How to have a Scarily Sustainable Halloween
Thanks to Good Energy our Feed in Tariff provider for this timely piece
Here are our fun tips to be sustainable on this All Hallows’ Eve:
#1 Surprise your local farmers with huge support
Why not treat Halloween as an… Continue reading
Smart meter fit for digital energy boom unveiled by British Gas
Britain’s largest energy supplier has won the race to roll out a household smart meter fit for the digital energy boom sparked by renewable energy, batteries and electric vehicles.
After years of delay the next generation smart meter will… Continue reading
Time to get your rental property in order
The Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property)(England and Wales) Regulations 2015 establish a minimum level of energy efficiency for privately rented property in England and Wales. This means that, from April 2018, landlords of privately rented domestic and non-domestic property in… Continue reading
Offshore wind power cheaper than new nuclear
Energy from offshore wind in the UK will be cheaper than electricity from new nuclear power for the first time.
The cost of subsidies for new offshore wind farms has halved since the last 2015 auction for clean energy projects… Continue reading
Get ready for winter put a woolly on your house
Harborough Energy is pleased to announce the launch of a new community service.
You may be losing up to 1/3 of the heat in your house through your walls. Your home is in an area of Harborough District where there… Continue reading
Trial to phase in hydrogen as fuel to begin in north-west
Liverpool and Manchester are to be the testbed for an ambitious £600m project aiming to solve the thorny problem of how the government cuts the carbon footprint of the gas that heats most of Britain’s homes.
Cadent, which… Continue reading
Energy price cap on pre-payment meters tightened
About three million households are set to benefit from a tightening of the price cap on pre-payment energy meters, according to regulator Ofgem.
The regulator says the move will cut the average bill for pre-payment customers by up to £19… Continue reading
TAX WIN FOR SOLAR AND BATTERIES
One of our Harborough Solar One installations
The Solar Trade Association (STA) is celebrating securing a 5% rate of VAT on battery storage for householders installing a storage system alongside a new solar PV system. The win significantly improves… Continue reading
Important information about your home.
Would you like a warmer home?
You may be losing up to 1/3 of the heat in your home through your walls. If your home is in an area of Harborough District there are grants for cavity wall and loft… Continue reading
World's first floating wind farm emerges off coast of Scotland
The world’s first full-scale floating wind farm has started to take shape off the north-east coast of Scotland.
The revolutionary technology will allow wind power to be harvested in waters too deep for… Continue reading