Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living
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- Homeowners trapped by 25-year solar panel contracts Sun, 25 Nov 18, 7:00pmHouseholders who lease their roofs to power firms find it hard or costly to move home
- Spark Energy collapse leaves 290,000 without supplier Sat, 24 Nov 18, 4:56amFears other challengers will fold amid tough competition and rising wholesale costs
- Smart meters rollout labelled a 'fiasco' as consumers face extra £500m bill Fri, 23 Nov 18, 11:01amNational Audit Office says that with 39m meters still to be replaced, government has no chance of hitting 2020 deadline
- Smart meter installations 'need to hit 30 a minute' Mon, 19 Nov 18, 5:00pmEnergy firms set to miss government deadline for rollout
- Switch to green energy – and save £250 on your bill Sat, 13 Oct 18, 5:00pmAs the UN warns on climate change, we show moving to a 100% renewable supplier is easy
- Am I right to object to smart energy meters? Sat, 8 Sep 18, 4:00pmI find them intrusive, and worry about what companies might do with the data
- Europe to ban halogen lightbulbs Thu, 23 Aug 18, 3:00pmAfter nearly 60 years of lighting homes halogens will be replaced with more energy efficient LEDs
- Green energy tariffs 'no longer an expensive luxury', study finds Wed, 22 Aug 18, 3:01pmGreen deals account for half of cheapest 10 tariffs, despite public thinking they are dearer, says uSwitch
- Majority of UK public want to install solar panels, poll finds Mon, 20 Aug 18, 4:27pmMore than 70% would make homes more energy efficient given government support
- Switch on to LED lightbulbs before September’s halogen ban Sat, 11 Aug 18, 5:00pmThe average home has 10 halogen lights – here’s all you need to know about their greener alternativeFrom the end of this month halogen lightbulbs are to be removed from the market across Europe, with households expected...
- Smart meters to save UK households only £11 a year, report finds Sat, 21 Jul 18, 5:49pmReport by MPs and peers says predicted benefits of £11bn scheme to install 53m devices are ‘likely to be slashed even further’
- Consumers 'need more protection from energy firms' poor service' Wed, 27 Jun 18, 3:01pmCitizens Advice urges action after small supplier generates record complaints
- Ofgem appoints economist Martin Cave as chairman Mon, 25 Jun 18, 9:01amDecision comes as regulator prepares to impose price cap on energy bills
- Are some landlords bending energy efficiency rules? Sat, 23 Jun 18, 4:00pmRenting out properties with bad insulation and heating has been prohibited since April
- Ofgem could make it harder for new firms to enter energy market Tue, 12 Jun 18, 2:28amWatchdog cites concerns over customer service and financial resilience of some companies