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UK's leading renewable energy companies warn that changes will deter investment and expose consumers to price volatilityGovernment plans to reform the electricity market to favour low-carbon power are "unworkable" and will...

Consumer Focus says complaints against 'Big Six' suppliers have risen by 26% despite their promises to rebuild trustThe Big Six energy firms were under fire again today for allegedly treating customers with "contempt" after...

Scottish and Southern Energy breaks ranks with other Big Six suppliers by letting domestic suppliers bid for its energy supplyScottish and Southern Energy is shaking up Britain's energy market by auctioning all its electricity...

• Delays at prototype in Normandy raise concern in City • MPs aim to curb doorstep sales by energy companiesCentrica is being urged by the City to withdraw from a £4bn commitment to build new nuclear power stations in...

Demand for competition enquiry after Scottish & Southern pays £700m dividend but claims it may be forced to raise gas pricesThe row over "rip-off" energy companies intensified on Friday when one of the UK's largest utilities...

Climate change minister described as enthusiastic towards wind power, according to UK's largest renewable generator• Liberal Democrats abandon pledge to oppose new nuclear power stationsChris Huhne, the new energy and climate...

First Utility chief executive Mark Daeche says that smart meters can change the way we use energy in the homeDo you know how big your power bill was for that cold winter? Do you know how much more energy you w ere using?...

First Utility chief executive Mark Daeche says that smart meters can change the way we use energy in the homeDo you know how big your power bill was for that cold winter? Do you know how much more energy you w ere using?...

Former scientific director at Greenpeace is at the leading edge of a green energy revolution, and under fire from environmentalistsA tiny doorway next to a BetFair shop in south London is the unassuming headquarters of Solarcentury,...

• Virgin chief and fellow business leaders call for action• Energy crisis threatens to be more serious than credit crunchSir Richard Branson and fellow leading businessmen will warn ministers this week that the world...

Scottish & Southern Energy's proposed Beauly to Denny power line (Report, 7 January) would be a Stalinist blight on Scotland's most beautiful scenery. The 600 pylons would stretch for 140 miles through the Cairngorms, rural...

• Cuts contradict announced rise of £4.30 for upgrades• Ofgem chief says power firms are enjoying strong marginsBritain's energy suppliers must cut their domestic prices early next year, the energy regulator Ofgem warned...

• Ofgem to allow bills to rise by an average £4.30 a year• Firms pushed for larger increase to fund infrastructure investmentElectricity bills will rise by an extra £4.30 a year on average to pay for upgrades to regional...

Virgin, Stagecoach and Yahoo among firms calling for measures to address economic dislocation from a sudden rise in oil prices An industry organisation, which includes Virgin and Yahoo, has called on the government to "urgently"...

Scottish and Southern Energy heads group looking for build reactors with capacity to power 3.5m homesA Scottish-led consortium has secured a position in plans to build a new generation of nuclear reactors in England and Wales...