Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

EXPLAINED: 11 | Vintage Vibes

Ofgem should bring down standing charge, energy boss says

Greg Jackson said that the country much not kick energy bills into the long grass after the Government’s recently announced support package.

The Independent UK

Cost of Living: Octopus Energy issues 'lifeline' to customers with £40 million package

The energy company has launched a £40 million package to help customers as the cost of living crisis continues. The average yearly energy bill is set to soar to £2,500 next month.

Edinburgh Live

Octopus Energy cuts bills for customers and will offer payment holidays

Standing charges are being cut and some people won't have to pay them at all

Wales Online

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Octopus Energy confirms new £40million support package and payment holidays for customers

Octopus Energy Group is battling to bring down standing charges as the October price cap looms - with a £40m package that reduces customers’ bills by 4% compared with Ofgem

Daily Mirror

Octopus Energy announces it will apply its own discount to all customers

It will be on top of the £400 from the government

Nottingham Post

Energy firm to visit 500k homes with thermal imaging cameras to find and fix hidden draughts before winter

Octopus Energy will also provide personalised doorstep advice on how to reduce fuel bills during colder months.

Daily Record

Energy firm visits customers’ homes to advise on cutting bills

Octopus Energy said it hoped to visit at least 500,000 homes this winter to give customers ‘actionable, bespoke advice’ on how to reduce bills.

The Independent UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Octopus Energy offers £50 credit for switch-over, despite no release of price cap rates

The energy supplier is yet to announce their decision on their prices following the news that the energy price cap will increase to £3,549 for a typical duel fuel household from October 1 2022.

Glasgow Live

Octopus energy, Ovo energy, E.ON, British Gas: What the big energy companies will do for people when they can't pay their bills

There are options out there for people struggling with rising bills

Wales Online

NHS worker who may die if home goes under 20C stockpiles tonnes of wood amid bills hike

Nyree Clark, 40, has admitted she has begun hoarding wood in her home - which is 'cheaper than paying for gas' - as she suffers from a condition which means she could die if she gets too cold

Daily Mirror

Thug broke girlfriend's jaw, energy cap price hike and detectives look at local gangs

These are the latest ECHO headlines on Friday, August 26

Liverpool Echo

Huge energy cap price hike confirmed for October as cost of living crisis worsens

The energy price cap will almost double in just over a month - with families warned of a 'dire winter' ahead

Liverpool Echo

Octopus Energy issues update to customers on £400 cost of living payment

Glasgow Live

Octopus Energy customers could cut bills in half if they live near a wind turbine

They could save around £350 annually

Nottingham Post

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Liverpool Echo

Octopus Energy boss wants to freeze bills for UK households this winter

It comes as the energy price cap looks set to soar

Edinburgh Live

Octopus Energy unveils 'turning point' that could save millions £840 on bills

Octopus Energy and the National Grid have unveiled a "major turning point" in electricity supply that could save energy customers around £840 a year on their bills

Daily Mirror

Energy companies call for halt to price hikes as households face £5,000 bills

Several energy firms want to freeze energy bills at their current level, with a massive pot of cash that will be paid off later down the line by tax - or higher bills when prices drop again

Nottingham Post

Martin Lewis urges energy customers to look at fixed tariffs as costs soar

Ofgem is preparing to increase its price cap

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Daily Mirror

Octopus Energy CEO warns worst rises yet to come as firm slashes bills in HALF for some

Greg Jackson warned of a "fossil fuel crisis" in an email to Octopus Energy customers, saying global gas prices are around eight times higher due to Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Octopus Energy is slashing £350 off energy bills - but it depends on where you live

Power company Octopus Energy gives customers cheaper energy bills if they are fortunate enough to live in three areas that are supplied with renewable wind power

Wales Online

Octopus Energy customers urged to think about fixed rate tariff

It comes as Martin Lewis urges customers to regularly check if short-lived fixed tariffs could work out cheaper

Manchester Evening News

Octopus boss forced to explain why the cost of 'renewable' energy is rising

The energy firm promises that its electricity tariffs are 100% but some customers were confused by price increases

Liverpool Echo

Octopus Energy, British Gas, E.on and ScottishPower energy bills update

The price cap on energy bills might rise even more than previously thought

Manchester Evening News

Octopus Energy customers should consider fixed tariffs this Winter

It comes as Martin Lewis urges customers to regularly check if short-lived fixed tariffs could work out cheaper

Insider UK

Sturgeon to chair meeting with suppliers in bid to ease cost-of-energy crisis

Scottish Power, Ovo Energy, Centrica, Octopus Energy and E.on are among the companies that will attend

1 … 10 11 12 13

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.