A fuel poverty charity has launched a campaign today to raise awareness of the growing number of UK households struggling to meet the costs of heating their homes. For more than 25 years the National Energy Action (NEA) has been campaigning for affordable warmth for vulnerable low income households and the respected charity has […]
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The Green Deal launched on Monday amid much fanfare, but is the Coalition’s flagship environmental policy fit for purpose? Will the initiative reduce carbon emissions in the UK? Do energy consumers even understand the scheme? Questions remain as government ministers voice their support for the policy, which was designed to help people “stay warm for […]
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A YouGov poll of more than 5,000 energy consumers in the UK has revealed a startling fact: proportionally few people have heard of the Green Deal, which is scheduled to launch on Monday. Described by Greg Barker, the Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change, as the “most ambitious home improvement programme since the […]
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Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne has been encouraged to restore a tax on large-scale home improvements that was dropped in December. The so-called conservatory tax was established to compel homeowners to ensure that major home improvements, such as building an extension or conservatory, met minimum green standards. The Coalition had hoped that the tax […]
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Data published by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) shows that global investment in renewable sources of energy contracted in 2012. The figures suggest that governments around the world may have restricted green budgets, perhaps in response to worsening economic conditions. Last year, clean-energy investment fell by 11 per cent from the previous year, but 2012 […]
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The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has noted its concern over sales techniques employed by some domestic installers of solar photovoltaic panels, cavity wall insulation and other green products. The OFT believes some installers are pestering vulnerable members of society to purchase green products. Exaggerating the benefits of such products, unscrupulous installers have been accused […]
Data published by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) suggest that some parts of Wales have embraced solar PV technology more readily than others. DECC calculates that more than 23,000 homes in Wales now benefit from solar photovoltaic panels, which are typically installed on rooftops to generate energy via sunlight. Converted into electricity […]
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A survey published by the Guardian has revealed that upfront assessment fees may discourage homeowners from ordering work designed to improve domestic energy efficiency under the Green Deal. The Guardian attempted to source quotes for cavity wall insulation, loft insulation and other green jobs from the 24 firms listed by government as domestic assessors. The […]
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The Coalition has been accused of causing unemployment in the insulation sector. The Insulation Industry Forum (IIF) blamed the government for disappointing figures published last week. According to the IIF, government policy has contributed to the loss of 816 jobs ahead of the launch of the Green Deal, which comes into effect on the 28th […]
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One of the UK’s biggest energy providers E.ON looks set to be the first of the Big Six to have met all of its energy efficiency targets set by the Government and ahead of schedule too. The energy company is just waiting for official confirmation from energy regulator Ofgem. As part of set Government targets […]
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The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has announced that the UK is on course to meet its environmental targets. A report published on Thursday suggests the country will generate sufficient renewable energy by 2020 to satisfy carbon objectives, which include consuming at least 15 per cent of energy (domestic, commercial, industrial and infrastructural) […]
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TV shows are well known for tackling controversial and hard hitting storylines and now viewers of Britain’s longest running soap opera Coronation Street are to be educated about the dangers of faulty boilers and carbon monoxide poisoning in episodes set to air over Christmas and the New Year. The storyline is set to have […]
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A survey has revealed that 36 per cent of people in the UK who own solar photovoltaic panels struggle to receive subsidies on time. Feed-In Tariffs (FITs) were introduced by the UK government on the 1st April 2010. Launched by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), the scheme was intended to lower the […]
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Actions speak louder than words for one of the UK’s biggest energy suppliers, EDF Energy, who have pledged to make sure their most vulnerable customers are automatically transferred to the cheapest available tariff to help them reduce their energy bills. The move – which comes after energy regulator Ofgem published proposals to reform the energy […]
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A report published by the Fuel Poverty Advisory Group (FPAG) claims as many as 300,000 more households in the UK will suffer from fuel poverty this winter. Fuel poverty is said to occur when a household spends at least ten per cent of its monthly or annual income on energy. Some 2.7 million households in […]
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With a smart meter roll-out set to replace around 53 million electricity and gas meters over the next six years the Government has established a set of rules designed to protect the privacy of all those millions of customers. The newly published set of rules will give energy consumers the power to determine how […]
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