E.ON is the latest of the “Big Six” energy suppliers to push up prices for their customers, although to a significantly lower extent than its competitors, a media news report has revealed.
Although it’s currently under scrutiny by the British Government and a prime target for cut backs, the ECO scheme is actually responsible for the most installations of energy-saving measures in UK homes, figures from the DECC’s Domestic Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation in Great Britain, Monthly report have revealed.
Despite being quite a sensitive topic lately, the truth of the matter is that UK energy bills are regularly among the lowest in the whole of the European Union, according to the Finnish energy consultancy VaasaETT.
Smart thermostats and other intelligent heating management solutions will reach an installed base of nearly 32 million by 2020, a brand new market research report by Navigant Research has pointed out.
The UK Green Building Council (GBC) is urging the Government to lower the Green Deal interest rate in order to boost the adoption of energy efficiency measures, a brand – new report in the business media has revealed.
The large majority of UK homes are heated by their residents at a temperature that’s 4C higher, on the average, than it used to be in the 1970’s, a government-commissioned report suggests.
Improving the UK housing stock’s overall level of energy efficiency should become a top priority for the Government, in order to prevent energy bills and CO2 emissions rising even further, the UK Green Building Council has argued.
As part of an effort to help communities tackle rising energy costs in a more effective and efficient manner, the Department of Energy & Climate Change has drawn up a set of proposals that will enable the Government to broaden the support available for community energy projects, whereby people come together to reduce their energy use or purchase and generate their own energy.
Following the bout of bad press RWE npower has received lately, concerning everything from its prices and tariffs to its customer care, not to mention it topping the charts in terms of lack of customer confidence, the company’s CEO, Paul Massara, decided to strike back by publishing a paper ca
SSE, one of the UK’s “Big Six” energy suppliers, has just recently revealed that it’s likely to record a 8.8% rise in profits, which are set to reach an impressive £1.54 billion, despite losing thousands of customers following price hikes announced last autumn.
A scheme developed by the Welsh Government with EU support and designed to help combat fuel poverty across the country’s poorest areas has already started to pay off, cutting energy bills and also creating jobs in the process, a new article in the local media has revealed.
Energy minister Ed Davey is questioning British Gas’ pricing policy and profit margins, calling for them to go under some serious scrutiny, a news report in the local media has revealed.
