What are the problems with electric boilers?
Why get an electric boiler? Most electric heating system plug straight into your electricity supply and use internal heating elements to provide warmth. His can be an effective way to heat your home but doesn’t tackle water heating. Additionally, if…
Could you get £30 for switching energy supplier?
Is switching a good idea? We’ve all heard that we should be switching suppliers, but why? It seems like a bit of an inconvenience if there’s no good reason for it. Why is everyone always talking about switching energy supplier?…
Will Coronavirus affect my energy bills?
It seems that Coronavirus is all anyone is able to to talk about at the moment, and it’s easy to see why. In a matter of weeks the virus has seen an unprecedented change to the way of life for…
The Energy Cost of Data Centres
What are data centres? Well, they’re exactly what they sound like – storage and processing facilities for digital data. They’re what make the internet work, essentially. Data centres require energy for a lot of things. Not only do the servers…
A Guide to Hotel EPC Certificates
What is an EPC? Energy Performance Certificates (EPC) were first introduced by the government in 2007, to present accurate representations of how energy efficient different properties are. This is especially important in the UK, where the housing stock can be…
Best Eco-Friendly Gifts Under £20
Glass drinking straws Classy glass straws, for the perfect plastic-free cocktail hour. Eco organic bed linens Mitre have created a range of bed linens made from environmentally friendly 100% organic cotton. Lush. Coloured LED Edison bulbs These beautiful lights come…
EPCs and Floor Plans
What is an EPC? Energy Performance Certificates (EPC) were first introduced by the government in 2007, to present accurate representations of how energy efficient different properties are. This is especially important in the UK, where the housing stock can be…
What Are Gravity Batteries?
In today’s changing energy landscape and increasing use of renewable energy, it’s becoming more and more important for us to find ways of storing energy for later use. The problem with renewable energy like wind and solar, is that at…
What is auto-switching energy bills?
Auto-switching is a modern, time and money-saving way to manage your household bills and ensure that you don’t end up on excessively high charges. What is auto-switching? When you sign up to an energy tariff, the terms of the contract…
Can I get an Ovo Energy write-off or refund?
Ovo, the UK’s largest independent energy supplier has been caught incorrectly charging customers, and is being made to shell out £8.9 million. What did Ovo do wrong? Between 2015 and 2018, over half a million customers were sent inaccurate statements…