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Despite a near 100% rise in profits there are rumours that British Gas could raise its prices this winter. So make sure you're on the best available tariff, says Lisa BachelorHouseholders may not have enjoyed the cold winter,...

Government plans to secure energy supplies and cut carbon emissions means higher energy prices and bills for businessesBusinesses can expect to face a steep rise in energy bills after the government today published a comprehensive...

Property industry slates plan, being considered by Coalition, to increase stamp duty for homes with poor energy ratingA new green tax being considered by the government could add £850 to the cost of buying a typical home...

While homes are becoming more energy-efficient, says new research by the Energy Saving Trust, private rented housing stock lags far behindThe majority of the UK's least energy-efficient homes could be brought up to near-average...

Salford University staff to simulate life in terraced two-up, two-down in effort to make UK's housing stock greenerEnergy-efficiency scientists are to study how people live by rebuilding an entire, redbrick Manchester terraced...

Network operator launches rights issue and announces £22bn spending plan to modernise ageing infrastructureNational Grid revealed today that new investment in a greener energy infrastructure will cost the average UK household...

Supermarket chain withdraws 'eco-friendly' milk pouch and jug after poor sales led to high wastageWaitrose has withdrawn an "eco-friendly" milk pouch and jug from all its stores after poor sales of the supposedly revolutionary...

Scheme worth £400 to trade up to a A-rated efficient boiler has closed after all 125,000 vouchers are used upThe government's boiler scrappage scheme, which offered £400 to householders to encourage them to upgrade to a...

The changes include a transformation of draughty homes, plus vast expansion of renewable and nuclear powerThe UK's most eminent engineers have warned that the biggest set of investments and social changes ever seen in peacetime...

General election manifesto to encourage creation of community co-ops for getting good deals on insulation and solar panelsHome owners will be encouraged to club together to negotiate discounts from their energy bills under...

New machine by Xeros cleans clothes with beads and a tiny amount of water and may cut household bills by 30%"Dry" cleaning is set to become a domestic activity with a washing machine that uses 90% less water than a normal...

Get a loan of up to £15,000 to green your house – but the scheme could falter if the government loses the electionIf you want to install solar panels on your roof and take advantage of lucrative new feed-in tariffs but...

The aim is to cut costs and carbon levels - but they can't do it for you, says Lisa BachelorThousands of households will soon get the chance to receive more accurate energy bills as the one company to offer smart meters extends...

Monbiot has got it wrong: feed-in tariffs are not a waste of money. They work – just look at the German renewables industryThank goodness Jeremy Leggett stepped in to correct some of the inaccuracies in George Monbiot's...

We do not have a moral obligation to blindly support inefficient, expensive renewable technologies • George Monbiot: Are we really going to let ourselves be duped into this solar panel rip-off?• Jeremy Leggett: Solar...