New research from WWF and Scottish Power has quantified just how much households could save on their energy bills—and add to their property’s…
Continue ReadingOnline Searches for Solar Panels and Smart Meters Surge Amid Soaring Energy Bills
Written by Lauren Smith in Household & Bills
With energy bills set to soar next month, Brits are considering solar panels and smart meters to reduce their consumption, web search data…
Continue ReadingCameron’s Cuts to Green Programmes Now Adding £150 to Energy Bills
Written by Lauren Smith in Government Policy Renewable Energy
Former Prime Minister David Cameron’s decision to scrap green policies means Britons will pay £150 more for their energy this year than they…
Continue ReadingOne in Eight English Households Were in Fuel Poverty in 2020
Written by Lauren Smith in Household & Bills
New government data reveals that more than three million English households lived in draughty homes and struggled to afford to heat them in…
Continue ReadingThe Royal Institute of British Architects urge government to insulate interwar homes
Written by Michael Quinn in Environment
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has called upon the government to insulate 3.3 million interwar homes, a move they say will…
Continue ReadingRising Energy Bills Increase Interest in Green Home Upgrades
Written by Lauren Smith in Household & Bills
Soaring gas and electricity prices are increasing homeowners’ interest in efficiency upgrades that can slash their energy consumption and bills, according to a…
Continue ReadingGreen Homes Grant Installations Saving Households £3.9m on Energy Bills
Written by Lauren Smith in Government Policy Household & Bills
Insulation and low-carbon heating systems installed under the government’s underachieving Green Homes Grant are saving homeowners £3.9 million annually on their energy bills…
Continue ReadingNearly 74% of home upgrades installed through the aborted Green Homes Grant scheme were insulation, according to recently-released figures from the Department of…
Continue ReadingThe government must “urgently” develop a strategy to upgrade the UK’s inefficient, draughty homes or “risk missing” its 2050 net-zero target, a group…
Continue ReadingGovernment Misses Target to Upgrade Fuel Poor Homes
Written by Lauren Smith in Government Policy Household & Bills
The government has missed an interim target to upgrade all fuel poor households in England to energy efficiency ratings of at least E…
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