Research carried out by Which? has revealed that households in the UK could be set to pay even more on their energy bills if Ofgem goes ahead with plans to increase competition in the energy market. The industry regulator is concerned that the six leading energy suppliers in the UK operate in a quasi-monopoly, meaning […]
A pioneering scheme that aimed to provide the unemployed with training on energy efficiency has been described as a success by National Energy Action (NEA), which worked on the project alongside energy supplier E.ON. The Community Energy Fit (CEF) scheme ran for 18 months before coming to an end on Wednesday. The project provided free […]
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Customers of SSE have been urged to seek compensation after the energy supplier was fined £10.5 million by Ofgem. The energy regulator imposed the penalty after uncovering evidence of ‘widespread’ mis-selling. The fine was the largest of its kind in the UK, where the energy market is dominated by the so-called Big Six suppliers. Although […]
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Several days after Centrica announced that it had agreed to import gas worth 10 billion from the United States, figures published by the British Government revealed that the UK’s carbon footprint widened in 2012. The data will no doubt upset environmentalists who have been campaigning for a greener Britain. The news should also unsettle voters […]
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This time last year we reported that the Government had announced plans to delay the Renewable Heat Incentive until 2013. In what feels very much like a case of deja vu, we’re having to report that yet more delays have befallen the scheme. Yes, the second stage of the domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) has […]
A study carried out by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has revealed that only 11 per cent of domestic energy bills can be affected by state policy. Following publication of the research, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Ed Davey predicted that green policy would eventually save British households money. […]
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According to Energy UK, the organisation that represents the country’s energy suppliers, an unseasonally cold March has left Britain in the midst of an energy crisis. A crisis that could, perhaps inevitably, lead to higher energy bills. Minister of State for Energy John Hayes insists there is no crisis. The Conservative MP told the Guardian: […]
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Scotland is set to benefit from £60 million of funding to target fuel poverty. The money will be distributed to local authorities to ensure that Scottish homes become more energy efficient. The fund was made available under the Home Energy Efficiency Programme, which was established by the Scottish Government to reduce fuel poverty in the country. […]
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The leading energy supplier in the UK, British Gas, has reported an increase in profits for 2012. The firm generated pre-tax profits of £606 million, an increase of 11 per cent from the previous year. Centrica, the owner of British Gas, announced a similar rise in operating profit, which increased by 14 per cent between […]
British Gas, the leading energy supplier in the UK, has announced plans to create 1,000 green-sector jobs under the Energy Company Obligation (ECO). Spread over the next three years, the new roles will be occupied entirely by young people who are currently unemployed. In other words, British Gas will carry out its obligations under ECO […]
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A newly launched website is on a mission to help struggling energy consumers check to see if they are eligible to install a new boiler for free as part of a Government boiler grants scheme. The team behind Boiler Guide, the UK’s leading online resource of boiler and central heating installers has launched a new […]
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Ofgem has warned that energy bills in the UK are expected to increase every year for the foreseeable future. The energy regulator made its prediction after the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) warned ministers that the country would be weakened by higher gas prices. In an article published by the Daily Telegraph, Alistair Buchanan, the […]
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Is the Green Deal failing to generate interest among homeowners, or is the scheme not being advertised effectively? According to Philip Sellwood, the Chief Executive of Energy Saving Trust (EST), the British Government must target the right homes at the right times to ensure the initiative’s success. Mr Sellwood suggested that households cannot always differentiate […]
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Analysis of Britain’s gas exports and imports has revealed that energy users in the UK are paying for imported gas at a higher rate than exported gas is being sold to foreign countries. Carried out by Greenpeace and the Guardian, the analysis shows that gas imports to the UK are often more costly than gas […]
SSE, one of Britain’s so-called Big Six energy firms, has offered to compensate customers as a matter of course if they receive substandard service. Keen to demonstrate its commitment to customer satisfaction at a time of record-high gas and electricity tariffs, the supplier has promised to reduce the energy bills of customers who do not […]
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The Energy Saving Trust (EST) has published a report that claims landlords hold the key to a successful Green Deal. As the Coalition’s flagship environmental policy, the Green Deal aims to reduce carbon emissions on a shoestring. Households will not receive grants or discounts, but they will be given the opportunity to take out finance […]
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