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Temperatures are plunging, the heating's set higher – but you could qualify to get £100s off your energy bill this winter.

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.

A new plan to pay households with solar panels for the excess electricity they produce has been announced by the Government – but it won't come in before April, when the current scheme ends.

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. 

OneSelect, a small supplier with 36,000 domestic customers, has become the latest energy firm to stop trading. If you're affected, your supply will continue as normal and any outstanding credit balance you have is protected.

Energy prices for those on standard tariffs are likely to vary more between different parts of the country after the introduction of Ofgem's price cap next month, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal - with households in the South West set to pay an average £62 a year more than those in Yorkshire.

Small supplier Outfox the Market is changing how it takes monthly direct debit payments, meaning some customers face paying 40% more during winter months – on top of hiking prices for the third time in five months.

Ovo Energy has been appointed by the energy regulator to take on Spark Energy's 290,000 domestic customers, after Spark stopped trading last week.