Big Six

  • Business supply and services

    A look back at 2020 part 3

    As we take our first steps into 2021, we continue to look back at the biggest developments in the UK energy markets in 2020, setting us up for the significant year ahead. The mergers and exits from the supply market that were seen in 2019 continued into 2020 and led...

  • Home supply and services

    The competition is on in the domestic energy market

    It is difficult to deny that the Big Six have faced significant competitive pressure in the domestic market over the course of the year. Despite the 11 domestic market exits recorded since January 2019, new entry, new propositions and revitalised sales channels have resulted in some of the highest switching...

  • Commercial and market outlook

    Five things we learnt from Energy Spectrum 668

    With five of the Big Six having published their segmental accounts – breakdowns of financial performance and costs across generation and supply business areas – it is readily apparent that, in general, margins are on a downward trend. In this week’s Energy Perspective, we suggest that, while some suppliers were losing money...

  • Home supply and services

    Challengers grow share in domestic energy market again despite exits

    Supplier failures, Ofgem provisional orders, price caps and complaints about customer service levels have all hit the energy headlines since the start of 2019. But anyone expecting these developments to encourage customers to return to the Big Six will be disappointed. The latest figures from our Domestic Market Share Survey...

  • Home supply and services

    Small and medium suppliers serve more than a fifth of households

    Following the publication of our Q4 2017 domestic market share survey, we take a look back over the quarter at some of the key trends we have seen in the household energy supply market. 2017 was an exciting year in terms of the movement of consumers between suppliers. Standard Variable...