{"id":60752,"date":"2021-12-03T07:27:09","date_gmt":"2021-12-03T12:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=60752"},"modified":"2021-12-03T07:27:09","modified_gmt":"2021-12-03T12:27:09","slug":"zog-energy-becomes-25th-uk-supplier-to-go-bust-in-three-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=60752","title":{"rendered":"Zog Energy becomes 25th UK supplier to go bust in three months"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dcr-1nupfq9\" data-gu-name=\"headline\">\n<div class=\"dcr-krkkhw\">\n<div class=\"dcr-13a2edo\">\n<h3 class=\"dcr-125vfar\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/2021\/dec\/01\/zog-energy-becomes-25th-uk-supplier-to-go-bust-in-three-months?fbclid=IwAR2c3MXvI0UaRuF0BYBcQXLoS0XrCwDfWer93SjKaTG6Cw3fP58xCZIa2d4\">Zog Energy becomes 25th UK supplier to go bust in three months<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-zjgnrw\" data-gu-name=\"standfirst\">\n<div class=\" dcr-mj1r7n\" data-print-layout=\"hide\">\n<p>Company, which supplied gas to about 11,700 households, is another victim of record market prices<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-pn0kqp\" data-gu-name=\"media\">\n<div class=\"dcr-krkkhw\">\n<div class=\"dcr-16n5mgq\">\n<figure id=\"12226a26-cbe2-4113-853b-2d21414498dd\" class=\"dcr-13udsys\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1b267dg\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/85f99664fbf054e6c8a8bed909259c8345086f8e\/31_69_3931_2358\/master\/3931.jpg?width=620&amp;quality=45&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=8e6359e5e0dc913d97b41b15858cbd0b 1240w\" media=\"(min-width: 980px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 980px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/85f99664fbf054e6c8a8bed909259c8345086f8e\/31_69_3931_2358\/master\/3931.jpg?width=620&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=92955fce3ff7f1858e1e7250dcdcbeec 620w\" media=\"(min-width: 980px)\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/85f99664fbf054e6c8a8bed909259c8345086f8e\/31_69_3931_2358\/master\/3931.jpg?width=465&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=16445c6af0a39aec73786f5209d2637c 465w\" media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/85f99664fbf054e6c8a8bed909259c8345086f8e\/31_69_3931_2358\/master\/3931.jpg?width=465&amp;quality=45&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=6ec206c5663f4871be6bad6b0be954e8 930w\" media=\"(min-width: 0px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 0px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/85f99664fbf054e6c8a8bed909259c8345086f8e\/31_69_3931_2358\/master\/3931.jpg?width=465&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=16445c6af0a39aec73786f5209d2637c 465w\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"dcr-1989ovb\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/85f99664fbf054e6c8a8bed909259c8345086f8e\/31_69_3931_2358\/master\/3931.jpg?width=465&amp;quality=45&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=6ec206c5663f4871be6bad6b0be954e8\" alt=\"A pan on a domestic hob\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1200\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"dcr-w6u133\"><span class=\"dcr-19x4pdv\">Zog Energy was founded in 2012 with a plan to offer households simple, affordable gas tariffs.<\/span> Photograph: Niklas Halle\u2019n\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-185kcx9\" data-gu-name=\"body\">\n<div class=\"dcr-klxumw\">\n<div id=\"maincontent\" class=\"dcr-j7ihvk\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<div class=\"article-body-commercial-selector article-body-viewer-selector  dcr-ucgxn1\">\n<p class=\"dcr-o5gy41\">Another of the UK\u2019s small energy companies has gone bust, bringing the total number of suppliers that have collapsed in the past three months after a record surge in energy market prices to 25.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-o5gy41\">Zog Energy, which supplies gas to about 11,700 households, announced on its website that it had ceased to trade and that the energy regulator,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/ofgem\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Ofgem<\/a>, would appoint a new supplier to take on its customers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-o5gy41\">Ofgem has been forced to find new suppliers for more than 2 million households affected by the collapse of energy suppliers since the start of September. The fate of another 1.7 million Bulb Energy customers is yet to be decided by a special administrator, which was appointed to handle the large-scale collapse.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"f819b849-51f7-45a4-aadf-d82a52e50c71\" class=\" dcr-10khgmf\">\n<figure id=\"f819b849-51f7-45a4-aadf-d82a52e50c71\" class=\"element element-interactive element-inline css-6bibdn\" data-alt=\"UK energy suppliers that have gone bust in 2021\" data-cypress=\"interactive-element-UK%20energy%20suppliers%20that%20have%20gone%20bust%20in%202021\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/interactive.guim.co.uk\/atoms\/2020\/08\/table-tool\/embed\/app\/main.html?spreadsheet=1CAtVLRMDdUcuKDmao9mKVolZ4eSbosapsCzeF6xjPaQ\" height=\"330\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/figure><figcaption class=\"css-w6u133\"><span class=\"css-19x4pdv\">Note: this table does not include MA Energy (2 November) or CNG Energy (3 November), which supply only non-domestic energy customers<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-o5gy41\">Zog Energy was founded in 2012 with a plan to offer households simple, affordable gas tariffs. It said it was \u201cstarting with gas\u201d because this was \u201cnormally the highest proportion of domestic customers\u2019 annual fuel bill\u201d but did not go on to offer electricity tariffs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-o5gy41\">Bills have rocketed in recent weeks after a global gas supply crunch that has caused the wholesale market price to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/2021\/oct\/06\/uk-industry-could-face-shutdowns-as-wholesale-gas-price-hits-record-high\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">reach record highs in October<\/a>, and remain at historic levels as temperatures have plunged.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-o5gy41\">Neil Lawrence, Ofgem\u2019s retail director, said Zog\u2019s customers \u201cdo not need to worry\u201d because the regulator\u2019s safety net process would ensure they have uninterrupted energy until a new supplier is appointed, and their bills would be protected by the energy price cap.<\/p>\n<p>\u2026click on the above link to read the rest of the article\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zog Energy becomes 25th UK supplier to go bust in three months Company, which supplied gas to about 11,700 households, is another victim of record market prices Zog Energy was founded in 2012 with a plan to offer households simple, affordable gas tariffs. 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