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E.ON reports up to 15% drop as Grant Shapps writes to firms saying customers cutting back on energy use should not face direct debit rise

Kingfisher says sales of loft insulation roll more than double while smart thermostats rose by nearly a third

Fightback comes amid concerns race to replace Boris Johnson could lead to rollback of environmental policies

Ex-chief scientist David King says outgoing PM must deliver fiscal policies to support poorer people

Hundreds of readers tell of lost connectivity as official figures show millions of devices have to be read manually

Analysts predict a further 14% jump for spring 2022 on top of next month’s scheduled £139 rise

New Drive Anytime rate bids to mirror rivals’ off-peak tariff with savings of 60% a year, supplier claims

About 5.8m households moved to another electricity supplier, up 6% from 2017

This year is worst for number of increases, with average of £74 added to annual dual fuel bills

Decision comes as regulator prepares to impose price cap on energy bills

Committee says it could cut investment, complicate energy trading and affect cost of supply

Nuclear plant construction facing further delays as unions declare plans to ballot civil engineers in row over bonuses

Electricity and gas supplier blames increase, which affects 2.5 million people, on rising cost of government policies

German firm blames increase, which affects 2.5 million customers, on rising cost of government renewable schemes

Dale Vince agrees to pay ex-wife Kathleen Wyatt £300,000 after she lodged £1.9m claim more than 20 years after their divorce