Energy firms given three-day switching deadline

Consumers will be able to switch energy suppliers in just three days by the end of the year under radical new switching rules unveiled by Ofgem today.

Energy firms told to return £400m from closed accounts

The "big six" energy firms have been told to hand back more than £400m owed to customers. Credit left in customer accounts when people and businesses move or switch suppliers has accumulated over the last six years, Ofgem said.

Power shortage risks by 2015, Ofgem warns

Britain risks running out of energy generating capacity in the winter of 2015-16, according to the energy regulator Ofgem.