Energy efficiency should become a national infrastructure priority, campaigners argue
A campaign group comprising 20 organizations has asked the government to turn home energy efficiency a national infrastructure priority, while also urging all parties to commit to retrofit 1m homes a year by 2020.
NHS hospitals in East Cheshire aim to achieve £2.5m in savings following energy system revamp
Two hospitals that are a part of East Cheshire's NHS Trust are looking at reducing their energy bills by a combined £2.5 million following a major revamp of their respective energy systems, a news report on the matter was able to reveal.
Collective energy switch scheme creates cheapest 2-year energy tariff on the market
A collective bargaining campaign involving 10,000 members of the public has led to the development of the cheapest two year energy deal on the market, namely just £1,055 per year, compared to Ofgem's estimate of the average annual energy bill of £1,346 per year.
Energy companies receive 1.7 million complaints in Q1
The UK's Big Six energy suppliers received a combined total of 1.7 million complaints over the first quarter of 2014, up 15% on the same time last year, a recent report by consumer group Which? could reveal.
EDF Energy launches 5-year fixed price contract for business customers
A major energy supplier has announced that it can offer businesses a fixed price for energy for five years, with South Staffordshire Water being the first to benefit from the offering.In the first of its kind, EDF Energy has created a unique c.£50m contract to enable the water supplier to fix the majority of its energy costs from day one.
£2.61 million issued during first week of new Green Deal Home Improvement Fund scheme
Households were issued more than £2.6 million during the first week of the new Green Deal Home Improvement Fund scheme, the DECC (Department of Energy & Climate Change) has revealed in a recent statement.
Peterborough homes to get free energy improvements
A new energy efficiency improvement scheme launched by the local authority in Peterborough will enable ten homes to benefit from up to £15,000 of energy efficiency measures each.
Switch your energy supplier in just three days, courtesy of Ofgem
Home owners looking to switch their energy supplier will be able to do so within just three days as part of a new set of rules and regulations laid out by energy market regulator Ofgem.
Dorset school goes on a ‘Mission for Energy Efficiency’
A Dorset school has decided to implement a number of energy efficiency measures designed to help it cut its energy bills and and carbon footprint, a recent news report could reveal.
As wholesale energy prices drop, Ofgem asks suppliers to take action
Energy market regulator Ofgem has asked the Big Six energy firms to go public and explain to their customers the reasons behind their decision to keep tariffs at existing levels, despite the recent drop in wholesale gas and electricity prices.