New research from popular comparison website uSwitch.com has revealed energy bills have risen by a whopping 65% over the last five years. Five years ago we were paying around £227 a year less to...
One of the leading energy suppliers in the UK has promised to reimburse thousands of customers who were overcharged between 2008 and 2011. E.ON referred the matter to industry regulator Ofgem...
The Coalition has moved yet further from its goal to become the 'greenest-ever' government after cutting funding for energy-saving initiatives. At a time when energy bills are set to rise by around ...
Helping society's most vulnerable people to avoid falling into fuel poverty and stay warm is the focus of a new Government initiative which has seen a £500,000 grant awarded to the Foundations...
As developers plan to convert hundreds of acres of British farmland into sites for solar photovoltaic panels, researchers in the US have published a paper on how solar power can be used at the...
Energy Secretary Ed Davey has today announced plans to overhaul the energy market in an effort to honour a promise made by Prime Minister David Cameron. Back in October the Prime Minister promised...
One of the nation's biggest energy providers is to raise its gas and electricity bills today in a move that will see average annual bills for dual fuel customers increase by £80. As first...
SSE has announced substantial half-year profits just weeks after raising energy prices for domestic customers. The energy firm, one of the so-called 'Big Six' to operate in the UK, this week...
Keen to demonstrate its commitment to the environment, the British Government has announced the launch of a series of measures that aim to cut energy consumption in the UK. Published by the...
Heat loss from homes, which equates to unnecessary wasted energy and a waste of money, comes under the spotlight today with the launch of the Heating and Hotwater Industry Council's nationwide Hole...
An inquest into the death of a man in Ilkeston three years ago has cited the failure to maintain regular gas safety inspections as a "contributing factor" to his death. On the 29th December 2009,...
One of the leading energy suppliers in Britain has teamed up with a fuel poverty charity to increase awareness and understanding of energy efficiency among the unemployed in Exeter. Energy firm...
Big Energy Saving Week has proven so successful in Manchester that the week long energy saving extravaganza has been extended to offer even more help and advice to local households struggling to meet...
A new study by Anglian Home Improvements has discovered that the British public continues to lack motivation when it comes to saving energy and that despite the best of intentions - around 94% of...
A new initiative which has been introduced to help energy consumers across Greater Manchester slash their fuel bills should enable participating householders to save as much as £200 a year. In a...
Scientists in the US have announced the development of carbon-only solar photovoltaic panels. Using only carbon to build the panels should significantly reduce production costs, as indium and silver,...
French-owned EDF Energy, one of the so-called Big Six energy suppliers in the UK, has become the latest firm in the group to raise electricity and gas central heating prices. Only E.ON has elected...
As Big Energy Saving Week draws to a close on Saturday, what lessons have consumers learned about saving energy? According to Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB), which organised the initiative, Big...
Ofgem has published plans to compel energy suppliers to notify their customers of the cheapest tariffs after Prime Minister David Cameron promised to reform the energy industry. During Prime...
Prime Minister David Cameron has promised to reform the domestic energy market in the UK by compelling energy suppliers to provide their customers with the lowest tariff. The PM addressed the...
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