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- What is R-Value, U-Value and how do they relate to insulation? Wed, 3 May 17, 10:09amHow the R-value of a buildings insulation or home is calculated and the factors that effect the final R value, and how to use it.
- 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
- EU raises renewable energy targets to 32% by 2030 Thu, 14 Jun 18, 7:31pmUK called for 30% as green groups say increase does not go far enough
- 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
- Deterring onshore windfarms means higher energy bills – Lord Deben Sun, 10 Jun 18, 10:31pmMinisters told there is no logical argument against turbines in areas that want them
- Burning issue: Are wood-burning stoves going to get the chop? Sat, 26 May 18, 4:00pmWith the government aiming to clean up the UK’s air quality, wood burners and open fires are likely to come under scrutinyMillions of households with open fires and wood-burning stoves could face curbs on their use after...
- Bigger mortgages for greener homes? Yep, that's right | Adam Vaughan Sun, 13 May 18, 7:30pmWelsh scheme will factor in home’s energy efficiency into lenders’ affordability calculations
- UK government criticised for 'shocking' inaction on insulating draughty homes Mon, 16 Apr 18, 12:15amCitizens Advice says silence on energy efficiency plans will mean households lose out
- Our Green Star energy meter is anything but smart Tue, 10 Apr 18, 4:00pmWe’ve been losing income from our solar panels since it was installed
- Fight the power of the frackers by changing energy supplier | Letters Sat, 7 Apr 18, 1:37amHoward Hardman suggests dumping the big six to stop the drilling; Austen Lynch says Lancashire’s fracking wells won’t provide much of an energy dividend; Neil Anderson on France’s tidal power station successThe news...
- The weakness of price caps is clear. Energy markets need bolder action Sun, 1 Apr 18, 4:00pmThe big firms have raised tariffs to within a pound of the prepayment-meter maximum. What price government promises of savings now?Many of the 5 million vulnerable households who already have their energy bills capped will...
- Smart meters: customers say they can’t get firms to install them Mon, 26 Mar 18, 6:00pmEach month energy suppliers are putting 400,000 smart meters into UK homes. But 1m are needed to hit the 2020 target‘Get smart” urges the website of EDF, one of the UK’s largest utilities firms. It tells customers that...
- Will the Labrador energy switcher make you switch suppliers? Mon, 12 Mar 18, 3:13amStartup claims device will automatically switch smart-meter users three times a year and save them £300