Gas and Electricity Prices: Now and in the Future

Gas and electricity prices are set in part by the global market. The cost of transporting gas from one country to another and the cost and availability of fuel for electricity generation are contributory factors. Massive increases in the cost of oil, gas and coal on global markets have resulted in similarly sharp rises in domestic gas end electricity prices in the United Kingdom in 2008 and further increases – possibly between 30% and 40% according to some estimates – are predicted by the end of the year. Indeed gas prices to the consumer from some energy providers are already lower than the wholesale price of gas and this situation clearly cannot continue. Read More

Despite the deregulation of the gas and electricity markets in the late 1990s, British Gas remains a popular provider of both fuels in the United Kingdom, with 11 million gas customers and 5 million electricity customers. British Gas Services – formed in 1994 to specialise in the installation and servicing side of the business – is likewise the leading installer of domestic gas central heating systems in the United Kingdom. Read More

Our friends over at the Boiler Service Centre have updated their site to include a new section dedicated to boiler breakdown cover and central heating insurance, this will be a popular section with more and more providers to choose from it’s difficult to know which to go for. Read More