People are still confused by their energy bills, and with the ‘Big Six’ scoring 50% or less for customer satisfaction, there’s a distrust around the energy industry. Tempus promises to lower bills by managing your appliances, but will people allow an energy company to control their dishwasher?

Despite the fact that three-quarters of Brits say they want to switch to renewables, just 1% of homes have chosen to be supplied by 100% renewable energy. Enter Bulb. This green energy supplier wants to change how we think about utilities, and help people realise that switching can be easy.

Three in five Britons don’t trust energy suppliers to focus on the best interests of their customers and society. But Bristol Energy aims to change this by reinvesting its profits into the community and local green initiatives. Could this sense of purpose encourage homeowners to make a switch?

People might moan about their hefty bills, but it's hard to get them to pay attention to their energy usage. CPS Energy and Oracle Utilities are using smart meters to show customers how much power they are using compared to others, hoping competitiveness will encourage them to cut down.