Energy meters in 300,000 homes could stop working at the end of June This is how to find out if you're affected by the upcoming deadline Ideal Home · Apr 30, 2025
More than 300,000 homes at risk of electricity disruption from July 1 Energy firms have admitted that current rates of replacement mean it is likely that thousands of old RTS meters will not have been upgraded in time. Evening Standard · Apr 30, 2025
‘Urgent action’ needed to save Starmer’s 2030 energy bill cut, says industry body Higher costs from April on course to derail prime minister’s plan for £300 bill reduction, warns Energy UK The Guardian - UK · Mar 11, 2025
‘We need to show what we’re trying to do is worth it’: voice of the UK energy industry steps down After five years making Energy UK ‘noisier’ on green issues, Emma Pinchbeck has been picked to lead the UK’s fight against global heating The Guardian - UK · Nov 12, 2024
Brexit has put £370m a year on price of power from EU since 2021, experts say Trade body Energy UK also estimates total energy cost of leaving bloc could reach £10bn by end of decade The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2024
UK ‘risks repeat of surging energy bills’ amid continued reliance on gas Energy crisis panel warns country is ‘dangerously unprepared’ and must shift away from gas quickly The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2024
Energy industry trade body chief to head UK’s climate watchdog Emma Pinchbeck will take over as chief executive of Climate Change Committee next month The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2024
Labour urges energy firms to support awareness campaign for winter bills help Energy consumers minister Miatta Fahnbulleh met executives from Centrica, EDF, E.On, Octopus Energy, Scottish Power, Ovo and others on Wednesday. The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2024
‘I don’t want this landscape to change’: the UK energy head making the local case for clean power Faced with community anxiety over building for the energy transition, Energy UK’s Emma Pinchbeck stresses the wins, near-term and far The Guardian - UK · Aug 21, 2024
The Tories will leave one great green legacy that few noticed – Labour must build upon it This government had many climate failures, but its 2014 boost to green energy made the UK an offshore wind superpower, says climate professor Rebecca Willis The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2024
Elderly woman died after falling from ladder while trying to top up electricity meter at council house Bernadette Faulkner, 80, had a prepayment meter around 8ft from the ground Evening Standard · Jan 28, 2024
CBI suspends policy and membership activities after exodus A second unnamed employee alleged that she had been raped by a colleague in an article on Friday Insider UK · Apr 24, 2023
List of companies and organisations which have left the CBI The trade body claims to represent around 190,000 businesses across the UK. The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2023
Forced prepay meters to stop indefinitely until energy companies adhere to new code Ban on switching vulnerable customers to PAYG meters will not be lifted until suppliers follow new guidelines, Ofgem says Chronicle Live · Mar 15, 2023
Glasgow Live · Mar 15, 2023 Martin Lewis confirms Energy Price Guarantee rise postponed but bills still to increase Martin Lewis has explained the Energy Price Guarantee - EPG - rise has been postponed from April until July in great news for billpayers across the UK. Despite this, there will still be a slight increase.
Chronicle Live · Mar 9, 2023 Your rights if you have had a prepay meter fitted against your will Ofgem tells energy firms to pay out over force-fitted pay-as-you-go meters and campaigners want to hear if you are affected
Daily Mirror · Mar 9, 2023 Martin Lewis backs cheaper energy tariff that could save households up to £1,500 Citizens Advice and Martin Lewis are leading calls for a social energy tariff to help protect the most vulnerable households against paying sky-high bills going forward
Daily Record · Mar 8, 2023 New energy social tariff proposals could see 12m households get £1,500 cash help each year The call for targeted financial support by next year has the backing of Martin Lewis and Energy UK.
The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2023 Call for ‘essential’ energy social tariff payments of £1,500 for poorest households Martin Lewis says social tariff ‘could be a crucial building block to help repair our broken consumer energy market’
The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2023 Call for energy social tariff cash payments for poorest households Citizens Advice said payments of up to £1,500 were now an ‘essential’ long-term solution for millions of fuel-poor households.
Daily Mirror · Mar 1, 2023 Customers to be warned of energy bill rises in 'next few days' - what to look out for With the Government's current plan of upping its Energy Price Guarantee (EPG) to £3,000 from £2,500 next month, customers will need to be told about the changes as soon as possible
Chronicle Live · Feb 24, 2023 Ofgem tells energy firms to pay out over force-fitted prepay meters Regulator says suppliers should start removing meters and compensating families who have had one fitted against their will
Daily Record · Feb 10, 2023 Martin Lewis warns 1.7m more people could face financial hardship if energy prices not frozen this April More than 20 charities and consumer organisations support the call to stop the Energy Price Guarantee hike from £2,500 to £3,000.
Insider UK · Feb 3, 2023 Renewables industry urges Chancellor to prioritise 'green growth' in Budget Trade association leaders write open letter warning of the consequences of inaction
Daily Mirror · Feb 2, 2023 Shell profits soar to £32billion as millions struggling to pay their energy bills The latest figures follow MPs hearing that around 12 million households are now spending more than 10% of their income on energy bills - the previous definition of fuel poverty