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- Taxpayer may have to pay £1.7bn to power the firm’s ‘unsustainable’ business model on life-support this winter
- Taxpayer may have to pay £1.7bn to power the firm’s ‘unsustainable’ business model on life-support this winter
- ‘Too good to be true’: the rapid rise and costly fall of Bulb Energy Tue, 23 Nov 21, 5:43amChallenger company that hoped to win 100 million customers burned through cash as the complaints piled up
- Residents’ fears grow over risks from district heating networks Sun, 7 Nov 21, 8:00pmCentral systems that serve a whole community are seen as green, but many are old and poorly maintained
- Green homes grant scheme helped just 15,000 low-income households buy insulation Mon, 1 Nov 21, 5:01pmGovernment’s flagship home insulation scheme reached less than 7% of intended 600,000 households
- ‘It’s been brilliant’: air source heat pump will recoup cost for owner Sat, 23 Oct 21, 6:00pmWendy and Steve Knight could not be happier after changing an oil-fired boiler for a greener option
- What are heat pumps and why is the UK government pushing them? Tue, 19 Oct 21, 9:46pmTheir use could help the UK meet its climate targets, but there are concerns over high installation and running costs
- Minister hints at gas boilers ban but says market should drive change Tue, 19 Oct 21, 7:38pmAnne-Marie Trevelyan urges firms to encourage shift to heat pumps, amid criticism of limited £5,000 grants
- Slippers and saucepan lids: readers’ eight essential tips for saving energy at home this winter Fri, 15 Oct 21, 10:25pmHow to save resources and money? Shut the microwave door, turn down your thermostat and stuff an old pair of jeans up the chimney
- Risk of UK power cuts this winter has increased, says National Grid Fri, 8 Oct 21, 5:06amIndustry bosses concerned energy crisis may cause production slowdowns and factory shutdowns
- UK energy bills could rise 30% in 2022, warn analysts Thu, 7 Oct 21, 7:29pmCornwall Insight says expected surge in wholesale prices and rise in UK energy price cap will feed hefty increase
- Tell us your best home energy saving tips Tue, 5 Oct 21, 11:49pmAs wholesale gas prices rise in the UK, we would like to hear your best advice for saving energy at home
- China orders energy firms to secure winter fuel supplies at all costs Fri, 1 Oct 21, 5:12pmOrder may have knock-on effects for UK gas bills as second-biggest economy grapples with power cuts
- Ofgem prepares for looming failure of a leading energy supplier Fri, 1 Oct 21, 1:44amEnergy regulator understood to have put City firm Teneo on standby to act as ‘special administrator’
- ‘Desperate choices’ this winter as three more UK energy suppliers toppled by price surge Thu, 30 Sep 21, 1:37amCitizens Advice says consumers moved to new supplier likely to pay extra £30 a month