Energy crisis deepens as Together Energy collapses taking with it Bristol Energy leaving 176,000 customers in the lurch

Energy crisis deepens as Together Energy collapses taking with it Bristol Energy leaving 176,000 customers in the lurch

ICSM has charted the long list of energy companies that have gone bust in the last few months leaving millions without their chosen supplier. This week Total Energy is the latest firm to go bust along with their subsidiary Bristol Energy leaving collectively 176,000 customers facing a hike in prices as they are allotted a new supplier by Ofgem.

The collapse has left suppliers in the lurch and staff out of a job and Warrington Borough Council facing potentially the loss of their £50m stake in the business that is based in Scotland. Last year as other energy companies went to the wall there was speculation Total Energy would be next, but the company strongly denied any problems at the time.

Energy supplier failures have been blamed on rising wholesale prices, particularly for natural gas, which has risen in price by 250% in recent weeks as the price cap prevents them from passing on the increases. Other critics have suggested the opening up of the energy market from previous state ownership has led to confusion and collapse with the likelihood that the market will be left with the Big Six when the dust settles – these being British Gas, EDF Energy, E. ON UK, npower, ScottishPower and SSE.

The table below from Ofcom and CAB reveals failed energy companies going back to 2016 and the scale of the upheaval in recent months is staggering.

 

 

Date

Failed supplier

Customers

Acquiring supplier

January 2022

Together Energy Retail Ltd.

176,000

To be confirmed

December 2021

Zog Energy

11,700

EDF

November 2021

Entice Energy Supply Ltd

5,400

Scottish Power

November 2021

Orbit Energy

65,000

Scottish Power

November 2021

Bulb

1,700,000

*In special administration*

November 2021

Neon Reef Ltd.

30,000

British Gas

November 2021

Social Energy Supply Ltd.

5,500

British Gas

November 2021

CNG Energy Ltd.

41,000

Pozitive Energy

November 2021

Omni Energy Ltd.

6,000

Utilita

November 2021

MA Energy Ltd.

300

SmartestEnergy Business Ltd.

November 2021

Zebra Power Ltd.

14,800

British Gas

November 2021

Ampower UK Ltd.

2,000

Yü Energy

November 2021

Bluegreen Energy

5,900

British Gas

October 2021

GOTO Energy

22,000

Shell Energy

October 2021

Daligas

9,000

Shell Energy

October 2021

Pure Planet

235,000

Shell Energy

October 2021

Colorado Energy

15,000

Shell Energy

September 2021

Symbio

50,000

E.ON Next

September 2021

Igloo

180,000

E.ON Next

September 2021

Enstroga

6,000

E.ON Next

September 2021

Avro

600,000

Octopus

September 2021

Green

350,000

Shell

September 2021

People’s Energy

350,000

British Gas

September 2021

Utility Point

200,000

EDF

September 2021

PFP Energy

80,000

British Gas

September 2021

Moneyplus Energy

9000

British Gas

August 2021

HUB Energy

15,000

Eon Next

January 2021

Simplicity Energy

50,000

British Gas Evolve

January 2021

Green Network Energy

367,500

EDF

December 2020

Yorkshire Energy

74,000

Scottish Power

October 2020

Tonik Energy

130,000

Scottish Power

September 2020

Effortless Energy

2,500

Octopus

March 2020

Gnergy

9,000

Bulb

December 2019

Breeze

18,000

British Gas

October 2019

Toto

134,000

EDF

October 2019

Uttily (Rutherford)

280

Total gas and power

September 2019

Eversmart

29,000

Utilita

August 2019

Solarplicity

8,000

EDF

August 2019

Cardiff Energy Supply Ltd

800

SSE

March 2019

Brilliant

17,000

SSE (currently SSE OVO)

January 2019

Our Power

32,000

Utilita

January 2019

Economy Energy

237,000

OVO

December 2018

One Select

33,000

Together Energy

November 2018

Spark Energy

290,000

OVO

November 2018

Extra Energy

108,000

Scottish Power

October 2018

Usio Energy

7,255

First Utility (currently Shell)

July 2018

Iresa Energy

95,000

Octopus Energy

July 2018

UK National Gas

80

Hudson Energy

January 2018

Future Energy

10,000

Green Star Energy

November 2016

GB Energy

160,000

Coop Energy

 

Date

Failed supplier

Customers

Acquiring supplier

December 2021

Zog Energy

11,700

EDF

November 2021

Entice Energy Supply Ltd

5,400

Scottish Power

November 2021

Orbit Energy

65,000

Scottish Power

November 2021

Bulb

1,700,000

*In special administration*

November 2021

Neon Reef Ltd.

30,000

British Gas

November 2021

Social Energy Supply Ltd.

5,500

British Gas

November 2021

CNG Energy Ltd.

41,000

Pozitive Energy

November 2021

Omni Energy Ltd.

6,000

Utilita

November 2021

MA Energy Ltd.

300

SmartestEnergy Business Ltd.

November 2021

Zebra Power Ltd.

14,800

British Gas

November 2021

Ampower UK Ltd.

2,000

Yü Energy

November 2021

Bluegreen Energy

5,900

British Gas

October 2021

GOTO Energy

22,000

Shell Energy

October 2021

Daligas

9,000

Shell Energy

October 2021

Pure Planet

235,000

Shell Energy

October 2021

Colorado Energy

15,000

Shell Energy

September 2021

Symbio

50,000

E.ON Next

September 2021

Igloo

180,000

E.ON Next

September 2021

Enstroga

6,000

E.ON Next

September 2021

Avro

600,000

Octopus

September 2021

Green

350,000

Shell

September 2021

People’s Energy

350,000

British Gas

September 2021

Utility Point

200,000

EDF

September 2021

PFP Energy

80,000

British Gas

September 2021

Moneyplus Energy

9000

British Gas

August 2021

HUB Energy

15,000

Eon Next

January 2021

Simplicity Energy

50,000

British Gas Evolve

January 2021

Green Network Energy

367,500

EDF

December 2020

Yorkshire Energy

74,000

Scottish Power

October 2020

Tonik Energy

130,000

Scottish Power

September 2020

Effortless Energy

2,500

Octopus

March 2020

Gnergy

9,000

Bulb

December 2019

Breeze

18,000

British Gas

October 2019

Toto

134,000

EDF

October 2019

Uttily (Rutherford)

280

Total gas and power

September 2019

Eversmart

29,000

Utilita

August 2019

Solarplicity

8,000

EDF

August 2019

Cardiff Energy Supply Ltd

800

SSE

March 2019

Brilliant

17,000

SSE (currently SSE OVO)

January 2019

Our Power

32,000

Utilita

January 2019

Economy Energy

237,000

OVO

December 2018

One Select

33,000

Together Energy

November 2018

Spark Energy

290,000

OVO

November 2018

Extra Energy

108,000

Scottish Power

October 2018

Usio Energy

7,255

First Utility (currently Shell)

July 2018

Iresa Energy

95,000

Octopus Energy

July 2018

UK National Gas

80

Hudson Energy

January 2018

Future Energy

10,000

Green Star Energy

November 2016

GB Energy

160,000

Coop Energy

*Data provided by Citizens Advice and Ofgem

 

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