Earth Day 2020
What is Earth Day? Earth Day is an annual celebration and series of international events aimed at bringing attention and awareness to global environmental challenges. It’s part of the Earth Day network in 193 different countries the world over. It’s…
Edible Flower Gardens: A Beginners Guide
The way we eat has been changing a lot lately. We’re more concious than ever of what we put into our food, how we consider our diets, and the affect that we have on the wider environment. One thing we…
How will the oil crisis affect my fuel bills?
It’s no secret that the world is in a very vulnerable state at the moment. Coronvirus and the spread of Covid-19 has seen stocks crash, businesses collapse, and whole industries in a state of panic. The price of oil has…
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…
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 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…
Are Wood Burning Stoves Being Banned?
Wood burning stoves are one of the oldest and most characterful ways to heat a home, filling an estimated 1.5 million UK homes – a number that is growing every year. With so much political upheaval and changes in environmental…
Should I Join London Power?
What is London Power? London Power is a newly announced green energy company, exclusively available to Londoners. The venture is a partnership between Sadiq Khan and Octopus Energy. London Power is promising quite a bit to potential new customers: Fair…