Over 60 UK Energy Suppliers Have Collapsed Since 2021 — Here’s What It Means for Your Home
Since 2021, more than 60 UK energy suppliers have collapsed, affecting over 3.5 million households. Here’s what happened, why it matters, and how Loughborough and Charnwood homeowners can stay protected.
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Many families across Loughborough, Shepshed, Quorn, Barrow, Sileby and Rothley were affected without warning.
Here’s the simple version of what happened, why so many companies disappeared, and how we help local homes avoid risky suppliers in the future.
🏡 What Loughborough & Charnwood Homeowners Need to Know
Since 2021, the UK energy market has gone through one of the biggest shake-ups in modern times.
Over 60 suppliers have collapsed, exited, sold up, or been absorbed by bigger companies.
That includes well-known names like Bulb, Avro, Green, People’s Energy, Utility Point, Igloo, and many more.
In total, more than 3.5 million households — around 12.5% of the entire UK market — were forced into a new supplier almost overnight.
To protect customers, Ofgem has appointed British Gas as the official Supplier of Last Resort (SoLR)
🔍 Why So Many Energy Companies Went Bust
Between 2021 and 2022, wholesale gas prices spiked to record highs.
Many smaller energy suppliers:
didn’t hedge their prices
sold tariffs too cheaply
had very small cash reserves
couldn’t handle the cost when prices shot up
When the pressure hit, one supplier failed… then another… then dozens more.
To protect customers, Ofgem stepped in and moved people to bigger suppliers through the Supplier of Last Resort system.
Your lights stayed on — but your tariff, billing, and pricing often changed.
📉 The Scale of the Collapse
Here’s the easy-to-understand picture:
60+ suppliers have stopped supplying since 2021
3.5 million+ homes were affected
This is 1 in every 8 homes in the UK
Some failures were huge (Bulb had ~1.7 million customers)
Many others had 50,000 to 300,000 customers
Dozens more had 1,000–10,000 customers each
It was the biggest shutdown of energy suppliers in UK history.
🛑 Why This Matters to Homeowners Today
Even if your lights stayed on, supplier collapses caused:
unexpected changes to tariffs
higher bills
confusion over credit balances
lost access to apps/portals
customer-service disruption
weeks of uncertainty
Many homeowners only discovered their supplier was gone after the email arrived.
This is why, today, stability matters more than chasing the cheapest online deal.
🛡️ How We Help Local Homes Stay Protected - Loughborough & Charnwood Borough Community
✔️ Stability
We only work with long-established, financially secure UK suppliers.
✔️ Clarity
We explain your options in simple language — no jargon, no pressure.
✔️ Local Support
We live here too. You can call and speak to a real person who understands Loughborough and the Charnwood area.
✔️ Real Savings
Many households pay more than they need to simply because they’re on the wrong tariff or haven’t reviewed their services in years.
How Diane, from CBC Home Utilities Can Help You
If you'd like peace of mind about your current supplier, pricing, or contract, we offer a free Home Bill Health Check.
No call centres
No pressure
Just clear advice to help you stay protected and save money where possible
📞 Call: 01509 435122
(Loughborough-based, friendly, local)
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🛡️ What Energy Companies Have Failed Since 2020
Supplier Status / What happened Approximate date ceased or exited
Bulb Energy Special Administration / ceased trading Nov 2021
Avro Energy Licence revoked / ceased Sep 2021
Pure Planet Ceased trading Oct 2021
People's Energy Ceased trading Sep 2021
Utility Point Ceased Sep 2021
PFP Energy Ceased Sep 2021
MoneyPlus Energy Ceased Sep 2021
Hub Energy Ceased Aug 2021
Symbio Energy Ceased Sep 2021
Igloo Energy Ceased Sep 2021
Enstroga Ceased Sep 2021
Green Supplier Limited (“Green.”) Ceased Sep 2021
Zog Energy Ceased Dec 2021
Orbit Energy Ceased Nov 2021
Entice Energy Ceased Nov 2021
Neon Reef Ceased Nov 2021
Social Energy Supply Ltd Ceased Nov 2021
CNG Energy Licence revoked / ceased Nov 2021
Zebra Power Ceased Nov 2021
Omni Energy Ltd Ceased Nov 2021
MA Energy Ltd Ceased Nov 2021
Bluegreen Energy Services Ltd Ceased Nov 2021
Bluegreen Energy Services Limited Ceased trading Nov 2021
GOTO Energy Ceased Oct 2021
Daligas Ceased Oct 2021
Colorado Energy Ceased Oct 2021
Green Network Energy Ceased Jan 2021
Simplicity Energy Ceased Jan 2021
Breeze Energy Ceased Dec 2019
Avro Energy Limited Ceased trading Sep 2021
Pure Planet Limited Ceased trading Oct 2021
Utility Point Limited Ceased trading Sep 2021
PFP Energy Limited Ceased trading Sep 2021
MoneyPlus Energy Limited Ceased trading Sep 2021
Hub Energy (Gas and Power Ltd) Ceased trading Aug 2021
Symbio Energy Limited Ceased trading Sep 2021
Igloo Energy Supply Limited Ceased trading Sep 2021
ENSTROGA Ltd Ceased trading Sep 2021
Green Supplier Limited Ceased trading Sep 2021
Zog Energy Limited Ceased trading Dec 2021
Orbit Energy Limited Ceased trading Nov 2021
Entice Energy (Simply Your Energy Ltd) Ceased trading Nov 2021
Neon Reef Limited Ceased trading Nov 2021
Social Energy Supply Ltd Ceased trading Nov 2021
CNG Energy Limited Ceased trading Nov 2021
Zebra Power Limited Ceased trading Nov 2021
Omni Energy Limited Ceased trading Nov 2021
MA Energy Limited Ceased trading Nov 2021
Bluegreen Energy Services Limited Ceased trading Nov 2021
GOTO Energy (Goto Energy (UK) Ltd) Ceased trading Oct 2021
Daligas Limited Ceased trading Oct 2021
Colorado Energy Limited Ceased trading Oct 2021
Together Energy Retail Ltd (incl. Bristol Energy) Ceased Jan 2022
Whoop Energy Ceased Feb 2022
Whoop Energy Limited Ceased trading Feb 2022
Xcel Power Ltd Ceased Feb 2022
UK Energy Incubator Hub Ltd (brands: NEO Energy Northumbria Energgy) Licence revoked / ceased Jul 2022
Bulb Energy Limited Entered Special Administration; later acquired by OctopusEnergy Nov 2021
Entice Energy (Simply Your Energy Ltd) Ceased trading; customers moved to ScottishPower Nov 2021
Orbit Energy Limited Ceased trading; customers moved to ScottishPower Nov 2021
Zog Energy Limited Ceased trading; customers moved to EDF Dec 2021
Together Energy Retail Ltd (incl. Bristol Energy) Ceased trading; customers moved to British Gas Jan 2022
Whoop Energy Limited Ceased trading; customers moved to Yu Energy Feb 2022
Xcel Power Ltd Ceased trading; customers moved to Yu Energy Feb 2022
UK Energy Incubator Hub Ltd (brands: NEO Energy Northumbria Energgy) Fit and proper test failed; domestic customers moved to Octopus Jul 2022
Rebel Energy Supply Limited Ceased trading; customers moved to British Gas Apr 2025
Tomato Energy Ceased trading; customers moved to British Gas Nov 2025
M&S Energy Exited domestic energy supply market; white-label partnership with Octopus Energy ended and brand withdrawn Apr 2023
Post Office Energy Brand exited energy market; energy partnership with British Gas ended and brand withdrawn 2021
Shell Energy Retail (domestic energy) Domestic energy arm acquired by Octopus Energy; brand retired for gas and electricity supply 2023