News for November 2009
Efficiency plan could help cities tackle prices from energy suppliers - 06/11/2009
People could be encouraged to compare energy prices from suppliers with news that the Core Cities Group is to launch a new efficiency scheme.
Nottingham leads the country in cheap energy renewable generation - 06/11/2009
Homeowners in Nottingham are more likely to be able to switch energy sources as the city generated four per cent of its energy from green methods in 2006.
Solar panels allow more Welsh schools to switch energy sources - 05/11/2009
Local homeowners could be inspired to compare energy sources and switch suppliers with news that two more Welsh schools are to be provided with solar panels.
DECC to sign up to 10:10 campaign that could result in cheap energy rates - 05/11/2009
Homeowners looking to compare energy rates could be encouraged by news that the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is signing up to the 10:10 campaign.
Ofgem calls for grid down payments that could benefit cheap energy projects - 05/11/2009
People looking to switch energy companies may be encouraged by news that industry regulator Ofgem is calling for energy firms to make initial payments towards grid upgrades.
Development of cheap energy marine power to be discussed at Scottish conference - 04/11/2009
More people may be able to compare energy prices from green sources following discussions of marine power at an upcoming conference in Scotland.
'Window scrappage scheme' could encourage more people to compare energy rates - 04/11/2009
Prices from energy suppliers could be tackled more effectively and consumption reduced by implementing a window scrappage scheme, according to an expert organisation.
Minister announces cheap energy help for people in inefficient homes - 04/11/2009
More people could be encouraged to switch energy practices as housing and communities minister Alex Neil has announced financial help for people living in inefficient properties.
Ofgem efforts to exert price controls challenged by energy supplier - 04/11/2009
Efforts from energy industry regulator Ofgem to pursue cheap energy rates by exerting price controls have been challenged by EDF.
Cancer charity: 20% of Welsh cancer patients suffering from lack of cheap energy - 03/11/2009
Nearly one in five Welsh cancer patients are suffering from high prices from energy suppliers, according to figures from charity Macmillan Cancer Support.
Cheap energy Severn barrage 'still being considered' - 03/11/2009
Plans to build a barrage across the Severn estuary to reap benefits including enabling people to switch energy to cleaner sources are still being considered, reports the BBC.
Royal Opera House to pursue reduced business energy rates - 03/11/2009
London's Royal Opera House is to pursue cheap energy rates and lower carbon emissions by enlisting the help of carbon strategy consultancy Power Efficiency.
ICE calls for policy statement on cheap energy CCS - 02/11/2009
Partly to enable people to switch energy to cleaner sources, the government needs to make a national policy statement regarding carbon capture and storage (CCS), says the Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE).
London waste could help people switch energy for cheaper source - 02/11/2009
Homeowners in London looking to compare energy prices might be interested by news that the city's waste could provide low-cost heating and electricity.
Renewable Energy Centre: UK needs cheap energy nuclear power - 02/11/2009
Consumers in the UK should be able to switch energy to nuclear power as well as renewable sources in the coming years, according to the Renewable Energy Centre.