A Replacement to the Feed-In Tariff?
The Feed-in Tariff The Feed-in Tariff was a government subsidy scheme designed to reward homeowners and businesses for microgeneration of renewable energy. It worked by measuring the generation and export levels of various technologies – primarily photovoltaic solar panels (solar…
Is Renewable Energy Really More Expensive?
Generating renewable energy Renewable energy is a handy term to describe a vast number of different technologies. From solar power to tidal energy, the renewable umbrella covers anything that harnesses energy from a source that is replenishable. In the UK,…
The Green Room: Episode 3 – Exploring the Energy Price Cap
The Green Room: What happens when you put two sustainability experts in a room and ask them how Theresa May’s new energy price cap works? This week Nick and James look behind the numbers at the Tory’s controversial new energy…
The Green Room: Episode 2 – Energy Tariffs 101
Read MoreThe Green Room: Episode 2 – Energy Tariffs 101Am I in Fuel Poverty?
What is fuel poverty? Fuel poverty is what we call it when a household or individual is unable to heat themselves adequately, given their income. The Warm Homes and Energy Conservation Act defines it as a member of a household…
Do I Have to Pay Exit Fees for Switching my Energy Supplier?
What are exit charges? Exit charges (otherwise referred to as cancellation fees) are given to the penalty you get charged when you decide to leave a fixed-term energy contract early. When do I need to pay exit charges? You might…
Do Storage Heaters Use a Lot of Electricity?
Storage heaters can be an ingenious way to heat your home using the cheapest electricity, but for many of us the way they work is a complete mystery. We’ve set out to unravel the how they work, how much electricity…
11 Million UK Households to Save £75 on Energy Bills
The energy price cap that Theresa May promised us is here, and it could save a lot of people money… so why should we be wary? What is happening? A price cap of £1,136 a year has been introduced by…
Why are UK Energy Prices Rising?
We’ve written a lot over the last few years about the countless price rises and tariff hikes that seem to happen every few months, but the fact is that since 2005, UK gas and electricity prices have more than doubled.…
Is Your Energy Company Overcharging You?
This weekend The Sun released an article claiming that British families’ energy bills have rocketed by a fifth, paying £4.6bn extra, even as use is down by a fifth. They blame this on the actions of “greedy energy firms” over…