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Co-operative Energy: what The Big Switch means to us

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This week we announced the results of The Big Switch - Co-operative Energy won with the cheapest tariff on the day of the auction. In this guest post, Nigel Mason of Co-operative Energy explains what it means to them. (more on Co-op Energy...)

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The Big Switch – the results are in!

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After months of excitement, we can finally announce it – The Big Switch auction has finished! And the winner is Co-operative Energy! It’s delivered savings of around £123 per year. Great news, so what happens now? (more on The Big Switch winner...)

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The Queen’s speech – how was it for you?

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The pomp and ceremony is over for another year - so how was the Queen’s speech for you? With deficit reduction and reforming the House of Lords top of the agenda, was it a speech that resonated with you? (more about the Queen’s speech...)

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What now for the people who were misled by SSE?

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Cold-callers give me the shivers. Add a misleading sales pitch and you’ve got a consumer rights issue that’ll give anyone chills. Today SSE were sentenced for misleading doorstep sales. So what's next? (more on the SSE fine...)

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Greenest government ever? Depends how much it costs us

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The Prime Minister once promised ‘the greenest government ever’. Today he warned the move to green energy must be financially sustainable. We’re worried not enough's being done to help consumers. (more on the greenest government...)

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Budget 2012 – what will George Osborne do for you?

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  • Money
  • 16 March 2012
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A year on from Chancellor George Osborne’s ‘Budget for Growth’ in 2011, Britain and consumers are still in poor financial health. So what do we want from the government’s 2012 Budget? (more about the Budget 2012...)

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Scrap carbon tax – why pay more for a policy that won’t work?

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What do you think of the government’s carbon tax on energy generation? Not only could it become another burden on already squeezed households, we don’t think it will work in promoting low-carbon energy. (more about carbon tax...)

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EDF Energy pays £4.5m back to customers – it’s about time

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An energy company does something it shouldn’t. What usually happens? Ofgem slaps said company on the wrist, fines it a million or two and the money goes straight into the Treasury's coffers. Well, not today. (more about energy companies...)

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Vox pops: What would you change about the energy industry?

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We’ve been out-and-about on our UK tour to talk to people about their energy-related concerns. From complex bills to huge price rises – here are some of the things people have told us. (more about our live energy debates...)

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Should I join the 200,000 who are making The Big Switch?

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Have you signed up to The Big Switch? As it’s a UK first, we've invited our sister organisation – Consumentenbond from the Netherlands – to come and explain how it worked for them. (more about collective switching energy... )

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I got an £11,000 energy bill – what can I do?

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You’re probably used to us highlighting energy issues by now, like problems getting a refund and doorstep selling. This week we're telling an individual's story that shocked our energy staff – can Which? help fix it? (more on energy bills...)

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