New voucher values have been announced for homeowners installing renewable heating products as part of the Renewable Heat Premium Payment scheme.  The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has made more money available as the Government ramps up its energy efficiency drive to encourage homeowners to make the switch to renewable forms of heating [...]

A survey carried out by Which? has revealed that property buyers in the UK may be reluctant to purchase homes that are subject to finance provided under the Green Deal. Homeowners may therefore be required to settle the loans early if they want to move along the property ladder. The aim of the Green Deal, [...]

We were pleasantly surprised to learn that the number of households in the UK classed as ‘fuel poor’ declined in 2011. The fuel poverty figures, published in the Department of Energy and Climate Change’s annual report, show a small fall from 2010 statistics, taking the number of families in fuel poverty down to their lowest [...]

The Department of Energy and Climate Change has released the latest Green Deal figures for April, revealing that the Government scheme is picking up pace, having seen more than 9,500 assessments lodged in that month alone. The number of Green Deal assessments taking place between March and April has increased by 27%. It’s a healthy sign that [...]

The British Government has announced that the nationwide roll-out of smart meters will not begin until the third quarter of 2015, one year behind schedule. The postponement came into effect after Baroness Verma, Junior Minister at the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), insisted that more time was necessary to ensure the roll-out’s success. [...]

The parent company of British Gas has revealed that domestic gas and electricity usage in the UK increased substantially between January and April 2013 compared to the same period last year.  Centrica announced that electricity usage among UK households increased by 3 per cent, whilst demand for gas rose by 18 per cent. The company [...]

Research carried out by Future Foundation has revealed that UK households could shave up to £300 million off their annual energy bills by 2030. Working in association with British Gas, the ‘consumer trends and insight enterprise’ believes remote technology lies at the heart of future savings. Statistics on domestic energy wastage in the UK are [...]

Research carried out by TheEnergyShop.com has revealed that energy customers who sign up to fixed-rate tariffs can in fact pay over the odds for gas and electricity. Take for example the Fixed Price March 2013 tariff which was offered to British Gas customers in May 2011. The deal was advertised as being more expensive than [...]

Yesterday (2 May) the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) invited social housing landlords to bid for funding to install renewable heating technologies as part of a £6 million extension to the Renewable Heat Incentive Premium Payment scheme (RHPP). The aim of the competition is to encourage social housing landlords to do their bit [...]

The government’s response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request has revealed that certain groups of people in the UK are discouraged from taking advantage of energy efficiency schemes such as the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) and Green Deal. The FOI report suggests that many households fear getting into debt over schemes that are far [...]