3 d. ago OVO Energy to give away free boilers and electric blankets from October 1

OVO Energy has announced a new support package for customers struggling to heat their homes this winter, with free electric blankets and boilers up for grabs

Science

3 d. ago UK households urged to claim 25 hours of free electricity with Uswitch offer

Uswitch is urging homeowners to take advantage as soon as possible to avoid missing the deadline

Politics

3 d. ago Uswitch giving 25 hours of free electricity to all customers with a smart meter this winter

Households are set to spend an extra £77 a month on energy in winter

Economics

6 d. ago Private equity sees profits in power utilities as electric bills rise and Big Tech seeks more energy

Private investment firms that are helping finance America’s artificial intelligence race and the huge buildout of energy-hungry data centers are getting interested in the local utilities that deliver electricity to regular customers — and the servers that power AI

Science

9 d. ago My energy company is insisting I switch to a smart meter even though my current one is still working. Can they really force me to change? DEAN DUNHAM has the surprising answer

My energy supplier says I must upgrade to a smart meter, but I don't want to. Can I just ignore its requests? DEAN DUNHAM replies...

Science

1 week ago EDF announces customers can get free electricity for 16 hours a week next month

The firm is offering free electricity in exchange for customers reducing energy consumption at peak times

Economics

1 week ago Poland scrambles aircraft as Russia attacks Ukraine with hundreds of drones and missiles – Europe live

Poland said it had scrambled aircraft to protect its airspace as Ukraine reported a Russian attack featuring more than 600 drones and missilesCollins Aerospace owner RTX said on Saturday that it had become aware of a cyber- related disruption to its MUSE software in selected airports, after major European flight hubs flagged delays due to a cyber-attack, Reuters reports.The company said:We are actively working to resolve the issue and restore full functionality to our customers as quickly as possible.The impact is limited to electronic customer check-in and baggage drop and can be mitigated with manual check-in operations. Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago Cost of living crisis sees household energy debt triple in 10 years

More than 1 million customers are falling behind on their electricity bills with no repayment plan in place

Economics