March 15, 2026

Energy

Energy

British Gas giving out £1,700 energy help – and you don’t have to be a customer

The British Gas Energy Trust has reopened its Individual and Families Fund for both pre-payment and credit households See if you’re eligible for energy help(Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto) Thousands of struggling households may be eligible for up to £1,700 in energy support from British Gas – and you don’t even need to be a customer. The

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Demand for Ofgem to use firms’ £4bn profits to help with energy bills

MPs said it is ‘completely inexcusable’ that households choose between eating and heating while companies make staggering profits Firms have made a huge profit(Image: GETTY) MPs are calling for energy regulator Ofcom to ease bill payers’ debt by using some of the £4 billion made by network firms in windfall profits. In a report released

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Lakshmi Mittal’s energy venture bought Russian oil transported on blacklisted ships

Steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal’s energy joint venture in India has bought Russian oil transported on sanctions-listed vessels, according to an analysis of satellite imagery, shipping data and customs records by the Financial Times. The Guru Gobind Singh Refinery in Punjab, a major oil refinery co-owned by the long-term UK resident’s Mittal Energy, received at least

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Cygnet Energy to acquire Kiwetinohk in $1 billion deal

Privately held Cygnet Energy will acquire Kiwetinohk Energy in an all-cash deal valued at $1.4 billion (US$998.29 million), including debt, the companies said on Tuesday, creating a larger Montney and Duvernay operator. Montney and Duvernay, in Alberta, are among Canada’s most prolific shale oil and gas plays, driving much of the recent production growth and

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You can save £630 on energy bills by switching off these ‘vampire’ appliances

Energy experts have warned 10 ‘phantom load’ household appliances could be adding £630 annually to energy bills in UK homes — look out for these power-hungry devices These power-hungry devices could be costing UK households hundreds in bills(Image: Getty) This Halloween, homeowners are being encouraged to unplug their “phantom load” appliances, as new research reveals

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Full list of who will get £150 energy bill help as letters go out

Hundreds of thousands of households can expect to receive the Government letter 06:58, 28 Oct 2025Updated 07:22, 28 Oct 2025 Letters are going out from today(Image: Getty images) More than 250,000 families are to receive confirmation of a one-off £150 discount off their energy bills this winter, the Government has said. The letters are being

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Venezuela moves to cancel energy agreements with Trinidad after US warship arrives at island nation

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Venezuela’s vice president said Monday that energy agreements with Trinidad and Tobago should be canceled over what she described as

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UK offshore wind budget puts 2030 clean energy target at risk, say analysts

Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Renewable energy myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The UK’s budget to support offshore wind farms could jeopardise its target of decarbonising the power sector by 2030 but is likely to help control rising energy bills, industry analysts have said. Ministers on Monday

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This fixed energy tariff is the cheapest from a major supplier… and comes with £25 cashback

By SAM BROMLEY, MONEY & CONSUMER GUIDES WRITER Updated: 16:36, 27 October 2025 Products featured in this article are independently selected by This is Money’s specialist journalists. If you open an account using links which have an asterisk, This is Money will earn an affiliate commission. We do not allow this to affect our editorial

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Cenovus Energy raises MEG Energy offer

CALGARY — Cenovus Energy Inc. has raised its takeover offer for MEG Energy Corp. again, winning the support of Strathcona Resources Ltd., which had opposed the deal. Under the sweetened bid, Cenovus is offering $30 in cash or 1.255 Cenovus shares for each MEG share with limits of $3.8 billion in cash and 159.6 million

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