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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 […]

Dozens of English local authorities are in danger of missing their legal climate targets without strengthening plans to decarbonise buildings and transport, a recent news report has been able to suggest. The environmental law firm ClientEarth has recently sent letters to councillors and planning officers at dozens of English local authorities which are currently revising […]

Building management systems can help companies and organizations stay on top of their energy expenditures even when faced with a prolonged period of very cold weather, such as the one that’s likely to affect the UK in January and February 2020. According to multiple news reports on the matter, climate experts at University College London […]

The public sector could unlock more than £375m in cost savings every year by adopting modern energy technology, according to new research released by Centrica Business Solutions. The Powering Britain’s Public Sector report found that if just half of public sector organisations within these three sectors updated their energy infrastructure, they would reduce emissions by […]

The Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) has declared a climate emergency, also arguing that the environment and sustainability professionals are “uniquely positioned” to respond to this emergency, making vital contributions within businesses and communities, a news report has been able to suggest. The IEMA has set a target for carbon neutrality by 2020 […]

Although the UK has pledged to become a net-zero carbon economy by 2050, a third (31%) of businesses say they have no plans to be net carbon neutral at all, a recent survey from YouGov has been able to suggest. The same survey has also revealed that just under half (46%) of businesses in the […]

Large businesses are urged to prepare as the deadline for UK government’s Energy Saving Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) Phase 2, of December 5, 2019, is fast approaching. Organisations with more than 250 people or a turnover in excess of €50M (£44,845,000) are affected by ESOS in the UK, mandating that comprehensive energy efficiency assessments are carried […]

The global integrated building management systems market is poised to grow by USD 9.70 billion during 2019-2023, progressing at a CAGR of over 12% during the forecast period, a recent market research report from Technavio has been able to suggest. The paper points out that the market is driven by the growing demand for energy […]

The UK government has revealed plans to introduce tougher energy efficiency rules for new builds starting from 2025, a recent news report has been able to suggest. The “Future Homes Standard” for England should become operable from 2025 and aims to ensure that new build homes in England will be future-proofed, with low carbon heating […]

Energy efficiency is the fastest-growing segment of US energy-sector employment, now employing more than 2.3 million Americans, according to recent analysis from E4TheFuture. The report, Energy Efficiency Jobs in America, finds energy efficiency jobs grew 3.4 percent in 2018 –more than double the rate of growth for overall jobs nationwide — with 7.8 percent growth […]

The primary energy intensity, an indicator of how heavily the world’s economic activity uses energy, improved by just 1.2% in 2018, reaching the lowest rate since 2010, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has been able to reveal. It highlights that the rate of improvement has now declined for three years in a row, leaving it […]

An estimate 9% of all customers received inaccurate energy bills last year, with a total of more than 2.5 million households being unfairly charged, a recent research report has been able to suggest. “The Secrets of Better Billing” study commissioned by utility billing software business Echo Managed Services surveyed 1,000 UK households and found that […]