Over 3.2 million customers have already switched energy suppliers in 2018, report suggests
The total number of households switching energy suppliers in 2018 has already reached 3.2 million, and it’s likely to rise even further as home owners face new increases from the Big Six energy suppliers. Just under half a million (477,106) customers switched supplier in July, a report from Energy UK suggests. Small and mid-tier suppliers […]
Home energy efficiency improvements can result in benefits for human health and well-being, fresh research suggests
Improving the energy efficiency within one’s home can result in benefits for human health and well-being, economic productivity, environmental quality and urban development, the results of several new research projects at The University of Manchester’s Urban Institute have shown. The COMBI project (‘Calculating and Operationalising the Multiple Benefits of Energy Efficiency in Europe’, funded by […]
Energy companies could use smart meters to cut off your supply remotely, research warns
Energy firms could cut off a customer’s power supply remotely should they fail to pay the bills or even force them to pay upfront, recent research has warned. According to a media investigation, if homes are equipped with the new digital smart meters installed as part of the national upgrade scheme ordered by the Government, […]
EDF Energy announces second price hike for 2018, dual fuel bills going up by another 6%
Despite announcing a 2.7% increase in electricity prices back in april, which left dual fuel customers paying 1.4% more, French-owned energy supplier EDF has announced a further price hike of 6%. The “big six” energy supplier blamed a rise of 13% in wholesale energy costs for the price hike, adding that one of the reasons […]
Smaller energy suppliers will have to join Warm Home Discount scheme
Smaller energy suppliers will soon be required to give vulnerable customers, including pensioners, £140 off their energy bills, as part of the Warm Home Discount scheme, a recent news report has been able to suggest. The government said energy firms with more than 150,000 customer accounts – currently 250,000 – will be obliged to offer […]
Low-cost BMS systems could help boost energy efficiency in homes, make them eligible for green mortgages
Low-cost building management systems (BMS) will certainly drive down energy bills in most homes and make them more energy efficient, which could potentially make them eligible for the newly-announced green mortgages – major new pilot scheme is set to roll out across Europe. Some 37 of Europe’s leading banks, including BNP Paribas, ING Bank, and […]
Scottish government announces plans to expand home energy efficiency improvement scheme
A home energy improvement scheme that enables Scottish home owners on low incomes to borrow up to £40,000 for energy efficient upgrades will be expanded by Scotland’s Government, a recent news report has been able to suggest. The Home Energy Efficiency Programme Scotland (HEEPS) was originally launched in 2017 within the areas of Glasgow City, […]
Local authorities demand more freedom on setting higher energy efficiency standards in new homes
Several local authorities have joined forces and demanded more freedom on imposing stricter energy efficiency and sustainability standards within new built homes, a recent news report has been able to suggest. The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC), Core Cities UK and UK100 proposed new wording of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and have called […]
Avoid overpaying for energy with the help of HeatingSave low-cost BMS
The HeatingSave low-cost building management system (BMS) is the sure-fire way to save energy and money, especially now, when the majority of energy suppliers are starting to push up their prices. The latest Big Six to announce a price hike is npower, who have just announced an average 5.3% dual fuel price hike, amounting to […]
British Gas pushes up energy prices by 5.5%
If you’ve been considering installing a building management system (BMS) for a while now but were still on the fence, then perhaps the latest move by British Gas will convince you, as the UK’s largest energy supplier has announced plans to hike energy prices by 5.5% for residential customers. The hike will come into force […]
