Energy Bills and the Price Cap News: page 21
- January 2022
NEA Northern Ireland welcomes launch of DfC Emergency Fuel Payment Scheme but says £2M budget falls short
National Energy Action Northern Ireland has welcomed the Department for Communities Emergency Fuel Payment Scheme for 20,000 households but says its £2 million budget falls far short of what is needed.
NEA responds to Ofgem consultation on short term price cap changes
National Energy Action has told Ofgem that doing nothing is the best of the short term price cap options for fuel poor households, opposing exit fees on standard variable tariffs.
E3G publishes briefing on responding to the energy bill crisis
E3G has published a briefing setting out near-term actions to protect households from sharp energy price increases and longer-term priorities to rebuild for resilience.
Compensation window opens for forced prepayment meter installations
Ofgem has opened a compensation route for households forced onto prepayment meters between 1 January 2022 and 21 January 2023 where suppliers broke the installation rules.
Power NI raises domestic electricity prices by 21.4%
Power NI raised domestic electricity prices by 21.4 per cent from 1 January 2022, adding £131 a year to the average household bill in Northern Ireland.