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Boris’ cabinet: Andrea Leadsom appointed Business and Energy Secretary

After sacking over half of Theresa May’s old cabinet yesterday, new Prime Minister Boris Johnson has appointed Andrea Leadsom as Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).Previously serving as Energy and Climate Minister (May 2015 – July...

Quarter of a million customers switched to SVTs after suppliers go bust

Over 280,000 energy customers have seen their utility bills increase overnight, some by hundreds of pounds, after a string of suppliers ceased trading over the last 18 months.Consumer group Which? found that of the 925,000 customers switched by energy regulator Ofgem...

UK coal-fired power stations reduced to five

SSE’s last remaining coal-fired power station is due to close in March 2020, reducing the country’s coal plants to just five. The announcement comes as SSE confirmed the plant is losing £40m a year, due to government focusing support on low carbon energy to tackle the...

Data Energy shortlisted for Industry Provider of the Year

We are delighted to have been shortlisted for Industry Provider of the Year at this year’s ARMA Ace Awards.Hosted by The Association of Residential Managing Agents, the awards celebrate excellence and exceptional achievements of the industry’s leading figures.We’re...

Britain approaches coal-free fortnight

Britain is set to break yet another coal-free record, as we approach the first coal-free fortnight since the Industrial Revolution.This milestone exceeds the previous record set earlier this month, when Britain went an entire week without using coal to operate the...

April breaks electricity switching record

Last month 668,371 electricity customers switched supplier, a 34% increase on April 2018 and the highest number of switches ever recorded.Latest figures bring the total number of switches to over two million to date this year, an increase of 18% in comparison to the...