Home owners in the South East require the most heat, survey reveals
Over 83% of homeowners living in East Anglia will leave their heating systems on for more than 8 hours a day, with close to 65 percent of all Londoners following suite, a recent survey has been able to find. The survey of 1000 male and female homeowners across the UK commissioned by home improvements company […]
Green Deal Home Improvement Fund scheme extended
As part of the government’s drive to support the implementation of energy saving measures across UK households, the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is extending vouchers from the first release of the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund (GDHIF) until Tuesday 31 March 2015, allowing more time for millions of pounds worth of installations […]
Consumers’ trust in energy suppliers records slight growth
Energy suppliers are slowly starting to regain some of the public confidence they've lost over the past couple of years, results from a recent survey carried out by the DECC have been able to reveal.
New energy efficiency regulations to help tenants slash their energy bills
Close to 1 million tenants could pay less for their energy as of 2018 as landlords will be banned from renting out the least energy efficient homes across England and Wales, a recent news report on this matter has been able to reveal.
Cuts to energy bills could have been much higher, research suggests
The recent price cuts announced by the UK's largest energy suppliers should have been significantly higher, recent research published by consumer group Which? has been able to reveal.
Being more energy efficient can help save consumers money
Energy efficiency can play a major role in helping consumers save money, while growing the energy efficiency industry and boosting the economy as a whole, the CBI has argued within one of their latest papers called “Effective Policy, Efficient Homes”.
Low income households to get lower energy bills due to Warm Home Discount scheme
Close to 2 million low-income and vulnerable households are going to have £140 slashed off their energy bills thanks to the government’s Warm Home Discount scheme, the DECC has recently
This year’s winter could see UK companies waste half a billion pounds on energy
British companies in the industrial sector could waste a total of over 500 million pounds due to poor management of their energy systems, recent research has been able to reveal.
British manufacturers are not properly prepared for ESOS, poll reveals
Almost half of British manufacturers are completely unprepared for the government’s mandatory energy audits under the ESOS scheme, set to start next year, a poll has been able to reveal.
Switching energy tariffs now faster than ever before
Switching energy supplier could save many people up to 300 pounds or more per year, and now, the government has revealed that the whole process has become quicker than ever before.