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E.ON and SSE send energy bills soaring

Increases to nudge the number of households living in fuel poverty above five million for the first time in over a decade

Business big shot: Ian Marchant

The chief executive of Scottish and Southern Energy has warned that the company's profits will be lower

Tories attempt to tackle fuel poverty

Tories propose reform of post office accounts so that they can be used to pay utility bills using the equivalent of a direct debit

Tempus analysis: Too vulnerable

The UK gas market must build far more storage capacity if it is to protect itself from price shocks in future

North Sea pipeline leak lifts gas price

Wholesale gas prices in Britain jumped by nearly 15 per cent after a leak in a North Sea pipeline triggered supply concerns

Winter gas supply fears grow on North Sea leak

Price of gas rises 14% after Norway’s Statoil Hydro shuts down field, prompting concern over production

Britain holds £160bn stockpile of nuclear fuel

The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority is consulting with the industry on what to do with 100 tonnes of plutonium and uranium

RES to double workforce after landing Hungarian deal

The renewables firm is linking with Budapest-based Thermo KFT

Hungarian deal boosts RES propects

Renewable Energy Scotland lands deal with Hungarian heat pump designer Thermo Kft

UK energy giant does itself a power of good

It is a year since Steve Holliday finalised the takeover of Key Span by National Grid, making it America's second largest energy supplier

Hedge fund to sell Thanet windfarm in Kent

The developers have increased the value by gaining planning consent, debt commitments and a connection slot to the national grid

National Grid’s US lobby bill tops $1m

Half of the British utility giant’s business comes from America after it took over New York’s Key Span last year

British Energy hit by nuclear closure

Sharp drop in first-quarter earnings after a year-long outage at two of company's biggest reactors reduced power output

British Energy profits plunge as output falls

The nuclear group confirms that takeover talks continue despite the rejection of EDF's £12bn offer two weeks ago

Georgia gambit gives a sharp reminder

The mini-war in the Caucasus could end the slide which was threatening a dramatic redistribution of global wealth from oil