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How much profit UK energy firms British Gas, EDF, SSE make during cost of living crisis

Who owns our major energy suppliers - and how much they make

Chronicle Live

Who owns the UK's biggest energy firms and how much profit do they make?

Millions of households across the UK face being plunged into fuel poverty as energy bills rocket

Wales Online

Calls to make The Big Power Switch Off a weekly blackout event in UK

The move was in protest of rapidly increasing energy bills

Nottingham Post

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EDF issue apology to customers amid energy meter reading chaos

Customers reported problems as they tried to submit readings before the price hike came into force

Liverpool Echo

Martin Lewis shares two quick ways energy customers may be able to reduce monthly direct debit

The Money Saving Expert also explained three reasons for energy bills going up higher than the 54% price cap.

Daily Record

Welsh morning headlines: News, Ukraine, coronavirus and sport as EDF blasted for energy price rises

While it is largely owned by the French state, EDF - which stands for Électricité de France - is one of the largest electricity suppliers in the UK

Wales Online

EDF energy prices rise by 4% in France compared to 54% in UK

State-owned firm was forced to take a £7billion pound hit to protect French households

Wales Online

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Boris Johnson’s new nuclear plants expected to raise energy bills by over £80 a year

Nuclear now more expensive than renewables with costs passed on through levy on bills

The Independent UK

New smart meter proposal could see customers pay more when demand is higher

Supported by Scottish Power, EDF and Octopus Energy, a new tariff for energy has been proposed that will see customers pay more during peak times but will allow them to save when energy is less in demand

Edinburgh Live

Nottinghamshire plants to heat UK homes with Russian coal until end of year

Power stations in Ratcliffe-on-Soar and Retford will use their existing stocks

Nottingham Post

Hinkley Point contractor dispute resolved after workers walk out at nuclear power station site

Workers employed by the nuclear plant's main civil engineering contractor had expressed 'concerns' over working arrangements

Birmingham Post

'Meter Reading Day will become an annual tradition to avoid massive energy charges'

The Government has turned its back on the population, giving energy companies the licence to do whatever they fancy, argues Mark Steel after Brits frantically submitted meter readings on Thursday

Daily Mirror

Energy price rises will lead to 1 in 4 customers unable to afford bills by October

Charities have warned that over a million homes in the UK will be unable to pay for energy bills by October after the price cap has forced gas and electricity prices up by 54 per cent.

Edinburgh Live

Martin Lewis tells energy customers "not to panic" as many still struggle to submit meter readings

Energy websites including EDF, EON and Octopus Energy crashed yesterday and people are still having issues submitting meter readings today - but Martin Lewis has offered his expert advice

Glasgow Live

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Daily Mirror

Cost of living: Energy bill help is still available to lower rising costs

Energy bills are rising even further from today, with households facing increases of £700 on average, but the good news is that those really struggling to pay can apply for grants worth hundreds of pounds

The Independent UK

Energy firms give households more time to submit meter readings after sites crash

Eon gives households until 9 April while British Gas says people have ‘couple of day’ to provide figures

The Guardian - UK

‘Bleak Friday’: websites of UK energy suppliers crash in meter reading rush

Customers try to beat 54% price rise, as multiple hikes from council tax to VAT on pub food also come into effect

Leeds Live

'Meter Reading Day' mayhem as Shell Energy, British Gas, EDF and Scottish Power websites crash

Customers have been desperately trying to submit their meter readings ahead of the price hike on April 1

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The Independent UK

Energy bills - live: Two in five households in fuel poverty as biggest hike in bills comes into effect

British Gas, EDF Energy and Octopus Energy customers are facing difficulties

Chronicle Live

Shell energy, British Gas, EDF and Scottish Power under fire as customers unable to submit meter readings

People have been urged to take meter readings today ahead of tomorrow's expected huge hike in prices

Edinburgh Live

SSE, British Gas, EDF customers unable to submit meter readings as energy supplier websites crash

A number of energy suppliers' websites have crashed just a day before the new price cap comes into force that will push bills up by at least 54 per cent. Bill payers have been urged to submit readings today to avoid being charged more than they should.

Liverpool Echo

British Gas, E.ON, SSE websites down on meter reading day

EDF Energy's website also reported problems

Glasgow Live

EDF, Octopus, British Gas, SEE and more websites crash as people race to give meter readings

Martin Lewis has been urging members of the public to take photographs of their pre-payment meters by Thursday, March 31, and to submit the readings to their suppliers.

Birmingham Post

Hinkley Point C facing delays and increased costs amid Ukraine conflict

French energy giant EDF previously estimated the Somerset plant could cost between £22bn and £23bn

Birmingham Post

Legal challenge to Hinkley Point Portishead mud dumping dismissed

The nuclear power station is installing water cooling tunnels under the Bristol Channel

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