Today E.ON have joined Britsh Gas, npower, EDF and SSE in announcing price cuts on gas of 6% as of the 27th February.

In response to EDF dropping their gas prices this week British Gas have announced a 5% cut to electricity prices.

SSE price cuts of 4.5% will come into effect from the end of March a month later than their rivals EDF.

EDF Energy become the first 'Big Six' company to pass savings onto their customers.

Not-for-profit energy specialists the Carbon Trust have suggested five key measures business could undertake to save hundreds of pounds a year per employee.

2011 has seen many factors influence the worlds energy market, both political/social upheaval and natural occurrences.

OVO Energy have passed the drop in the wholeslae market onto their customers by dropping dual fuel fixed tariffs by 5%.

Tesco are looking to help their customers' save on the cost of energy this winter.

There are an estimated 27,000 extra deaths each winter - a fifth more than during the summer.