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A new energy bills that focuses specifically on energy efficiency could help the UK save up to 12 billion pounds per year in energy costs, various organizations and groups have argued. The proposed ‘Cost Effective Energy Measures Bill’ aims to promote measures including energy efficiency, community energy and more efficient use and production of energy […]

A new scheme that aims to help half the energy costs of over 130 residents in Staffordshire has recently been launched, a news report into the matter has revealed. Kensa Heat Pumps are working alongside Trent & Dove Housing to deliver the scheme. As part of this programme, conventional electrical heating systems will be replaced […]

Despite recording some serious improvements over the past few years, the energy sector still ranks at the bottom of the customer service satisfaction charts, a recent survey has been able to reveal. The latest UK Customer Satisfaction Index by The Institute of Customer Service (UKCSI) shows the utility sector has improved by 1.5 points, the […]

The new Centre for Medicine to be built at the University of Leicester is set to become the largest building in the UK to meet the Passivhaus criteria for energy efficiency, a recent news report has been able to reveal. The £42m Centre will record a ‘-2’ energy performance asset rating and comes complete with […]

The majority of decision-makers across multiple businesses have a very poor understanding of their energy bills, a fresh report drawn up by energy and water consultants Utilitywise has been able to reveal. 60% of businesses were not able to identify whether ‘E’ or ‘A’ readings meant estimated or actual rates, while as many as 2.19 […]

Increased policy support for energy-efficiency programs can save 10 percent in energy bills, a recent report by the UK Energy Research Centre’s (UKERC) Technology and Policy Assessment (TPA) has been able to reveal. Called “Energy Efficiency Evaluation: The evidence for real energy savings from energy efficiency programmes in the household sector,” the report was able […]

A well-known UK retailer has managed to cut its energy bills by around £500,000 on its energy bill last year after training its staff to reduce energy usage, a recent news report has been able to reveal. UK DIY store Wickes trained 146 member across 230 stores after store manager Neil Chetwynd noticed an overspend […]

The primary energy consumption in the UK rose by 1.7% on a fuel input basis but fell by 0.7% on a temperature adjusted basis between December 2014 and February 2015, recent statistical figures released by the DECC (Department of Energy and Climate Change) have been able to reveal. Indigenous energy production fell by 2.7% driven […]

Almost 27% of people looking to get a new house aspire to build their own and use the latest technologies while doing so, a recent news report has been able to reveal. Research by price comparison website Confused found that the most common reason for people building their own home is to have the freedom […]

The Treasury’s plans to scrap ‘zero-carbon’ projects for future UK homes have been lambasted by green groups and house building organisations, who argue that future home owners will be ultimately left in debt and forced to pay more on their energy bills than they should. The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) Chief executive Julie Hirigoyen […]

More than 1,700 high and low rise council flats across Bristol will undergo extensive energy efficiency upgrades as part of the city’s ‘Warmer Homes’ initiative, a recent news report in the local media has been able to reveal. The scheme is the second part of a three-stage programme spread out over nine years. It has set […]

Almost nine in ten small businesses are actively trying to become more energy efficient, figures from a recent survey carried out by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has been able to find. Data from the research also suggests that, despite 78% of those surveyed citing cost saving as their reason behind their move to […]