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UK ‘must insulate 25 million homes’
More than one home every minute will need to be refurbished in the UK between now and 2050, experts say.
The authors of a report to Parliament say 25 million existing homes will not meet the insulation standards required by… Continue reading
British Gas residential profits down 11% amid customer exodus
British Gas owner Centrica said profits at its UK residential supply business fell 11% as it faced up to competition in the energy market. The drop in earnings to £553m came as it lost 409,000 customers over the course of… Continue reading
Tips to make your home warmer
- Four out of ten of us are avoiding switching on the heating during colder spells due to fears about energy bills
- A third are reporting they can’t make their home as warm as they’d like
- Winter woollies are filling the… Continue reading
Solar Power Is Now The World’s Cheapest Energy
An energy supplier league table is to be published
An energy supplier league table is to be published to increase transparency on the numbers of people on expensive standard variable tariffs.
- new measures to help more households benefit from the UK’s competitive energy market
- energy supplier league table to… Continue reading
Market view: the French connection
This article first appeared in Utility Week
Imports from the Continent have long been a staple feature of UK energy supply, but over the past few weeks there has been a dramatic shift in energy flow across the French… Continue reading
What shall I do if my energy supplier goes out of business?
Ofgem safety net: If your energy supplier goes out of business
Energy-saving tips for SMEs
If the average UK household can save £80 just by turning off devices when they’re not in use, imagine what a business could save by doing the same. What other changes can you make to save more, and what should… Continue reading
New suppliers join Warm Home Discount scheme for 2016-17
Following the introduction of the Warm Home Discount a new supplier, Extra Energy, has joined the scheme for the first time after it exceeded the customer number threshold at which participation becomes mandatory.
Also for the first time since the… Continue reading
Consumers are £270million out of pocket due to billing errors
Energy bills are confusing enough for most of us, so what happens when energy suppliers make errors? Research from uSwitch has shown that 3.8 million consumers have been on the receiving end of bad billing from… Continue reading