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Energy bills will rise for millions of households with most expected to see an increase of nearly £100 a year, in a time when many face financial difficulties. The energy price cap will rise to pre-pandemic levels for households, increasing by £96 to £1,138 for 11million default tariff customers, Ofgem has announced today. Bills will also increase by £87 to £1,156 for 4million pre-payment meter customers. The hike will come in on 1 April for six months with the changes blamed on a rise in wholesale energy prices. The rise is far higher than predicted by insiders. The energy price cap is increasing by £96 to £1,138 for 11 million default tariff customers ....
comments This post originally appeared on Grist. Grist is a nonprofit news agency working toward a planet that doesn t burn and a future that doesn t suck. Sign up to receive Grist s top stories in your inbox. For nearly a decade, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, a Democrat of Rhode Island, has been beating the bushes to find Republican partners on climate legislation. When asked to explain why his GOP colleagues have been so resistant to join him in taking action on climate change, Whitehouse doesn t point to the usual suspects: President Donald Trump, donors like the Koch Brothers with a rooting interest in fossil fuels, or the influential Heartland Institute. ....
Smart meter hassling to go up a gear as energy firms will chase those who have said no Energy suppliers are under increasing pressure to meet targets to install millions of the devices in British homes 3 January 2021 • 9:00pm Smart meters are supposed to help people save money on their energy bills Credit: Martin Prescott Energy firms’ will contact customers who said no to a smart meter again as hassling goes up a gear in a bid to meet installation targets. Some of the UK’s biggest energy firms have already contacted all or the vast majority of their eligible customers but are under increasing pressure to install the devices in homes. ....