{"id":60613,"date":"2021-11-23T06:52:15","date_gmt":"2021-11-23T11:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=60613"},"modified":"2021-11-23T06:52:15","modified_gmt":"2021-11-23T11:52:15","slug":"brits-google-energy-bill-help-as-energy-suppliers-go-bankrupt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=60613","title":{"rendered":"Brits Google \u2018Energy Bill Help\u2019 As Energy Suppliers Go Bankrupt"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/oilprice.com\/Energy\/Energy-General\/Brits-Google-Energy-Bill-Help-As-Energy-Suppliers-Go-Bankrupt.html\">Brits Google \u2018Energy Bill Help\u2019 As Energy Suppliers Go Bankrupt<\/a><\/h3>\n<div id=\"key_points\" class=\"wysiwyg clear\">\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Extreme gas price volatility has led to a string of bankruptcies among British energy suppliers<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">UK Household gas bills have risen by 28.1 percent and electricity bills 18.8 percent in the year to October<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Germany\u2019s recent decision to halt approval of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline has added to UK energy woes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"articleImageContainer\"><picture class=\"lozad-picture singleArticle__articleImage\" data-iesrc=\"https:\/\/d32r1sh890xpii.cloudfront.net\/article\/718x300\/2021-11-19_3ioyktxm9d.jpg\" data-loaded=\"true\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d32r1sh890xpii.cloudfront.net\/article\/420x175\/2021-11-19_3ioyktxm9d.jpg\" media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d32r1sh890xpii.cloudfront.net\/article\/718x300\/2021-11-19_3ioyktxm9d.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" \/><img \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-content\" class=\"wysiwyg clear\">\n<p>Google searches for \u2018energy bill help\u2019 exploded over three thousand percent in the UK on November 17, the same day two more energy suppliers collapsed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityam.com\/two-more-energy-firms-collapse-amid-soaring-wholesale-prices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Neon Energy and Social Energy Supply both ceased trading earlier this week<\/a>, leaving 35,000 more customers in need of rescue from market regulator Ofgem.<\/p>\n<p>Recent analysis of Google data from energy experts Boiler Central showed a massive spike in people looking for help with their energy bills.<\/p>\n<p>This included a whopping 212 percent increase in searches for cheaper heating alternatives including \u2018portable heater\u2019 on November 17 as well.<\/p>\n<p>Since the start of September, 21 energy companies have ceased trading due to soaring wholesale costs,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityam.com\/number-of-uk-gas-suppliers-almost-cut-in-half-by-energy-price-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">while half of the country\u2019s dual-suppliers have crashed out of the market in the past 12 months<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Household gas bills have risen by 28.1 percent and electricity bills 18.8 percent in the year to October, according to the ONS.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/oilprice.com\/Energy\/Crude-Oil\/Could-An-Energy-Crunch-Lead-To-A-Worldwide-Financial-Crisis.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Related: Could An Energy Crunch Lead To A Worldwide Financial Crisis?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Germany\u2019s recent decision to halt approval of a gas pipeline from Russia has also caused wholesale gas prices to jump 17 percent in the UK and EU.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Ofgem is set to examine and potentially increase the energy price cap from its current \u00a31,277 average use limit next year.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.boilercentral.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boiler Central<\/a>\u00a0said: \u201cThe rise in searches for help with energy bills in the UK, as well as an increase in searches for portable heaters, exposes how much recent soaring energy bills are affecting people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2026click on the above link to read the rest of the 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