What is an average energy usage?
It is very easy to stare at your energy bills and have your eyes glaze over. What exactly is normal consumption for a home? What is the average cost for your energy bills? I have had so many people ask…
Protect the elderly and vulnerable from the cold this winter!
Protecting the elderly and vulnerable from a cold home Cold weather can be dangerous for everyone; in a typical winter 25,000 elderly and vulnerable people die as a direct result of the cold weather, with further deaths resulting from the…
How to change your electric meter
[UPDATE: Smart meters are now set to become the norm in UK households. You can read more about them here.] Why might you need to change your meters? There are lots of situations where you might need to switch meters…
Do I Need a Commercial EPC to claim the Feed in Tariff for my Business?
If you are a company looking to benefit from the feed in tariffs, there are a few prerequisites that you need to meet. And just like a domestic property, you will need a valid EPC to get the payment. What…
Helping tenants live in warmer homes
In terms of energy poverty, it seems that most tenants who live in rented properties are at the mercy of their landlords. Typically a home’s heating system will need to be close to death before a landlord will even consider…
Keeping the lights on over Christmas 2014
It appears things aren’t looking too good at the moment for the energy companies – supply is down and if we have a cold winter, for the first time in a very long time we could be facing energy blackouts.…
Why switch to a smaller energy supplier?
In the UK, the energy landscape is dominated by six major energy suppliers, British Gas, EDF, E.On, Npower, Scottish Power and SSE. It is estimated that the Big Six supply 92.4% of the British population at the moment with their…
The Curse of Estimated Readings
Most people in the UK have both an electricity and gas meter that need to be read every so often so the energy companies can charge you correctly for the amount of energy you consume. The problem is that this…
How to read your gas meter
We have discussed how to read your electricity meter here, but today we are going to look at gas meters. Gas meters are a little different to electric meters, but there are a few variations to look out for: Digital…
How to read your electricity meter
In our next blog here you can read why it is important to provide actual energy readings to your gas / electricity supplier – but how exactly do you provide those readings? Here we discuss electricity meters, but you can…