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The average household energy bill is set to increase by £149 from October after Ofgem said it was increasing its price cap (Jacob King/PA)
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UK govt urges energy firms to support awareness campaign for winter bills help

The government plans a winter campaign to help customers struggling with energy bills, urging industry support and protection.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has defended the decision to withdraw winter fuel payments from millions of pensioner households (Andy Buchanan/PA)
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UK energy bosses meet minister as winter fuel squeeze defended

Government sticks to removal of UK winter fuel payment for pensioners but providers called on for talks on helping vulnerable households.

Scottish Government efforts to tackle fuel poverty have ‘stalled’ Liberal Democrat Liam McArthur claimed (Fraser Bremner/PA)
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Efforts to tackle fuel poverty have stalled, UK’s Liberal Democrats claim

Scottish government efforts to combat fuel poverty have stalled, with a £23 million real-terms cut in energy efficiency spending.

Onshore wind turbines at Little Cheyne Court Wind Farm operate beside electricity pylons in Dungeness, Britain, July 10, 2024. REUTERS/Chris J. Ratcliffe/File Photo
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Extreme weather and geopolitics to send UK energy bills up 10%

Price cap for average household UK energy bill jumps over analysts' forecasts as market fails to stabilise following impact of Russian conflict.

The average household energy bill is set to rise by 9% in October when the latest change to the price cap takes effect, according to experts (Andrew Matthews/PA)
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Average UK energy bill set to jump by 9% in October, say experts

The average household energy bill is set to rise by 9% in October when the latest change to the price cap takes effect,...

Ofgem said the new ‘superhighway’ electricity cable will carry enough renewable energy to power two million homes (Anna Gowthorpe/PA)
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Electricity ‘superhighway’ between Scotland and England to go ahead

The 500km (311-mile) Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2) electricity transmission project will stretch from Aberdeenshire to North Yorkshire.

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband with Chris Stark, who is to lead a new control centre (Dan Dennison/Department for Energy Security and Net Zero/PA)
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Top climate adviser tasked to deliver clean power in UK

Top climate adviser Chris Stark is to lead a new control centre to try to spur on the Government’s mission to provide Britain...

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