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Extensive research done under the Energy Efficiency Financing (EEF) scheme has revealed that the industrial sector in the UK is overspending on energy by more than £2.2 billion per year.

Despite pushing up their energy bills and claiming that they’re forced to do so in order to keep them afloat, the truth of the matter is that the UK’s Big Six energy suppliers have recorded some pretty hefty profits back in 2012, up by 75% compared to the previous year, a media news report has revealed.

Government should extend the Green Deal programme to small and medium enterprises and the UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) should offer low interest loans to these small companies in order to promote energy efficiency, a new

Some of UK’s largest energy suppliers seem to be going through some tough times in terms of profits, while others, such as E.ON, are actually faring quite well, a new media report has revealed.

The UK government is urging the Big Six energy suppliers to freeze energy prices until mid-2015, in an attempt to avoid further increases in energy bills ahead of the next election, reputable media sources have revealed.    The commitment would be a part of wider set of measures, that would ultimately lead to around 50 pounds being slashed off the typical dual-fuel

The latest round of above-inflation energy increases in energy bills will by no means be the last, the Whitehall’s spending watchdog warning that this year-to-year process is likely to continue for the next 17 years.

Implementing extensive energy efficiency measures across all buildings, whether old or new, is likely to become a must over the next years, as energy prices continue to grow year-to-year, an industry expert has warned during a speech at the Energy Live 2013 event.

Energy supplier SSE has just revealed plans to increase its energy prices by 8.2% starting with November, which means that the average annual standard dual-fuel energy bill will rise to £1,224.

A fuel company has decided to offer all home owners who use oil for heating the possibility to go on a fixed price plan, a news report can reveal.

The Billings, an office building located in Guildford, has managed to become the first commercial building to achieve the Low Carbon Workplace Standard.

One of the UK’s best-known energy suppliers has just been slapped with a very serious fine for mis-selling to vulnerable customers for a period of three years, the energy market regulator has announced.

Over 7,000 UK businesses will be required to provide very detailed reports on their energy use, or face the potential of being fined under the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC)’s new Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS).