72% of people in the UK trust apps and smart technology more than people when looking for advice reducing their energy consumption, an OVO Energy survey has revealed. As part of the survey, OVO Energy asked over 3,000 people about the choices they’re making based on their use of apps and smart technology. On average, […]
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Ideal Boilers and Danfoss have both announced that Amazon Echo integration has arrived for some of their smart thermostats, giving customers the ability to control the central heating with their voice. Ideal customers with a Touch Connect thermostat can now ask Alexa to turn the heating up and down, find out what the temperature is […]
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While your boiler heats water for your home, the central heating pump is what pushes it round your pipes and through your radiators. Without the pump there’s no central heating, so when it develops a fault it’s clearly a big deal. Here’s what you need to know about central heating pumps, the problems a broken […]
A proposal from energy regulator, Ofgem, to ‘re-wire’ the energy system could save consumers up to £45 per year on their energy bills from 2021. The savings would come as a result of Ofgem setting the limit on how much of their profits energy networks can give to shareholders to 4% – a drop of […]
Denmark is frequently voted the happiest place in the world so just what makes them so happy? Well, one of the big contributors is hygge. Search for ‘hygge’ online and you’ll be met by images of 2 pairs of feet in fluffy socks sticking out of a blanket with hands cupping a warm mug of […]
Ofgem has cleared confusion around the FiT scheme* removing a barrier to solar battery installation for 900,000 UK homes. The updated technical guidance states that the installation of solar storage alongside a smart meter will not change the amount of export tariff homeowners will earn. So domestic customers who already have FIT-accredited solar and wish […]
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Only 1 in 4 people across the UK would report an instance of energy theft despite 92% of the population agreeing that it’s wrong, a recent survey has found. In the UK, an estimated £400 million of electricity and gas is stolen every year with somebody dying as a direct result of energy meter tampering […]
The Federation of Petroleum Suppliers (FPS) have launched a ‘Get Winter Ready’ campaign to encourage homeowners heating their home with oil to prepare themselves for the cold winter months. 1.5 million homes around the UK are powered by oil boilers and have been told that they should stock up on oil now while prices are […]
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First things first, if your gas boiler is leaking water do not attempt to fix it yourself by tampering with pipework or seals. Only Gas Safe registered engineers should be working with your heating system as accidentally disturbing the gas supply can have potentially lethal consequences. In addition, a leaking boiler can be particularly dangerous […]
Spark Energy has announced that it has stopped trading becoming the 6th small energy supplier to do so in 2018. Spark Energy is a small supplier with just 290,000 domestic customers. The company has blamed “increasingly tough trading conditions in the energy industry” for their collapse, but The Energy Ombudsman has said this week that […]
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Hydrogen has been labelled a ‘credible option’ for the UK to achieve low-carbon targets by 2050 but the government needs to be commit soon, a new report has said. The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) report, Hydrogen in a Low Carbon Economy, makes clear the importance of switching to hydrogen from natural gas or the […]
Christmas finally arrives. You get handed a present, tear off the wrapping paper and in your hands is that gadget you’ve been wanting all year. You rip it out of the packaging quicker than anyone can say “ding dong merrily on high” only to be stopped in your tracks as you realise that it requires […]
A recent report by the Committee of Fuel Poverty has found that the number of households across England in fuel poverty has risen by 210,000 since 2014 to reach 2.55 million. This news comes despite the Government’s Fuel Poverty Strategy which launched in 2014/15 to increase the efficiency rating of fuel poor homes across England […]
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Important notice about this article: Please note that the Feed-in Tariff (FiT) scheme closed to new applications on March 31st 2019. There’s no time to waste if you’re looking to install solar PV panels before the Feed-in Tariff (FiT) scheme comes to an end on March 31st. With solar PV panels needing to be installed […]
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The majority of us are familiar with solar panels and if we don’t have them, the chances are we know someone who does. The technology is becoming more affordable than ever and can significantly reduce both our energy bills and our carbon emissions. But have you heard of solar tiles or solar roofs? Perhaps not, […]
An estimated 12 years to prevent severe effects of climate change and the government targeting ‘net zero’ carbon emissions wasn’t enough for climate change or renewable energy to earn a mention in the 2018 Budget. During his speech, the last before Brexit, Chancellor Philip Hammond did support tree planting and the introduction of a tax […]
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