News for February 2010
Social housing co-op to harness eco power to generate cheap energy - 19/02/2010
Social housing organisations in the UK are set to launch a cheap energy cooperative to harness renewable energy.
'Boiler scrappage scheme should extend cheap energy to more people' - 19/02/2010
An expert has called for the government's boiler scrappage scheme to be expanded so more people will be able to benefit from cheap energy.
'Londoners pay over the odds for cheap energy' - 19/02/2010
A new survey shows that householders in London are the least energy efficient in Britain and tend to pay over the odds on bills from their energy suppliers.
'EU will struggle to encourage energy suppliers to open up gas and electricity markets' - 19/02/2010
An expert has said that the EU's new energy commissioner will face a number of hurdles in persuading energy suppliers to open up the energy sector.
Long boiler replacement waiting lists leave homes with no cheap energy for heating - 19/02/2010
Many households have been unable to receive heating from their energy suppliers due to long waiting lists for boiler replacements, an expert has said.
Isle of Man electricity price hikes compromise cheap energy prices - 18/02/2010
The Isle of Man has announced imminent electricity price hikes, which threaten to compromise the cost of cheap energy.
Energy suppliers Gateway Storage win gas storage licence - 18/02/2010
Energy suppliers Gateway Storage have been awarded a licence by the government to construct a sub-sea gas storage facility in the Irish Sea.
Coventry dimmer lights initiative aims to safeguard cheap energy - 18/02/2010
Coventry City Council has announced plans for a new scheme designed to save business energy.
Pays scheme 'helps consumers reduce bills from energy suppliers' - 17/02/2010
The government's pay as you save (Pays) energy efficiency scheme has been hailed as a great way for consumers to save money on bills from energy suppliers.
South Wales designated LCEA leader in cheap energy use - 16/02/2010
South Wales' cheap energy producing capacity had led to the region being designated the UK's pioneering Low Carbon Economic Area (LCEA) for hydrogen energy.
Energy suppliers lobby Tories to keep polluting power stations open - 16/02/2010
Two major energy suppliers have appealed to the Conservative Party to keep some of Britain's most polluting power stations operating beyond a deadline set by the EU.
Customers snap up boiler scrappage vouchers to maintain cheap energy use - 16/02/2010
The government's boiler scrappage scheme is proving enormously successful with customers keen on maintaining their cheap energy consumption.
New proposals could force energy suppliers to alert customers sooner of price hikes - 16/02/2010
Energy suppliers could be forced to give customers earlier warnings about gas and electricity price rises under new proposals.
'UK could be a leader in low carbon cheap energy production' - 15/02/2010
The UK could become a leader in cheap energy producing low carbon technologies, an environmental group has said.
'Energy suppliers are double counting loft insulations under Cert scheme' - 15/02/2010
A large number of homes are not fully benefiting from the government's energy efficiency scheme to help them reduce bills from energy suppliers, it has emerged.
Revenue growth plan revealed by business energy company - 15/02/2010
Energy suppliers Alkane Energy have announced plans to treble revenues over the next few years.