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- Resolution Foundation calls for fourfold increase in renewable power investment to reduce pressure on household bills
- UK heat pump adopters open up homes to encourage others to ditch gas boilers Thu, 11 Apr 24, 9:01amVisitAHeatPump service allows householders to look and ask questions about low-carbon system
- New blow to British smart meter rollout as number of faulty machines leaps to 4m Wed, 27 Mar 24, 12:48amFears of overcharging on bill grows after jump from 2.7m machines is blamed on reporting errors from energy providers
- Energy-efficient homes for sale in England – in pictures Fri, 26 Jan 24, 6:00pmFrom a self-build nestled in the Devon countryside to an eye-catching terrace in London
- Average UK person has lost out on £10,200 since 2010, thinktank says Mon, 22 Jan 24, 5:00pmComparing actual economic growth across UK cities with pre-2010 trends shows Aberdeen £45,000 poorer, with Burnley next at £28,000
- Drax gets go-ahead for carbon capture project at estimated £40bn cost to bill-payers Wed, 17 Jan 24, 6:09amScheme to convert biomass units could become one of world’s most expensive energy projects, experts say
- ‘Greener, cheaper, much warmer’ – heat pump owners laud their new system Mon, 8 Jan 24, 5:00pmReport finds users even in Victorian properties and older rural homes are noticing cheaper bills and warmer homes
- E.ON is too dim to get our promised solar panels to work Thu, 4 Jan 24, 6:00pmWe’ve been struggling for 21 months after paying £3,000 deposit
- Six winter warmers, tried and tested: ‘The heated poncho has changed me. I will never have sex again’ Wed, 3 Jan 24, 9:00pmFrom electric blankets to a warming gilet, I tried out products designed to heat the human rather than the home – and found some of them shockingly effective
- A fridge but in reverse? The fascinating science of heat pumps – visualised Sat, 23 Dec 23, 11:00pmDespite being more like a refrigerator than a gas boiler, this home heating technology could slash Britain’s emissions, and bills
- Heat pumps are handy – but only if homes are well built | Letters Fri, 1 Dec 23, 5:13amReaders respond to an article on Norway’s use of heat pumps, and point out the problems of adopting similar technology in the UK
- Ukraine war has marked a turning point in Europe’s gas consumption, says IEA Wed, 29 Nov 23, 4:00pmGlobal energy watchdog says Russia cutting supplies has prompted efficiency upgrades and move to heat pumps
- UK energy bills: could doing your washing at night save you cash? Sat, 11 Nov 23, 1:00amSome electricity tariffs reward households willing to move consumption to off-peak hours
- Heat pumps tempt Twickenham residents – if the house is ready for one Fri, 10 Nov 23, 6:00pmIn one well-to-do London street, eagerness to make the shift from boilers is dampened by worries about disruption and hidden costs
- Energy efficiency scheme for cold homes going at a glacial pace, says Labour Thu, 9 Nov 23, 5:00pmGovernment’s Energy Company Obligation has managed to upgrade only 65,000 homes since April 2022, figures show
- Works out the repayments on a home loan and displays a handy graph to show you how quickly you are paying off the loan. Also allows you to check how green your house is and if the money saved could help pay off the loan sooner.