Energy prices

Energy companies reacted with horror to Labour’s pledge to freeze energy bills, saying the move would result in blackouts. But just days later three of the big six are now offering fixed energy bills.

Labour leader Ed Miliband tells Channel 4 News that despite opposition to his new energy policy, the party will refuse to budge. “We will take on vested interests,” he says.

There’s a new measure for fuel poverty – but it still shows millions of English households face a growing gap between the energy bills they need to pay and what they can afford.

Public trust in the gas and electricity market is being undermined by a lack of transparency about companies’ profits, MPs are warning.

Energy watchdog Ofgem warns that the energy industry is facing an “unprecedented challenge”, and says our supplies are running dangerously low.

“Earthquakes won’t be allowed”, Michael Fallon, the energy minister, says, as the government throws its weight behind fracking as the answer to a national energy shortfall.

The new Energy Minister Michael Fallon has told Channel 4 News that the push to build new nuclear reactors is on course.

Nearly 110,000 sign a petition protesting against energy giant npower’s alleged tax avoidance – but the company remains adamant it has no UK tax obligations.

Can a castle or a thatched cottage be eco-friendly? The National Trust thinks so, and is investing £3.5m in a bid to spend less on energy bills and more on conservation.

Energy firm SSE says it is very sorry for mis-selling gas and electricity – but admits it has not clawed back bonuses from the years when failings happened.

Doing nothing to raise money for renewables would lead to higher bills insists Energy Secretary Ed Davey, but consumer groups call for more government action to tackle rising energy costs.

We are in the grip of a long, cold winter, and UK gas supplies are feeling the strain – but the National Grid says the prospect of running out of gas is “nonsense”, writes Tom Clarke.

The government grants planning consent for French firm EDF to begin construction of a new nuclear power plant at Hinkley in Somerset – but consent is not the same as actually getting the plant built.

The cost of living goes up from 2.7 to 2.8 per cent in February, as Chancellor George Osborne adds the finishing touches to tomorrow’s budget.

As the UK awaits a government decision on a new nuclear power plant in Somerset, Jon Snow asks Lord Browne, former BP boss, whether the country can embrace new energy forms – and when.