Gas

Energy regulator Ofgem is to trial a collective deal for 50,000 customers who haven't switched for more than three years - but you needn't wait to save.

All but 80 of the millions of smart meters so far installed in the UK are still first-generation meters which are likely to lose their 'smart' functionality if you switch energy provider, new figures reveal.

The energy regulator is to investigate whether Ovo Energy gave some of its customers inaccurate information relating to how much gas and electricity they'd used.

Future Energy, an energy supplier with about 10,000 domestic customers mainly in North East England and Yorkshire, has ceased trading.

Small gas and electricity supplier Brighter World Energy has closed, and is moving all customers across to its partner Robin Hood Energy. If you're a Brighter World Energy customer, your supply won't be affected – here's what you need to know.

Over half of households are still on pricey standard variable energy tariffs, including as many as 71% of SSE customers and an increasing proportion of those with some firms outside the big six.

Spark Energy customers have been contacted by a debt collector telling them they were in arrears – days in advance of when payments were due.

MoneySavers have revealed their oldest still-working household appliances after a story about an elderly couple getting rid of several appliances they bought over 50 years ago went viral.

The rate at which household bills and expenses are increasing has slowed in the last month, according to the latest MSE Bills Tracker figures, with average costs up 2% over the past 12 months.

Anyone who has a smart meter will be able to upgrade it to ensure they can switch providers more easily, the Government has confirmed.