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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.
- Why the UK’s electricity costs are so high – and what can be done about it Mon, 21 Apr 25, 12:01amFrom nationalising gas plants to boosting renewables, how soaring prices could be tackled
- Ofgem boss calls for truce in row over electricity market overhaul Fri, 18 Apr 25, 11:12pmJonathan Brearley wants polarisation to be replaced with an ‘honest conversation’ about zonal pricing
- Heat pump installation process would put anyone off | Letter Tue, 15 Apr 25, 1:39amThe sheer amount of bureaucracy and time involved is irksome, says Dr Kirstine Oswald
- Octopus and its customers ask Treasury to back zonal electricity pricing Mon, 14 Apr 25, 3:00pmSupplier rallies small businesses as critics say overhaul would harm development of clean energy
- Gas boiler fittings outnumbered heat pumps by 15 to one in UK last year – report Thu, 10 Apr 25, 3:00pmPoorer households shut out of heat pump market and grants should be increased to speed up rollout, thinktank says
- Zonal electricity pricing plan could add £3bn a year to GB bills, report finds Thu, 3 Apr 25, 10:01pmResearch finds proposal may also drive up cost of building new windfarms as developers need higher subsidies to offset cost
- Ofgem to crack down on energy suppliers that botch smart meter installations Sat, 29 Mar 25, 12:17amMillions of devices have been left to go into ‘dumb’ mode, where they stop automatically transmitting readings
- GB Energy needs full £8.3bn of funding or it will disappoint, government told Wed, 19 Mar 25, 11:01amThinktank’s warning follow reports that Labour is considering cuts to budget of company it set up to drive renewable power
- ‘Urgent action’ needed to save Starmer’s 2030 energy bill cut, says industry body Wed, 12 Mar 25, 3:16amHigher costs from April on course to derail prime minister’s plan for £300 bill reduction, warns Energy UK
- Postcode electricity pricing is a minefield for Ed Miliband Mon, 10 Mar 25, 3:00amThere is little middle ground in the battle over zonal pricing – and the energy secretary has only months to settle dispute
- Solar panels could cut fuel-poor UK families’ energy bills by 24%, says study Thu, 13 Feb 25, 5:00pmCall for means-tested grants or loans to cover upfront costs that prevent poorer households from benefiting
- Weatherwatch: How living underground can drastically cut energy bills Thu, 23 Jan 25, 5:00pmSubterranean homes stay cool in summer and warm in winter and can save about 80% in energy costs
- UK government scraps plan to ban sale of gas boilers by 2035 Mon, 6 Jan 25, 11:59pm‘Future homes standard’ will not mandate replacing boilers with environmentally friendly alternative
- Will Labour’s 2030 green energy goal cost more than 2035? They should come clean | Nils Pratley Wed, 27 Nov 24, 4:00pmEd Miliband argues the UK should race towards becoming a ‘clean energy superpower’, but costs to the consumer shouldn’t be ignored
- What will the UK’s plan for clean energy by 2030 mean for the industry and public? Wed, 6 Nov 24, 6:07amLabour is relying on offshore wind and a move away from gas to make Britain a green energy economy. But the transition will not be cheap