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The UK Green Building Council has publicly urged the Government to step in and take some immediate measures in order to help drive down the ever-rising energy bills and keep the least well off British home owners out of poverty.

As a direct result of spring setting in and overall night-time/daytime temperatures growing, residential demand for gas is expected to fall by around 35% this month, the daily market report from npower has revealed.

Nearly four million households (14%) are currently in debt to their energy supplier, consumers owing, collectively, an estimated £464 million, new research carried out by online market comparison service uSwitch has revealed.

Households carrying out energy efficiency improvements on their home can now get more money back to offset the cost of having the work done, the UK government has revealed.

The UK has the least trusted energy sector from just about anywhere in the world, despite a relatively high level of support for renewable energy, recent market research has revealed.

The UK has the least trusted energy sector from just about anywhere in the world, despite a relatively high level of support for renewable energy, recent market research has revealed.

The UK Government’s plans to reduce the green energy levies will actually leave more than 400,000 British homes without any financial support for installing energy efficiency measures, a brand new media report on the matter can reveal.

The UK government will force energy suppliers to print Quick Response (QR) codes on their energy bills, in an attempt to help people switch supplier more easily, a news report in the central media has just revealed.

The families of close to 1,900 children living in poverty conditions in Boston, Lincolnshire, could actually be missing out on the Warm Home Discount scheme, which provides annual rebates off one’s fuel bills, a news report in the local media has recently revealed.

Energy supplier ScottishPower has just revealed plans to reduce overall gas and electricity prices for its domestic customers by 3.3% over the next 12 months, a brand new media report on the matter has revealed.

As part of his speech to the Ecobuild 2014 conference, Secretary of State Edward Davey has mentioned that six projects have been awarded £19.5 million in total as part of the Green Deal Communities scheme.

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.