 wrote to the energy regulator Ofgem urging it to ask suppliers to make details of their customer-only fixed deals widely available. 1 Martin Lewis has issued a huge energy bill update Martin argued that this would help households to understand if a fixed deal is worth switching to. At the moment, suppliers don't need to make public tariffs it offers directly to existing customers, making it hard for households to know how they compare and if they are better off siwtching. But, following the letter Ofgem confirmed to MSE that it is now asking suppliers to clearly publish all of their domestic tariffs. The regulator said: "We will closely monitor the situation, including to make sure that the market is operating competitively on price alongside customer service and innovative products, and to make sure that suppliers are meeting their obligations to the most vulnerable." In response, Martin said he was "grateful" to Ofgem for its help in making the energy fixing market more transparent. He said: "This request means it is on the radar and firms know it will be frowned upon if they don't publish the tariff info. "We have already started to receive some commitments from the big firms they will do this." It comes as several major suppliers, including British Gas, So Energy, E.on and Ovo, start bringing back existing customer-only fixed deals. The Sun has contacted all the major energy suppliers to find out when they will publish their current tariffs that are for customers only. Ovo said it already publishes all of its tariffs on its website, including those for customers only. While So Energy said it is only offering two fixed deals at the moment, and they are available to both new and){kind=link}
ENERGY suppliers are being forced to publish details of every energy tariff they offer following a warning from Martin Lewis.
The founder of MoneySavingExpert (MSE) wrote to the energy regulator Ofgem urging it to ask suppliers to make details of their customer-only fixed deals widely available.
Martin argued that this would help households to understand if a fixed deal is worth switching to.
At the moment, suppliers don’t need to make public tariffs it offers directly to existing customers, making it hard for households to know how they compare and if they are better off siwtching.
But, following the letter Ofgem confirmed to MSE that it is now asking suppliers to clearly publish all of their domestic tariffs.