Switching energy supplier is set to become much quicker, with energy companies confirming they are committed to slashing switching times by 50 per cent by the end of the year. This will reduce the time it takes to switch energy supplier from five weeks to around two and a half weeks.

Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey challenged energy suppliers back in October 2013 to reduce switching times dramatically, as part of the Government’s work to help energy customers get the benefits of increased competition, and called on the industry to work collaboratively to bring about major change as soon as possible. This is the first key result from that work.

The full news release is available on the GOV.UK website