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How 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.

Colin Hines says Andy Burnham’s focus should be on drastically cutting fossil fuel use in a way that reduces bills and generates secure jobs

Soaring prices are plunging struggling families into debt. The government must support them in the short term as it invests in a clean energy future

As well as being quieter, cheaper to run and easier to clean, induction cookers can cut kitchen temperatures by up to 10C

A financial model that could cut the cost of installing solar panels for many homeowners is welcomed by Alexis Abramson

Savings grow as energy prices in Great Britain rise and cost of panel installation falls, analysis finds

Arthur Downing, author of Power and the People: A History of British Energy, says all-encompassing rapid transition will need a mutualised system

Cllr Lucy Shaw says councils could take up many policies to help, including more support for rooftop solar installations

Regulator could do us all a favour with clear multi-year forecasts and breakdowns of electricity pricing

National Audit Office says potential benefits are ‘considerable but uncertain’ while risks are ‘immediate and substantial’

Greater working from home and hot summer temperatures believed to be driving increase in ownership

Consumer giveaways may soften the blow from the the war on Iran. But Britain’s vulnerability demands deeper state intervention and a faster transition

As fuel prices soar, millions of people could reduce their electricity costs by installing home storage

Greg Jackson argues against costly investments in UK’s power grid that are adding to household bills

Government has shaken up the way electricity is priced as British costs are among the highest in the world

Green light likely for law allowing automatic approval for pavement ‘charging gullies’ to help boost EV take-up