Over 80,000 UK households warned NOT to switch energy firms after supplier suddenly goes bust

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Tim Jarvis, director general for markets at Ofgem, previously addressed the news.

He said: “Rebel Energy customers do not need to worry, and I want to reassure them that they will not see any disruption to their energy supply, and any credit they may have on their accounts remains protected under Ofgem‘s rules.  

“We are working quickly to appoint new suppliers for all impacted customers.

“We’d advise customers not to try to switch supplier in the meantime...