Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living
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- Solar panel users to be paid for excess power – but will need to wait Tue, 8 Jan 19, 10:53pmPeople who instal solar from April will have to give away surplus until scheme launches
- Dutch eco initiative halves energy bills in first UK homes Tue, 8 Jan 19, 1:00amNottingham pioneers ‘Energiesprong’ after it wins £5m funding from EU
- What is the energy price cap and how does it work? Wed, 2 Jan 19, 7:50pmThe government’s price cap on standard rate energy bills comes into effect today
- What is the price cap and how does it work? Tue, 1 Jan 19, 3:49amThe government’s price cap on standard rate energy bills comes into effect today
- UK hit by 57 energy price rises in 2018 as cap looms Fri, 28 Dec 18, 11:01amThis year is worst for number of increases, with average of £74 added to annual dual fuel bills
- 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
- Weatherwatch: tension mounts over solar energy 'betrayal' Tue, 13 Nov 18, 8:30amFrom April, the government will no longer pay for surplus electricity households produce
- £7m crowdfunding bid for Orkney tidal energy turbine launches Sat, 20 Oct 18, 6:57pmScheme launched by ethical investment platform Abundance offers 12% interest
- 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
- The need to invest in renewables | Letters Wed, 10 Oct 18, 4:24amFeed-in tariff subsidies must not be abandoned, writes Sandra Walmsley, while Gaynor Adey says the UK government should look again at the Swansea Bay tidal projectNicholas Stern suggests that strong political will is needed...
- 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
- Plans for new Cumbria nuclear power station on verge of collapse Tue, 11 Sep 18, 11:25pmToshiba’s plan to sell plant in disarray over government’s ‘risky’ financing plan
- 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.