energy efficiency
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
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
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
Electricity system flexibility
We have just published our joint Plan with Government.… Continue reading
Are you an energy-efficient landlord?
Energy Trends – latest report
There are some very encouraging statistics outlined in the latest Energy Trends report from BEIS
Total energy production was 0.1 per cent lower than in the first quarter of 2016.
Oil production fell by 4.6 per cent when… Continue reading
Pssst – want a smart meter?
Well most of us have now heard about them, or seen the Gaz and Leccy adverts.
Every energy supplier must offer its customers a smart meter by 2020. But it’s not compulsory to have one.
So, should we bother?… Continue reading
Low carbon drive ‘cuts household bills’
Britain’s low carbon energy revolution is actually saving money for households, a report says.
Households make a net saving of £11 a month, according to analysis from the Committee on Climate Change.
It calculates that subsidies to wind and solar… Continue reading
Insulation? External or internal: Which is best?
Heating a house with solid walls can be quite a challenge. Solid walls lack a cavity, so the most common form of wall insulation isn’t viable, but they can still be insulated with either internal or external insulation.
The effectiveness… Continue reading
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