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A file photo of a handheld smart meter on a kitchen hob showing the cost of a year-to-date's worth of home energy usage in a home. PIC: Yui Mok/PA Wire

More financial pain for households with energy bills set to rise - The YP says

A file photo of a handheld smart meter on a kitchen hob showing the cost of a year-to-date's worth of home energy usage in a home. PIC: Yui Mok/PA Wire

Why I am sceptical about Ofgem’s review of standing charges - Jayne Dowle

A general view of a domestic home wireless room thermostat. PIC: Yui Mok/PA Wire

People still need help with their energy bills this winter - Alex Sobel

Doreen Thompson adjusts her thermostat at her home as she limits her use of heating to keep up with her increasing energy bills, at her home in south London.

Ofgem chief’s warning energy bills could be ‘even higher’ this winter

House builders at work in Harrogate. PIC: Gerard Binks

Dealing with skills shortage is key to kick starting the economy - YP Letters

Energy regulator Ofgem lowered the energy price cap but many households will likely see higher monthly bills this winter than last year. PIC: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

Energy prices might be coming down but brace yourself for pain - Andrew Vine

Ed Miliband, Labour’s shadow climate change secretary said: “The problem is the Tories have learnt no lessons from this crisis."

Rishi Sunak urged to look again at windfall tax ahead of winter of high bills

A file photo of a smart meter next to an energy bill. PIC: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

Energy price cap announcement shows intervention is necessary - The YP says

Millions are set to see a rise in energy prices this winter, comapred to last

Energy bills set to rise for millions this winter despite price fall

A general view of a domestic home wireless room thermostat. PIC: Yui Mok/PA Wire

Little respite for poorest when it comes to energy bills - The YP says

Drax power station near Selby, North Yorkshire. Picture: Anna Gowthorpe/PA Wire

Biomass sector set for sustainability regulation and carbon capture funding

Ofgem has announced when it will reveal the new energy price cap

Revealed: Day you will learn whether energy bills will go up or down

'A cold-call ban for all financial products is long overdue'.

A cold-call ban for all financial products is long overdue - Ros Altmann

Here are eight important money changes coming in August 2023.

8 money changes coming in August 2023 including Ofgem price cap

Centrica has revealed that earnings at its retail supplier business soared by nearly 900 per cent as it was handed a price cap boost of around £500m. (Photo by Steve Parsons/PA Wire)

British Gas owner Centrica sees supply arm profits soar on price cap boost

The Government currently aims to capture 20-30 million tonnes of carbon dioxide per year by 2030.

Government 'unlikely' to hit carbon target without Drax plan, ministers warned

July money changes you need to be aware of - including energy bills and cost of living payment

Key money changes in July you need to be aware of

'Centrica, the parent company of British Gas, was one energy firm that tried to forestall Ofgem’s criticism by implying it would stop using overseas call centres'. PIC: PA

Energy companies are really not so smart - David Behrens

Centrica chair Scott Wheway says there needs to be tougher regulation of the finances of energy companies.

British Gas boss calls for tougher energy market rules to protect consumers

E.On Next has been ordered to pay £5 million in compensation to customers for poor customer services, the energy watchdog has announced.

E.On Next to pay compensation to 500,000-plus customers for poor call services

Energy giant SSE's power generation arm will pay a £9.78 million penalty after breaching its licence, the industry regulator has announced

Energy giant SSE to pay £9.8m penalty for licence breach
Energy giant SSE is to pay a £9.8m penalty after breaching its generation licence, the industry regulator has announced.

Drax's North Yorkshire power station.

Watchdog launches investigation into Drax

A smart meter displaying electricity usage is seen in a domestic property in south London. Photo for illustrative purposes.

Octopus relaunches popular tariff that could help save energy cash

People in England, Scotland and Wales are set to see a significant drop in their energy bills in July after Ofgem slashed the energy price cap.

Ofgem energy price cap cut - exact date bills will drop

Martin Lewis has issued an important warning about energy prices. The consumer champion claims despite record-high energy costs being forecast to fall this summer, households aren’t set to feel “any real benefit”.

Martin Lewis’s ‘monumental’ warning on energy prices and bills

Energy bills will finally start falling this summer, experts are predicting.

Energy bills finally set to start falling - what you need to know

Renewable energy schemes in North Yorkshire are being delayed by up to 12 years

Renewable energy schemes in North Yorkshire to be delayed by up to 12 years

Drax Power Station, near Selby. Picture by Simon Hulme

Regulator urged to investigate if Drax's green credentials are genuine

A gas hob with a bill from British Gas. Picture: PA/Owen Humphreys.

Ofgem must do more to stop force-fitting of prepayment meters - Jayne Dowle

Campaigners have hit out at tougher rules over which homes can be forced to have a prepayment energy meter fitted amid the cost of living crisis.

Fury as energy prepayment meter force-fittings given green light again

Ofgem’s new rules ban energy supplies from forcibly installing pre-payment meters into the homes of some customers

Energy firms banned from installing forced metres to over 85’s

Hundreds of homes in and around Stannington, Sheffield, were left without gas for up to two weeks after pipes were flooded by a burst water main.

Stannington: Calls to resolve a 'litany of issues' months after gas flood
Energy regulators have been called on to help resolve a "litany of issues" after a major incident left thousands of people without gas in the height of the winter cold snap.

Members of the National Education Union (NEU) hand in a petition which has been signed by 45,000 people to the Department for Education in Westminster. PIC: Kirsty O'Connor/PA Wire

Why it’s easier for Ofsted to play tough than other regulators - David Behrens

Prepayent meter

Ofgem orders energy firms to pay compensation over prepayment metres

Energy secretary Grant Shapps is set to appear on the Martin Lewis Money Show

Energy secretary Grant Shapps to appear on the Martin Lewis Money Show

Energy bills warning as households set to pay £3,000 on average from April

Energy firms set to warn customers of bill increase from April

Martin Lewis predicts Rishi Sunak will cancel April’s energy price increase

Martin Lewis predicts Rishi Sunak will cancel energy bill increase

Ofgem announced the details on Monday.

Ofgem sets new price cap of £3,280

Energy bills are set to rise by 20% later this year despite fall in price cap

Energy bills to rise by 20% later this year despite fall in price cap

Many people are freezing in their homes as the owner of British Gas reported record profits. PIC: PA

Elderly people are still freezing as British Gas rakes in profits - Jayne Dowle

A gas hob with a bill from British Gas, whose owners, Centrica, reported record profits. PIC: PA

British Gas owner’s windfall profits show need for market reform - The YP says

File photo dated of a gas hob with a bill from British Gas, the company's owner Centrica has seen its profits soar to more than £3 billion for 2022 amid rocketing energy prices that have sparked a cost-of-living crisis.

British Gas owner Centrica sees profits more than treble in 2022

Log burners that release too much smoke could land English households a £300 fine and lead to a criminal record.

What are the new log burner rules which could lead to a £300 fine?

Business and Energy Secretary Grant Shapps (pictured) has today given energy bosses a deadline of Tuesday to report back to him on what remedial action they plan to take if they have wrongfully installed prepayment meters in the homes of vulnerable customers.

Energy firms given deadline on remedial action after meters wrongly fitted

Energy regulator Ofgem has advised energy companies to suspend forced prepayment meter installations.

Ofgem tells energy companies to suspend prepayment meter installations

The rules for Universal Credit are due to change in February.

Six major money changes coming in February

Andrew Gascoigne and wife Mandy of The Farmers Arms Muker. Picture: Gary Longbottom

Pub owners claim they are being 'held to ransom' by energy company

Surging energy prices have hit business owners hard. PIC: Rui Vieira/PA Wire

Ending energy help for small firms is disappointing - Louisa Harrison-Walker

The gas supply for around 2,000 homes in the suburbs of Stannington and Hillsborough was cut off on Friday when a water pipe burst and leaked into the gas main.

Almost 200 vulnerable people have no gas after water main burst

Consumers are being urged to watch out for energy-draining ‘vampire’ appliances this Halloween

Watch out for energy-draining ‘vampire’ appliances this Halloween

Octopus Energy announces Bulb takeover: Everything you need to know

Nearly half of households say their energy bill will be their biggest outgoing i...

The Energy Price Guarantee kicks in on 1 October, which keeps a lid on price rises. Picture: PA

What to expect from your energy bill this winter - Sarah Coles

Energy Price Guarantee ‘softens the blow’ of rising EV charging costs

Prime Minister Liz Truss speaking in the House of Commons, London, to set out her energy plan to shield households and businesses from soaring energy bills.(House of Commons/PA Wire)

Truss unveils energy bailout to rival the pandemic and financial crash

Ed Trewhitt owner of The Brickyard Bakery is setting up a warm bank for people in Guisborough to access free heating over the winter.

Meet the Yorkshire residents setting up warm banks

Rising energy bills are leading to challenging financial decisions for many people.

Money Matters: Should I fix my energy deal as prices keep rising?

'It would certainly be hard to argue that Ofgem has the backs of consumers following its capitulation to the energy giants'.
PIC: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire

Regulators in thrall of firms they’re supposed to regulate - David Behrens

File photo dated 17/01/20 of parents walking their children to school in Hornchurch, Essex. The Government is being urged to put family at the centre of policy-making, as the Children's Commissioner for England published a key report on the make-up of UK families. Issue date: Thursday September 1, 2022. PA Photo. Dame Rachel de Souza has urged the incoming Conservative leader's administration to "prioritise" putting families "at the heart" of policy-making, as she warned in a new Government-commissioned report that gaps in official data fail to capture families as they see themselves. See PA story POLITICS Families. Photo credit should read: Nicholas.T. Ansell/PA Wire

Most Yorkshire parents think their children will be poorer than them

Councils across Yorkshire have said they are committed to switching on the festive lights in December

Councils commit to Christmas lights displays despite rising energy costs