Care homes warn crippling energy bills could force closures
Care operators’ gas and electricity bills could double this winter as a result of the energy crisis Care operators facing 100% increases in their energy bills to keep residents warm this winter have demanded urgent government intervention to avoid home closures. A typical care home of 50 residents already spends about £50,000 annually on gas […]
You could get £5,000 FREE for major home ENERGY SAVING improvements from next week – check if you’re eligible
HOMEOWNERS can access government grants worth £5,000 from next month to help make their property more energy efficient. The cash will help property owners replace gas boilers with more environmentally-friendly heat pumps – here is how to check if you are eligible. The government is encouraging homeowners to help slash carbon emissions by banning gas […]
Rishi Sunak cuts VAT on green home improvements to zero
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said he will scrap VAT on energy efficiency measures such as solar panels, heat pumps and insulation installed in homes across Britain over the next five years. Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a dramatic future income tax cut, changes to National Insurance thresholds and scrapping VAT on more energy efficiency improvements. […]
Households save £200 on bills with energy efficiency investment
Households save £200 on bills with energy efficiency investment Thousands of households across England will see energy bills reduced by up to £200 a year as government announces £67 million to install insulation and clean heating. Up to 4,300 low-income households in England will receive energy efficiency upgrades to cut bills households expected to see […]
Scotland powers ahead as homeowners rush to fit solar panels
Scotland powers ahead as homeowners rush to fit solar panels Solar panels on the roofs of UK houses are generating more than £20 billion-worth of electricity for homeowners, with Scotland leading the charge, new figures show. The installed capacity of solar panels on homes equates to some three gigawatts of electricity for the UK grid – […]
What is Renewable Energy?
Renewable energy is energy that is collected from renewable resources that are naturally replenished on a human timescale. It includes sources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, waves, and geothermal heat. Renewable energy stands in contrast to fossil fuels, which are being used far more quickly than they are being replenished. Although most renewable energy […]
What is insulation and how can it cut energy bills?
What is insulation and how can it cut energy bills? Energy bills are set to rise by 54% for many in the UK this April – and households in properties without proper insulation could be the worst hit, spending up to £246 a year more on their gas bills, according to the Energy and Climate Intelligence […]
UK must move faster to insulate homes
UK must move faster to insulate homes – climate chief The UK must do more to insulate the country’s draughty homes, warns Britain’s climate change chief. Chris Stark, head of the UK’s Climate Change Committee, told the BBC he rates government policy on insulation as “very poor”. Insulation, together with renewable power, is the […]
Council to spend £43,000 per house to upgrade energy efficiency
Council to spend £43,000 per house to upgrade energy efficiency on Netherfield estate in Milton Keynes It will cut residents’ gas and electricity bills by 50% Just over 300 homes in Netherfield will benefit from some of the greenest efficiency upgrades available in the UK . MK Council is paying out £9.8m for the work, plus £3.4m […]
Funding for energy efficiency upgrades will slash fuel bills for 20,000 social housing properties
Funding for 69 projects will help cut fuel bills for social housing tenants and deliver warmer homes. 20,000 social housing properties across England will receive energy efficiency upgrades as government announces £179 million cash boost funding for 69 projects will help cut fuel bills for social housing tenants and deliver warmer homes upgrades will support […]
