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- What is R-Value, U-Value and how do they relate to insulation? Wed, 3 May 17, 10:09amHow the R-value of a buildings insulation or home is calculated and the factors that effect the final R value, and how to use it.
- ‘Privatisation premium’: billions from UK energy bills paid to shareholders Thu, 18 Sep 25, 12:52amAnalysis reveals sum equal to 24.2% of average bill taken as pre-tax profits by the major energy industries last year, rather than being reinvested
- More than 40% of private renters ration energy use to afford bills, study finds Mon, 15 Sep 25, 4:00pmCitizens Advice says 4.5 million people in England and Wales had to cut use, with some skipping hot meals and wearing gloves inside
- UK ministers push ahead with discount on bills for households near new pylons Fri, 8 Aug 25, 3:00pmPlans have provoked outrage from communities in areas of Great Britain expected to host new infrastructure
- Fewer green energy tariffs offered as British households opt for cheaper deals Sun, 3 Aug 25, 9:00pmIndustry data shows suppliers have scaled back premium-priced deals based on renewables as demand falls
- More than 100 Labour MPs urge Ed Miliband to explore radical energy bills overhaul Tue, 22 Jul 25, 3:00pmLiving Standards Coalition writes to energy secretary calling on him to do more to help struggling households
- UK government abandons energy ‘zonal pricing’ plan Thu, 10 Jul 25, 6:04pmPlan to split country into pricing zones dropped in favour of ‘fair and affordable’ single national price
- Britons could soon install balcony solar panels in flats and rental homes Mon, 30 Jun 25, 3:00pmProposals would enable Britons to save on energy bills and join millions of people in Europe who use ‘plug-in’ panels
- Labour’s £13.2bn warm homes plan will not face cuts in spending review Thu, 5 Jun 25, 8:51pmSource confirms decision that will help meet net zero targets and pledge to cut energy bills by £300
- Still waiting for my replacement meter from EDF – even the CEO couldn’t help | Letter Tue, 3 Jun 25, 2:36amOfgem urges those who still have old Radio Teleswitch Service meters to contact their supplier, but it hasn’t been easy for Sally Jaine
- High electricity bill taxes holding us back, say industry groups Mon, 2 Jun 25, 3:00pmMake UK tells government that prices threaten to derail industrial strategy as Energy UK calls for charges to be ‘rebalanced’
- Don’t cut £13.2bn warm homes pledge over winter fuel payments, Labour told Tue, 27 May 25, 3:00pmCharities and experts urge government to honour pledge on energy efficiency as it looks to pay for policy reversal
- Poor building standards add £1,000 to energy bills of new homes, analysis finds Fri, 16 May 25, 2:00pmAbout £5bn more spent than if rules for low-carbon new-builds had not been scrapped in 2016, ECIU thinktank finds
- Solar panels to be fitted on all new-build homes in England by 2027 Thu, 1 May 25, 6:17pmGovernment to press ahead with net zero plans as Keir Starmer rejects Tony Blair’s criticisms of climate policy
- Nationalise gas power plants to boost energy security, thinktank urges UK ministers Tue, 29 Apr 25, 3:00pmCommon Wealth says private gas-fired stations can charge exorbitant fees when renewable energy is in short supply
- Scrapping Britain’s nuclear power plans would lead to lower energy bills | Letters Tue, 29 Apr 25, 1:52amNew nuclear power stations will cost billions to build and run, and cost taxpayers and energy customers dear, says John French. Plus a letter from Dr David Lowry