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Post Author: Marghaid Howie, Gas and Electric Reporter
Ofgem wants suppliers to reduce the maze of tariffs, and SSE and British Gas has been the first to react.
SSE, which includes Atlantic, Southern Electric, Scottish Hydro and Swalec, has removed its online-only tariffs, giving access to customers who prefer to manage their account by phone and with [...]

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Post Author: Marghaid Howie, Gas and Electric Reporter
Nearly a third of UK households are facing fuel poverty in the event of a predicted harsh winter, according to new research.
The independent price comparison website Energyhelpline.com forecasts that energy customers will have to stump up an average £564* to pay their heating bills from December to February [...]

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This year has not been a good time for homeowners because we have been squeezed from just about every angle. The recently announced price hikes from the ‘big six’ gas and electric companies (British Gas, Npower, Scottish and Southern Energy, Scottish Power, EDF Energy, and Eon) have pinched our pennies even further.
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All of the ‘big six’ energy companies have now hiked their prices in time for winter, and for the second time this year, leaving British consumers even harder pushed in a difficult economic climate.
These huge increases in prices have left people wondering why the suppliers are allowed to hike their prices when the cost of [...]

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Post Author: Marghaid Howie, Gas and Electric Reporter
EDF finally became the sixth major supplier to announce a price rise last week, just days after E.ON & the Scottish & Southern Energy group implemented their previously announced price increases. These higher rates will add around £200 to the typical annual bill.
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Recent years have seen our internet and broadband options change pretty rapidly – we have gone from the old dial-up connection through to super-high-speed broadband accessed via our landline or cable. In addition to fixed lines, we can now access mobile broadband too. However, not everyone is able to access all of these services as [...]

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Post Author: Marghaid Howie, Gas and Electric Reporter
E.ON and Scottish & Southern Energy (incorporating Atlantic, Southern Electric, Scottish Hydro & Swalec) will raise their prices on 13th & 14th September respectively, leaving millions more energy customers with higher gas and electricity bills. Price hikes by Scottish Power and British Gas have already come into effect, [...]

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This is a guest post by Andrew Buxton, Head of Metering at First Utility, the first energy company to introduce smart meters into UK homes. We asked First Utility to give you, our readers, an insight into the way smart meters work and the role they will play in helping you to reduce your energy [...]

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Finding the best deals on gas and electricity doesn’t have to be that hard. Although the big six energy companies are hiking prices through the roof, it is still possible to seek out some great deals. EDF is currently the only remaining major supplier not to increase its prices and no doubt it will at [...]

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The introduction of smartphones and tablet computers has increased the demand for 3G mobile broadband, but it is still not very often used as a main internet connection. More often than not internet users consider the best broadband to be a fixed line at home, with mobile broadband as an optional extra.
However, switching from your [...]

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