A Dorset school has decided to implement a number of energy efficiency measures designed to help it cut its energy bills and and carbon footprint, a recent news report could reveal.
Home owners looking to switch their energy supplier will be able to do so within just three days as part of a new set of rules and regulations laid out by energy market regulator Ofgem.
A new energy efficiency improvement scheme launched by the local authority in Peterborough will enable ten homes to benefit from up to £15,000 of energy efficiency measures each.
Households were issued more than £2.6 million during the first week of the new Green Deal Home Improvement Fund scheme, the DECC (Department of Energy & Climate Change) has revealed in a recent statement.
The UK’s Big Six energy suppliers received a combined total of 1.7 million complaints over the first quarter of 2014, up 15% on the same time last year, a recent report by consumer group Which? could reveal.
A collective bargaining campaign involving 10,000 members of the public has led to the development of the cheapest two year energy deal on the market, namely just £1,055 per year, compared to Ofgem’s estimate of the average annual energy bill of £1,346 per year.
A campaign group comprising 20 organizations has asked the government to turn home energy efficiency a national infrastructure priority, while also urging all parties to commit to retrofit 1m homes a year by 2020.
Energy market regulator Ofgem has managed to secure a £1 million compensation package from British Gas for mis-selling to customers in Sainsbury’s stores and Westfield shopping centre
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is urging households and home owners to act now in order to make their homes more energy efficient and get instant money back for the improvements via the Government’s Green Deal Home Improvement Fund.
The Government has made available £1million in funding via the Big Energy Saving Network for charity and community organisations so they can reach vulnerable consumers and advise them on how to save money on their energy bills.
Tenants are urged to take charge of their energy bills and save on heating and electricity as a part of Ofgem’s latest update to the “Be an Energy Shopper” campaign.
