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New co-ops that are trying to make houses more energy-efficient, which in turn will slash carbon emissions and in the long-run save homeowners money, are much more trustworthy for most consumers than the larger energy suppliers, a recent news report reveals.

Adopting HeatingSave in order to cut energy bills and save money is one of the top solutions for older and disabled people, who are generally a bit reluctant to adopt some of the government’s latest energy-efficiency programmes.

HeatingSave’s advanced built-in monitoring and control systems might enable home owners in Scotland to boost their house’s energy efficiency levels by providing them with a smart and simple solution for knowing exactly how much they’re spending on energy and optimizing their heating expenditure accordingly.

A process that would enable the conversion of natural gas into energy up to 70 times faster has been developed by a team of scientists from the North Carolina State University, a news report reveals.

Due to the bout of very cold weather over the first four months of 2013, gas consumption levels went up around 18 per cent, while electricity usage was up 3 per cent over the same timeframe, sources from Centrica revealed.

Instead of actually helping consumers reduce their overall energy bills, the latest tariff reforms set to be implemented by the UK government might actually lead to customers paying up to £100 more, the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC)

Despite of its rather slow start, the UK Government’s Green Deal program seems to be picking up speed as we speak, with an impressive 9,522 assessments being lodged in April, according to a recent news report.

After announcing higher profits a few days ago, on account of the spike in energy usage caused by the longer winter, British Gas’s owner, Centrica, also revealed plans to actua

It really seems that the future of energy spending is quite a bleak one for most consumers out there, the latest industry estimating that most people might wind up paying more on their energy bills than their mortgage, over the next few years.

The UK government seems to be quite committed to the implementation of extensive renewable energy solutions, since the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has announced an increase in the subsidies available through the Renewable Heat Premium Payment (RHPP) scheme.

MPs on the Energy and Climate Change Committee are complaining about the DECC’s lack of clarity in explaining what are the actual long-term targets of the Green Deal program in a recent report.

Concerns regarding the UK’s reliance on gas imports have surfaced again after a report from the Crown Estate suggested that Britain was just six hours away from running out of stored gas in March.