Major update for 80,000 energy customers after supplier suddenly goes bust

HOUSEHOLDS are being urged to make one quick check after an energy supplier suddenly went bust.

Rebel Energy announced yesterday it would be ceasing to trade, leaving 80,000 customers in the UK without a supplier.

Households are being urged to take a meter readingGetty

Now energy regulator Ofgem has told those customers to urgently take a meter reading for their gas and electricity use.

Taking a reading now will help to smooth the process when they are transferred to a new supplier.