Energy Efficiency
10 top tips to start saving money on your energy bills nowFinding ways to keep energy costs down is one of the most difficult challenges for households in the UK. Check out these practical top 10 tips to start saving now! |
As 'Green Deal' is launched poll finds just 19% know about itThe government is unveiling its 'Green Deal' to encourage people to insulate their homes and upgrade boilers with cashback incentives available but only 1 in 5 people know about it. |
Ed Davey's Energy bill aims to cut electricity use by 10%Ed Davey has just announced the government's Energy Bill that offers to pay firms for using less energy and to cut electricity use by ten per cent by 2030. |
Green energy bill set to add £100 to annual electricity costsAfter a political battle the government's new energy bill is set to be published that aims to secure affordable green energy for the future - but it will come at a cost. |
Consumer groups urge low income families to claim energy helpThe government has underspent and relaxed its eligibility criteria for low income families to claim help with eenergy bills and insulation this winter. |
British Gas offer £50 incentive to get free insulationBritish Gas has launched a scheme to provide more vulnerable households with free insulation. If you refer a qualifying household both you and the household receive £50. |
Cut your energy bills in 2011Energy costs are predicted to rise over the next few years. Find out what practical steps you can take to keep your energy costs low this winter and in the future. |
Households 'set to be hit by E.ON price rises'Britons are due to be hit by new price rises from E.ON, despite the energy provider reassuring customers a few weeks ago that it would not do so before January. |
Energy bills 'cheaper for web users'People who are not online are paying £140 a year more for their heating and water costs. |
Square up to your finances in 20112011 is predicted to be tough financially for Britons. Find out how to take control of your money and square up to the financial challenges facing each of us this year. |
Electricity prices set to rise in next decadeThe Energy Minister, Chris Huhne, has announced that the government will publish plans to provide incentives to energy companies to invest in new low-carbon forms of energy provision. |
Over 54,000 sign up for boiler scrappage schemeSome 54,758 consumers have taken advantage of the government's boiler scrappage scheme so far, leaving around 70,000 vouchers worth a combined £28 million up for grabs. |
Boiler scrappage scheme launchedThe government has launched a scheme that will give households in England up to £400 off the cost of a new boiler today. |
Millions of households face fuel poverty in 2020Soaring energy bills over the next decade could leave four million UK households in fuel poverty, a consumer report has warned. |
Government unveils smart energy meter plansGas and electricity providers are to be responsible for the roll our of so-called new smart energy meters by 2020 bringing to an end unpopular and often inaccurate estimated bills. |
Energy bills could rise over 60%Gas and electricity bills could increase by more than 60 per cent by 2016 without investment in new sources of energy. |
Smart meters 'will save households £1.43 a year'Smart energy meters will save very little, but consumers will foot the bill as energy firms reap the benefit |
Warm Front energy help 'failing poor and vulnerable'A government scheme offering help with heating and insulation is failing many households. |
Green energy to push up fuel billsTurning to green energy will cost households an extra £92 a year, energy and climate change secretary Ed Miliband admitted. |
Fuel poverty in UK increasingFuel poverty in the UK is getting worse despite government efforts to eradicate the problem by next year, a group of MPs have warned. |
Government's fuel-poverty promise "empty"The government's energy efficiency plans are underfunded and unlikely to help the fuel-poverty crisis affecting more than five million people across the UK, according to a watchdog. |
Warm Front 'not fit for purpose and in tatters'A government scheme to aid those in fuel poverty is not fit for purpose, leading charities have claimed today. |
Spendaholics advice: Act fast and then relaxThe key to staying ahead in the recession is acting fast so you can make savings now. |
Protect yourself from soaring energy billsEnergy bills are hitting the headlines on a regular basis as suppliers hike prices and householders increasingly struggle to cope. Not only are higher bills squeezing budgets, the dramatic increase in the price of gas, electricity and heating oil is forcing up inflation, which has kept the Bank of England from cutting interest rates. |
£2.6bn energy efficiency initiatives make slow progressThe UK is making slow progress towards greater energy efficiency, despite £2.6 billion a year spent on programmes to improve the way we use energy. |
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