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- Trump’s failed energy bill pledge leaves US households struggling: ‘It’s obscene’ Sun, 18 Jan 26, 2:00amA year after then candidate Trump promised to cut energy bills in half, rising costs are pushing many Americans’ household budgets to the brink
- How Trump’s promise to slash energy bills in half has failed across the US Sun, 18 Jan 26, 2:00amGuardian analysis shows electricity bills were up 6.7% last year, and much higher in some states, and gas bills up 5.2%
- Will Great Britain’s offshore wind subsidy auction mean lower energy bills? Wed, 14 Jan 26, 9:27pmWhy ‘historic’ process is crucial to help government hit 2030 clean energy targets
- Offshore windfarm contracts to fuel 12m homes in Great Britain after record auction Wed, 14 Jan 26, 6:25pmSubsidies guaranteeing price for each unit of clean electricity generated given to 12 renewables projects
- Keir Starmer to woo voters and MPs with new year plan to cut cost of living Thu, 1 Jan 26, 9:30amPM to highlight energy bill and interest rate cuts, plus end to two-child benefit cap, and to invite his MPs to Chequers
- Drop in energy price cap from April forecast to save typical home £138 a year Thu, 1 Jan 26, 12:37amPredicted 8% cut to upper limit for Great Britain could reduce bills to lowest level in 15 months
- Households face higher energy bills as £28bn grid upgrade gets go-ahead Thu, 4 Dec 25, 7:26pmPlan to improve gas networks and rewire electricity systems across Great Britain likely to add £30 to average annual bill
- UK energy bill payers will hand £2bn a year to EDF for new power stations Fri, 28 Nov 25, 10:30pmFrench government-owned company to receive funding for Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C
- Hundreds of thousands to lose heat pump subsidies in Reeves’s budget plan Fri, 14 Nov 25, 3:59amExclusive: Supporters say grants largely going to middle-class households, but experts warn move will slow transition from gas boilers
- Keir Starmer prepares to miss key green target in effort to keep energy bills down Thu, 23 Oct 25, 7:47amExclusive: Promise to remove almost all fossil fuels from UK’s electricity supply by 2030 may be quietly abandoned over cost
- Labour’s clean energy plan needs a revamp: get real on costs and ignore the artificial deadline | Nils Pratley Tue, 21 Oct 25, 4:05amWould long-term strategy be imperilled if, say, only 80% of UK electricity generation was low carbon by 2032? Hardly
- Energy clubs offer chance to reduce electricity bills by up to 30% Sat, 18 Oct 25, 5:00pmEnergy Local, a non-profit, creates a way for customers to team up with green projects to get a better deal
- Cut your energy bills by a third? No, these ‘energy-saving plugs’ will cause nothing but hassle Sun, 5 Oct 25, 5:00pmThe plastic ‘eco-plugs sold via social media or cold calls either never arrive or have no benefits when they do. And they can be dangerous
- ‘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
- Works out the repayments on a home loan and displays a handy graph to show you how quickly you are paying off the loan. Also allows you to check how green your house is and if the money saved could help pay off the loan sooner.