EDF Energy announces second price hike for 2018, dual fuel bills going up by another 6%
Despite announcing a 2.7% increase in electricity prices back in april, which left dual fuel customers paying 1.4% more, French-owned energy supplier EDF has announced a further price hike of 6%. The “big six” energy supplier blamed a rise of 13% in wholesale energy costs for the price hike, adding that one of the reasons […]
Smaller energy suppliers will have to join Warm Home Discount scheme
Smaller energy suppliers will soon be required to give vulnerable customers, including pensioners, £140 off their energy bills, as part of the Warm Home Discount scheme, a recent news report has been able to suggest. The government said energy firms with more than 150,000 customer accounts – currently 250,000 – will be obliged to offer […]
Low-cost BMS systems could help boost energy efficiency in homes, make them eligible for green mortgages
Low-cost building management systems (BMS) will certainly drive down energy bills in most homes and make them more energy efficient, which could potentially make them eligible for the newly-announced green mortgages – major new pilot scheme is set to roll out across Europe. Some 37 of Europe’s leading banks, including BNP Paribas, ING Bank, and […]
Scottish government announces plans to expand home energy efficiency improvement scheme
A home energy improvement scheme that enables Scottish home owners on low incomes to borrow up to £40,000 for energy efficient upgrades will be expanded by Scotland’s Government, a recent news report has been able to suggest. The Home Energy Efficiency Programme Scotland (HEEPS) was originally launched in 2017 within the areas of Glasgow City, […]
Local authorities demand more freedom on setting higher energy efficiency standards in new homes
Several local authorities have joined forces and demanded more freedom on imposing stricter energy efficiency and sustainability standards within new built homes, a recent news report has been able to suggest. The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC), Core Cities UK and UK100 proposed new wording of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and have called […]
Avoid overpaying for energy with the help of HeatingSave low-cost BMS
The HeatingSave low-cost building management system (BMS) is the sure-fire way to save energy and money, especially now, when the majority of energy suppliers are starting to push up their prices. The latest Big Six to announce a price hike is npower, who have just announced an average 5.3% dual fuel price hike, amounting to […]
British Gas pushes up energy prices by 5.5%
If you’ve been considering installing a building management system (BMS) for a while now but were still on the fence, then perhaps the latest move by British Gas will convince you, as the UK’s largest energy supplier has announced plans to hike energy prices by 5.5% for residential customers. The hike will come into force […]
Controlling your HeatingSave Building Management System (BMS) via your smartphone
Smartphones have become an integral part of our daily lives and can be used for controlling just about anything around your home and/or business nowadays, from your doorbell to your heating syste,. In order to make things easier (and faster) for users of the HeatingSave Building Management System (BMS), we have developed a dedicated app […]
As new Boiler Plus efficiency standards come into force, heating controls become mandatory
The UK is a global leader in the gas boiler market, which has continued to develop cutting edge technologies that now exceed the minimum standards set last decade. As such, the UK government has released a new set of standards designed to improve the way many people use energy in their homes by giving them […]
HeatingSave Building Management System (BMS) ensure complete user data privacy
Building management systems (or BMS systems) monitor and control building operations, such as heating and hot water provision, air-conditioning, electrical power, fire alarms and fire suppression, lighting, ventilation and even security (access control, video surveillance, etc.). These systems are increasingly connected to other information systems and the internet. Quite obviously, in order to be able […]
