Pre-payment users are more likely to be struggling to afford energy. (Getty Images) Experts at price comparison website Uswitch have raised fears of a "worrying" trend after the use of pay-as-you-go ...

Charities and campaign groups have warned that new rules for energy suppliers which restrict the forced use of prepayment meters do not go far enough and must be firmly enforced. The End Fuel Poverty ...

LIBERTY LAKE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI), which is innovating the way utilities and cities manage energy and water, announced the release of the Itron Intelis gFlex prepayment ...

UK energy regulator Ofgem has ordered energy companies to suspend the forced installation of prepayment meters in the homes of customers who have fallen behind on their bills. It comes as British Gas ...

An estimated 3.2 million people across Britain ran out of credit on their prepayment meter last year, the equivalent of one every 10 seconds, because they could not afford to top it up, Citizens ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thousands of energy customers who were forced to have prepayment meters installed in their homes are set to receive compensation ...

Energy suppliers should stop forcing vulnerable households on to prepayment meters, the government has said. Business Secretary Grant Shapps warned he would "name and shame" suppliers who were doing ...