Energy company profits show where the real money is being made
Energy companies have announced bumper profits for 2022 – but the businesses are proving to be both a gold mine…
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How Putin lost the energy war
European gaspolitik has defeated Russia this winter.
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The end of BEIS: why mixing business and energy didn’t work
Grant Shapps’s new Department for Energy Security and Net Zero will need clout and cross-government reach to turn around the…
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“We’ve never seen demand like this”: Citizens Advice warns of further cost-of-living struggles
The organisation predicts that April will be a “pinch point” for many as energy price guarantee ends.
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Cheap energy bills aren’t coming back this decade
Forecasts suggest volatile prices and the UK’s poor gas storage infrastructure mean costs will remain high until after 2030.
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Why Jeremy Hunt is gambling with thousands of small businesses
The government’s Energy Bill Discount Scheme could force thousands of small firms out of business.
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People with dementia cut vital care to cope with inflation
Means-testing leaves people paying for their own care, exposed to rising fees and energy bills.
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Cornwall Insight’s Gareth Miller: “Next winter is going to be really challenging”
The CEO of the energy consultancy known for its price cap forecasts says reduced government support could be catastrophic for…
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The Policy Ask with Ravi Gurumurthy: “We need to incentivise electrification rather than hold it back”
The CEO of social change charity Nesta on Mahatma Gandhi, the urgency of home insulation, and why we need a…
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Why is the Bank of England raising interest rates when inflation has peaked?
The Bank has to account for the long-term effects not only of its own decisions, but also of government policy.
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UK energy prices surged as snow fell
The price of power traded at a record high of £620.28 per megawatt hour.
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Combat rising energy costs and become greener
We can save money in the kitchen without skimping on ingredients – just by changing our cooking habits
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Can’t pay, won’t pay: Britons face energy bill dilemma as the cold bites
A quarter of a million people plan to cancel their direct debits, while two million are in debt to energy…
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Gordon Brown: Why it’s time to take the shame out of need
As the cost-of-living crisis pushes more and more people into poverty, charities have become the last line of defence.
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Firefighters and doctors brace for winter fires as people turn to cheap heating
High energy costs may lead people to turn off the central heating and try riskier methods to warm their homes.
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“This is not new stuff”: the verdict on the government’s home insulation scheme
Rishi Sunak’s plan lacks ambition, say experts.
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Ofgem’s “regulatory failures” cost billpayers £2.7bn
The energy watchdog was “too slow” to prevent supplier bankruptcies, MPs said.
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Thanks to a kind reader, I won’t need to sit through the winter in an electric onesie
A mystery package arrives. Days of speculation ensue.
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A farewell to Ian Jack – a peerless reporter of British life
With his mastery of technical detail and direct style, many journalists rated Jack the greatest of his generation.
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“It’s the children – I have to make sure they are warm”: Why prepayment meter users face a tougher winter
Prepaying for bills means immediate increases in energy costs, as well as higher per unit prices than fixed tariffs.
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