British Gas might have overcharged customers for five years, OFGEM reveals

According to a new report by energy regulator OFGEM, between 2006 and 2011, British Gas failed to “round down” the calorific value, a charge that covers the heat or thermal energy in the gas a customer uses.

Green Deal adoption not as successful as expected, says report

Despite being heavily promoted by the UK Government, the Green Deal programme is apparently not enjoying a particularly impressive level of success, with only three households across the UK reportedly finalizing the loaning process for energy saving measures.

The Future of UK Energy : Soaring Bills, Regular Blackouts

Home owners and renters across the UK might be forced to pay hundreds of pounds more on their energy bills by the end of next year, a new market report reveals.

“Massive boom” in cheap energy expected, if UK exploits shale gas reserves, claim more experts

The debate regarding shale gas exploration and the future of UK’s energy reserves remains a pretty heated one, and it seems that yet another expert has joined the group lobbying for extensive exploration.

Energy UK asks for higher efficiency on Green Deal and ECO schemes

Trade association Energy UK publicly asked Climate Change Minister Greg Barker to help impose a higher level of efficiency for the Government’s flagship energy efficiency schemes – the Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation (ECO), a news report reveals.

Reducing VAT for energy efficiency measures would be better than Green Deal, UK builders argue

The Green Deal scheme, set to run until March 2014, is quite far from having reached its full potential, very few home-owners actually signing-up to the UK government’s programme.

Owners of energy-efficient homes should pay less on council tax, campaigners argue

Home owners who decide to invest in energy-efficiency measures for their properties should actually get more incentives in order to do so, such as a reduction in the overall council tax bill and stamp duty, campaigners from the UK Green Building Council argued.

Energy supplier E.ON slapped with £3m “financial settlement” by Ofgem

Energy firm E.ON has been slapped with a £3m fine after failing to comply with their reporting obligations under the government’s carbon emissions reduction target (Cert) programme, a news report in the media reveals.

Energy efficiency targets for new homes in Wales get a serious cut

In a bid to support the Welsh economy, the country’s government has decided to actually cut the planned energy efficiency levels for new buildings, from the projected 40% to just 8%, thus reducing the overall costs of building a new home by around 4,000 pounds.