACT NOW to beat the rise.

Npower has become the third big six supplier to increase its energy prices to the maximum allowed under the new cap on standard variable tariffs (SVTs) – hitting customers with an average 10.3% price rise from Monday 1 April. 

Sainsbury's Energy has stopped taking on new customers and announced that existing customers will have their accounts switched to British Gas in April.

Utilita has been appointed by the energy regulator Ofgem to take on Our Power's 38,000 domestic customers after the firm stopped trading.

Our Power, an energy supplier with about 38,000 domestic customers, has stopped trading. If you're a customer, your energy supply will continue as normal – here's what else you need to know.

The energy regulator has stepped in to stop tens of thousands of former customers of the failed supplier Economy Energy from being moved to the provider E (Gas and Electricity), it announced today.

Energy firm Outfox the Market is cancelling its new seasonal direct debit policy following a raft of complaints over the planned move which would have seen most customers pay 40% more during the winter months. 

Millions of customers stuck on expensive standard tariffs should start to see lower energy bills this week as Ofgem's price cap kicks in, though don't be fooled – the savings are still pitiful compared to switching to the cheapest providers.

Hundreds of customers of the small energy supplier Outfox the Market have banded together on Facebook to tell of their nightmare with the supplier. 

Npower and SSE, two of the big six energy firms, will no longer go ahead with their planned merger.