Energy

Customers could be stuck on pricier energy tariffs for up to an extra three weeks as all gas switches are delayed while an IT system is updated.

The energy regulator has put back plans to introduce a 'switching database', which would allow suppliers to contact rival firms' customers on the most expensive standard variable energy tariffs and offer them a cheaper deal.

Engie, one of the biggest power companies to rival the 'Big Six' energy giants for years, is launching a new 'roll over' deal which switches existing customers onto its cheapest deal when an offer ends.

This is your last chance to join the thousands switching to a special tariff in our latest Big Energy Switch. Forget the up to £100 annual saving in the Tories' proposed price cap (which could take ages to come in), our deal saves a typical £280/yr all-in on big six standard tariffs.

Theresa May has pledged to set an energy price cap on standard tariffs, in a move designed to cut gas and electricity bills by up to £100/year for those on the worst deals.

British Gas has launched its long-awaited new rewards scheme today and is offering Sky Store movie vouchers to the first 150,000 customers who sign up online, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal.

The Conservative general election manifesto is likely to include a pledge to cap prices for households overpaying on their energy bills, a senior minister has signalled.

Renewable energy supplier Bulb will be reducing its variable dual fuel tariff by about 3% next week, with the firm claiming a recent drop in wholesale costs has led to the £30/year average discount.

Smaller energy suppliers are continuing to outperform the big six when it comes to customer service, a new poll of MoneySavingExpert.com users reveals, despite those at the bottom of the table significantly upping their game in the past six months.