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Despite being touted as more energy efficient, new-build homes actually cost their owners £200 per year more in extra energy bills, new analysis from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) has been able to suggest. Former Chancellor George Osborne’s decision to cancel the Zero Carbon Homes policy scheme in 2015 has resulted in owners […]

Energy bills are likely to go up by more than £100 for 15m households as Ofgem’s energy price is lifted, a recent news report has been able to suggest. The energy market regulator revealed that it was lifting two price caps because of rising wholesale costs. The energy suppliers are expected to increase their prices […]

The majority of new homes in England are in the most energy efficient bands, the latest figures released by the UK Government’s Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government have been able to reveal. In the last quarter 84% of new homes across the country were given an energy rating of A or B, compared […]

Improving the energy efficiency of buildings is crucial if the UK is to meet its climate change targets, eradicate fuel poverty, and reduce domestic energy bills, the latest report by the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee has argued. After carrying out an inquiry into the issue, MPs on the Committee discovered that the […]

Close to 26% of UK households waste energy by leaving the heating on within their homes even when they are unoccupied, a recent market research report has been able to suggest. The research commissioned by OnePoll amongst 2,000 adults also found that almost 26% of consumers keep the heating on when there is no one […]

According to MoneySavingExpert, your current energy bills could fall by £75 a year from October. This is due to Ofgem decreasing the price cap imposed on default/standard tariffs from £1,254 per year to £1,179 per year for a ‘typical user’, and also due to Ofgem reducing the cap for prepay tariffs. These changes are the […]

The UK government has set out plans to improve homes’ energy performance by making them subject to new higher energy efficiency standards, a recent news report has been able to suggest. The standards will apply to both new and existing homes, with all new homes required to have low-carbon heating such as heat pumps and […]

A scheme comprising 214 new properties that will incorporate renewable technologies and smart energy management systems to significantly reduce the energy demand on the grid has started being developed in Cardiff, a recent news report in the local media has been able to suggest. The scheme will take energy performance standards to a new level […]

The role of trvs is to be reactive to the temperature of the room, opening up the values inside of it, based on the temperature detected.

Gas boilers could be banned by the year 2035, and the Government have unveiled plans for £5,000 grants to allow people to install home heat pumps and other low-carbon boiler replacements in order to help tackle the on-going climate issues. Ministers have recently announced that the installation of low-carbon heat pumps would be encouraged with […]

Energy prices are soaring and recent figures have warned that some businesses could be forced to close. The price rise is also causing fuel bills to rise for millions of households across the country – with further significant increases expected next year.

Energy efficient, low-carbon homes will become the standard within the next couple of decades, as the advent of Internet-connected devices and monitoring solutions forever changes the way energy is spent within households, a recent research report has been able to suggest. The installation of smart meters is a starting point for increasingly connected homes. Increased […]