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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.
- Source 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
- 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