Overview
Below are our 7 articles in the 'overview' category:

Twenty years ago we had no choice, we all had to buy our electricity from the company that sold it in our area, but after denationalisation, privatisation and deregulation the electricity market is ...

The privatisation of the gas industry in the UK came about in the early 1980s, only forty years after it had been nationalised. That nationalisation had been part of the government's efforts to ...

One of the benefits to the consumer of all the upheaval in the utilities market is that customers can now choose to switch between different suppliers. This might be done because of cost, or, ...

Regardless of the utility you're using and the payment plan that you're on, at some point you'll have to pay. There are five basic ways of paying for the utilities that you use, and most utilities ...

Water privatisation was deeply unpopular when it happened in the United Kingdom in 1989 and it did not introduce the element of competition that had at least led to price cuts that benefited the ...

Being unable to pay for services can be a harrowing experience for people but if they look ahead and plan with the help of their utility companies then there's a good chance that court action and ...

Most people in the country pay water rates or bills but it's unusual for anyone to think about the different supplies or services that make up the bill. Obviously there's the supply of water and ...