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- UK's green plan offers mixed hopes for post-Covid-19 jobs boom Fri, 5 Feb 21, 9:19pmOnly five green jobs on average are created per £1m spent, while most equipment is made abroad
- UK's green plan offers mixed hopes for post-Covid jobs boom Fri, 5 Feb 21, 5:00pmOnly five green jobs on average are created per £1m spent, while most equipment is made abroad
- Ovo to launch 'half-price' electric vehicle charging tariff Wed, 27 Jan 21, 6:57amNew Drive Anytime rate bids to mirror rivals’ off-peak tariff with savings of 60% a year, supplier claims
- UK energy networks get go-ahead to invest in green revolution Tue, 8 Dec 20, 8:54pmPower companies will be allowed to make bigger returns as Ofgem relaxes proposals
- We are all seeing red over the government's Green Homes Grant Thu, 3 Dec 20, 6:00pmThe installer told me they couldn’t do the work before the scheme expires and everyone else is fully booked
- Heat pumps: have a cosy home without warming the planet Sat, 28 Nov 20, 6:00pmHome owners can get help from government schemes but but do they really cut costs?
- The US has a good record on fighting monopolies. Now it's Google's turn Sun, 25 Oct 20, 6:00pmThe tech giant claims that no one is forced to use its search engine. All power to regulators set on proving otherwise
- Tackle fuel poverty and the climate crisis | Letter Mon, 12 Oct 20, 2:14amThe government needs to stop subsidising high-carbon heating and use the extra revenue to support low-income homes, writes Libby Peake of the Green Alliance
- Green Homes Grant: homeowners frustrated by lack of installers Sat, 10 Oct 20, 1:32am£2bn scheme risks becoming ‘postcode lottery’ without government action, says expert
- Green Homes Grant: homeowners can apply for up to £5,000 in England Thu, 1 Oct 20, 12:53amConsumers can get vouchers to install insulation, double glazing, smart controls and more
- Installation of smart meter leaves elderly woman facing £4,000 bill Sun, 27 Sep 20, 6:00pmVulnerable 94-year-old’s boiler had to be scrapped following work by SSE
- Ban new gas boilers in UK from 2025 or risk missing net zero target, says CBI Wed, 22 Jul 20, 3:01pmIndustry group says Britain’s climate goals may be doomed without heating overhaul
- British Gas owner 'using Covid-19 as smokescreen to alter staff contracts' Fri, 17 Jul 20, 2:05amTrade unions accuse Centrica of forcing employees to accept worse conditions or lose their jobs
- 'Hey Google, dim the lights': how smart home devices can save money Sat, 2 May 20, 4:00pmFrom energy-saving bulbs to leak detectors, smart tech offers many benefits at the touch of a button
- Households to be paid for daytime green electricity use during lockdown Sun, 5 Apr 20, 11:33pmFall in energy use combined with bright, breezy weather leads to lowest electricity prices in 10 years