Renewable resources supplied a record 37.1% of the UK’s power last year, up from 33.1% in 2018, the government’s latest Digest of UK…
Continue ReadingFuel Poverty Charity Calls for Action Over Scots with Lockdown Energy Debt
Written by Lauren Smith in Energy Suppliers
Fuel poverty charity Energy Action Scotland has called on First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to protect households which have racked up debt to their…
Continue ReadingEnergy Supplier Compensates Customers Who Were Blocked from Switching
Written by Lauren Smith in Energy Suppliers
Ofgem has closed a compliance case with a mid-sized energy supplier which blocked pre-payment customers from switching supplier after it extended them emergency…
Continue ReadingCouncil-Sponsored Switching Services Saves Residents £258 on their Energy Bills
Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity Energy Suppliers
A council initiative to help Essex residents switch energy supplier has saved households £258 on average and helped them trim their carbon emissions.
Continue Reading200,000 Households Could Fall into Fuel Poverty as the Economy Reels from Coronavirus
Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity
An additional 200,000 households could struggle to heat their homes this winter, leaving them more susceptible to coronavirus and creating a “perfect storm”…
Continue ReadingElectric vehicle chargers are coming to every street in Britain, to the delight of charging point manufacturer Andersen EV.
Continue ReadingChancellor Commits £1 Billion to Energy Efficiency–Less Than Promised
Written by Lauren Smith in Government Policy Household & Bills
The government’s coronavirus recovery package includes £1 billion to retrofit public buildings and social housing—less than one-ninth the Conservative Party pledged to invest…
Continue ReadingBrits in Favour of Green Recovery from Coronavirus Crisis
Written by Lauren Smith in Environment Government Policy
Brits are overwhelmingly in favour of an economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis that centres renewables, conservation and energy efficiency.
Continue ReadingThe government has given Swedish utility firm Vattenfall the green light to develop a mammoth wind farm off the coast of Norfolk.
Continue ReadingGovernment Announces Extension to Renewable Heat Incentive
Written by Lauren Smith in Renewable Energy
The government will give households and businesses more time to deploy low-carbon heating systems that qualify under the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) after…
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