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Four of the “Big Six” UK energy suppliers, namely npower, Scottish Power, EDF Energy and E.on, stand accused of failing to pass on the £50 ‘green tax’ rebate to at least a part of their customers, a brand new

Although home owners across the UK could significantly lower their bills by taking up more energy efficient heating systems and controls, as well as cheaper forms of heating, not enough is being done to encourage the adoption of such technologies, a new research report has suggested.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

While large scale fracking across the UK would certainly boost revenues for the Treasury and help drive forward the UK economy, consumers are not likely to benefit from it directly, Chancellor George Osborne has recently admitted.

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.