Ofgem

Ofgem board director Christine Farnish quits over energy price cap

Non-executive board member says regulator ‘gave too much benefit to companies at expense of customers’

Jasper Jolly

17, Aug, 2022 @6:52 PM

Keir Starmer demands ban on raising energy prices

Exclusive: Labour calls for the price cap to remain at £1,971 as charities warn Tory leadership candidates of catastrophic impact on the cost of living

Toby Helm, Political Editor

13, Aug, 2022 @7:00 PM

We must tax profits now, freeze energy price rises - and if necessary bring suppliers into the public sector | Gordon Brown

Without urgent action, families are seeing nothing more than pain now and pain later. There is a way through, says former prime minister Gordon Brown

Gordon Brown

10, Aug, 2022 @6:07 PM

Ofgem confirms energy price cap to be updated every three months

Change from biannual review comes as regulator warns customers face ‘very challenging winter ahead’

Jasper Jolly

04, Aug, 2022 @1:30 PM

Why Keir Starmer’s regulation pledge won’t fix the energy bills crisis | Letter

Letter: The Labour leader should embrace nationalisation instead, says Paul Dolan

Letters

02, Aug, 2022 @5:05 PM

Energy bills support scheme: who is eligible and when will it be paid?

The lowdown on the £400 discount as households in Great Britain come under more financial pressure

Jess Clark

29, Jul, 2022 @11:17 AM

How ex-footballer’s energy gamble ended up costing bill payers £700m

Collapse of Avro among those highlighted in MPs’ damning report blaming much of fiasco on Ofgem

Rob Davies

26, Jul, 2022 @5:00 AM

Energy bills will push millions into unmanageable debt, MPs warn

Report calls for more support for people who are struggling to pay as it lambasts government and Ofgem

Rob Davies

25, Jul, 2022 @11:01 PM

Ministers, one fears, still haven’t grasped scale of Ofgem’s regulatory failure | Nils Pratley

Business committee right to be sceptical about ability to reform UK energy market in damning report

Nils Pratley

25, Jul, 2022 @11:01 PM

The Guardian view on the UK economy: what an almighty mess

An unprecedented number will spend this winter choosing between freezing and starving. Britain needs an active state to help

Editorial

20, Jul, 2022 @6:03 PM

Ofgem tells energy firms to take urgent action to fix direct debit problems

Regulator is concerned that gas and electricity customers may fall into debt or overpay unless improvements are made

Alex Lawson Energy correspondent

13, Jul, 2022 @11:49 AM

UK contingency plan to shut gas pipelines to Europe would be madness

As European operators know, gas pipelines that flow in either direction according to need is firmly in UK interests