LONDON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - British Gas said it will temporarily stop using court orders that permit the forced installation of prepayment meters in people's homes after a report in The Times newspaper ...

Prepayment or ‘pay-as-you-go’ meters are a type of gas and electricity meter that require you to pay for your energy before you use it. This is different to a credit meter where you pay for your ...

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 ...

Energy giant British Gas is under pressure to explain how it will compensate “vulnerable” customers who were subjected to debt collectors forcibly entering their homes to install prepayment meters, ...

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 ...

British Gas is currently under scrutiny by Ofgem after an undercover investigation revealed that agents working for Arvato Financial Solutions - a company used by British Gas to pursue debts - have ...

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 ...

It is well known that people with prepayment gas and electric meters can end up paying more for their energy than people who pay through direct debit. But just before Ofgem increases the energy price ...