News for August 2009
Solar radiation development could help people compare energy sources - 20/08/2009
Homeowners unsure whether they want to switch energy companies might be swayed by news relating to how solar panelling actually works, reports Electric.co.uk.
Cheap energy wind market to get cash injection in Fife - 20/08/2009
Homeowners looking to switch gas and electricity suppliers for cleaner sources could be encouraged by the new investment bound for Fife.
Energy supplier funding trains staff to provide efficiency advice - 20/08/2009
Ten people trained in efficiency techniques using funding from the Scottish Power Energy People Trust have helped people get better access to cheap energy rates.
Coalmines reducing consumer ability to switch energy to clean companies - 19/08/2009
Homeowners looking to compare energy companies in terms of clean generation may be disappointed that the UK has seen an increase in opencast coalmining.
Welsh county will dim road lights to pursue low business energy rates - 19/08/2009
Caerphilly county borough council in Wales will be pursuing lower business gas and electricity rates by dimming lights on a dual carriageway in the early hours of each morning.
Energy suppliers' spending on social tariffs triples - 19/08/2009
Energy suppliers in the UK have tripled their investment in social tariffs, potentially enabling more homeowners to switch energy rates to cheaper alternatives.
BRC calls for tax cut on cheap energy household goods - 19/08/2009
Household goods designed to tackle high prices from energy suppliers should be free from VAT to enable more people to buy them, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC).
Cheap energy LED upgrades for London traffic lights - 18/08/2009
Business energy costs could be drastically reduced in London through a £2.4 million scheme to replace traffic light lamps with efficient light emitting diodes (LEDs).
STFG recruits renewable energy supplier to investigate estuary plan - 18/08/2009
People hoping to have the chance to switch gas and electricity for a renewable energy source could be pleased that the Severn Tidal Fence Group (STFG) has recruited Sigma Offshore.
Terror attack evaluations delaying cheap energy nuclear reactors - 18/08/2009
Plans to switch energy generation to nuclear are partly being delayed by extended evaluations of how vulnerable different reactor designs are to terror attacks.
High energy supplier bills repel prospective Halifax tenants - 17/08/2009
An inability to switch energy companies is putting off prospective tenants at a block of flats in Halifax, west Yorkshire, according to the Observer.
Newquay Airport plans cheap energy offset campaign - 17/08/2009
Rather than choose to switch energy schemes in pursuit of greater on-site efficiency, Newquay Airport has announced a new plan to offset its emissions.
Macmillan blanket campaign to highlight lack of cheap energy - 17/08/2009
High prices from energy suppliers will be highlighted through a new campaign from charity Macmillan Cancer Support that will involve knitting blankets.
Cheap energy wave turbine deployed off Orkney - 14/08/2009
People wanting to switch gas and electricity may be pleased to hear that a new wave turbine has been deployed off the Orkney coast.
Public inquiry possible for planned cheap energy nuclear Welsh plant - 14/08/2009
People looking to be able to compare energy rates with a new nuclear power station in Wales could be disappointed to hear that the plan may face a public inquiry.
'Consumers should consider a plan to switch energy companies' - 14/08/2009
Homeowners could consider shopping around and looking to compare energy rates as fixed-rate deals are starting to come to an end, reports Homes and Property.