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A new whitepaper released by Parks Associates revealed that nearly 50 percent of US households with a broadband Internet connection and a thermostat never actually programmed the device or, in fact, have done so only once, after it was initially installed.

The number of properties owned by landlords that are energy inefficient are going down.

Three members of the shadow cabinet wrote an open letter to Communities Secretary Eric Pickles about green building policy.

Prospect Law is heading legal action for a total of 17 solar companies seeking damages over the feed-in tariff controversy.

Ann Robinson from comparison website uSwitch says energy customers need an annual renewal notice to get a better deal.

An official survey revealed nearly eight out of 10 people in the UK prefer renewable energy. According to the major poll published by the government today (Tuesday), of the 2,107 people asked in December and January just four per cent were opposed to using renewable energy.

Ed Davey reckons a new energy efficiency programme has the potential to more than double the jobs in the insulation industry to 60,000.

The Fuel Poverty Advisory Group (FPAG) has urged the government to take on a “sky rocketing” problem.

Seeing as it is so cold at the moment in the UK, most people are prompted to hibernate by staying at home and ramping up the heating. However the big energy providers have now announced big price rises this winter.

Snow and the big freeze this week have raised concerns for the vulnerable. The sub-zero weather is, if anything, set to get worse as we go into the weekend, forecasters have warned.

Conservative minister Nick Hurd last week said better-off OAPs should consider donating their winter fuel payments to charity.

Average fuel costs for the elderly have been spiralling out of control.