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  • Reduce bills and fossil fuel dependency with building energy management

    plans reduce UK reliance on fossil fuels.The government wants to speed up the change from a fossil fuel dependent economy to a low-carbon one. The Liberal Democrat minister Chris Huhne, the Energy and Climate Change Secretary, promised to provide incentives to generate heat from renewable sources, speed up the connection of offshore windfarms to the national grid, bring in emissions performance standards for power plants and introduce smart meters more quickly.

  • How to save money via solar renewable technology

    Cornish owners of land Cornish owners of land are being urged to ‘read the small print’ as they bid to make the county at the forefront of solar energy. Developers are offering deals to exploit solar-power technology as well as a share of the profits. The Government's Feed-in Tariffs offer cash back for the next 25 years on every unit of electricity generated by a solar panel; and developments like the solar photovoltaic farm are a lure for farmers.

  • Businesses can head off energy bill rises with heating control

    Businesses face 26 per cent energy bill riseAn energy bill rise by more than a quarter is set to hit businesses, owing to policies aiming to reduce emissions in the UK. Domestic users are affected less, but still will see a rise of 1%, says the Department of Energy and Climate Change. The document says that were the policies to be implemented immediately, a typical medium-sized business could see a 14%, or £175, rise in bills.

  • Act now to protect your home from rising British Gas prices

    huge profits British GasFresh from announcing huge profits, British Gas's managing director, Phil Bentley, said that future prices would have to rise, but over a longer time frame. He said: "Probably unit prices per unit will go up. We're not saying over the next year, but in the long term, it absolutely will." British Gas made operating profits of £585m for the first half of 2010, which was up nearly 100 per cent on the same period last year.

  • Boost your heating bill savings with energy control computer

    energy saving gizmoA Radiator Booster, which uses a little fan to gently redistribute the hot air from your radiator around the room faster, is a new energy-saving gizmo. This means that your boiler shuts down sooner. Savings per average household are estimated to be between £70 and £140 per year on heating bills. However, there are more effective and government-approved means of making your fuel bills plummet.