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Saving on energy and cutting bills is on everyone’s mind nowadays, and especially so for the 4,200 people took part in the last round of the Merseyside Collective Switch scheme, which helped residents slash a total of £205,000 on their energy bills.

One of the UK’s largest energy suppliers has revealed plans to launch a new energy efficiency scheme worth £9 million in partnership with the local authorities in Devon, a recent news report on the matter was able to reveal.

The UK’s largest energy suppliers are being urged to lower bills for end-customers after receiving an unexpected windfall from the cuts to green levies imposed by the UK Government.

Domestic tenants could receive the right to request their landlords carry out energy efficiency improvements from 2016 under new proposals published by the government as a part of its wider initiative to combat fuel poverty across the UK.

Energy efficiency systems and measures could help UK households save as much as £1.4 billion a year, recent figures published by the Energy Savings Trust were able to reveal.

An energy supplier has announced the release of what they consider to be the UK’s most affordable energy tariff for home owners, averaging £989 every year.

The number of energy efficiency measures installed in the UK homes between 2013 and 2014 dropped by a concerning 60% compared to the previous year, research published by the Association for the Conservation of Energy on behalf of Energy Bill Revolution was able to

More than 22,671 complaints regarding the energy suppliers’ activity were recorded during the first six months of 2014, double the number recorded last year, data obtained from the Energy Ombudsman suggests.

Tenants are urged to take charge of their energy bills and save on heating and electricity as a part of Ofgem’s latest update to the “Be an Energy Shopper” campaign.

A staggering one in eight people across the UK live in homes that have poor energy efficiency, recent research on the matter was able to reveal.

The Government has made available £1million in funding via the Big Energy Saving Network for charity and community organisations so they can reach vulnerable consumers and advise them on how to save money on their energy bills.

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is urging households and home owners to act now in order to make their homes more energy efficient and get instant money back for the improvements via the Government’s Green Deal Home Improvement Fund.