Great Energy Saves

23/11/2015

ENERGY SAVING TIP OF THE WEEK !!
You could Stay warm & cut costs by turning your thermostat down by 1°C could save you as much as £60 per year.

23/11/2015

Pledge to run on green energy by 2050!!
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/nov/23/britain-cities-green-energy-pledge-2050-climate-change-paris-talks

Leaders of more than 50 Labour-run councils sign pledge to eradicate carbon emissions ahead of Paris climate talks

16/11/2015

ENERGY SAVING TIP OF THE WEEK !!!
Did you know that Spending one minute less in the shower each day will save £10 off your energy bills each year, per person.
With a water meter this could save a further £15 off annual water and sewerage bills. If everyone in a four person family did this it could lead to a total saving of £100 a year.

16/11/2015

Treasury is endangering community renewables !!
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/nov/11/boris-johnson-treasury-is-endangering-community-renewables

Mayor of London calls on the government to reconsider plans to remove tax relief for investors in community energy projects

11/11/2015

Co-operative Energy blames IT problems
http://home.bt.com/news/uk-news/co-operative-energy-blames-it-problems-as-it-tops-complaints-list-11364015849017

Co-operative Energy has blamed ongoing problems with its new IT system after it received the highest ratio of complaints in the third quarter.

10/11/2015

CO2 emissions will increase due to Government energy policies
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-34767194

The government's energy policy changes since the general election are likely to increase CO2 emissions, according to analysis by BBC News.

09/11/2015

John Gummer, PM’s climate change adviser, fears impact of subsidy cuts to solar and wind power.
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/nov/07/tory-green-energy-policy-failing-david-cameron--john-gummer

John Gummer, ex-Tory minister, says government must win back confidence of investors in renewable energy

09/11/2015

E.ON to pay £7m over smart meter delays
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/nov/09/eon-must-pay-7m-pounds-over-smart-meter-delays

Ofgem says that business customers lost out on receiving better information about their energy consumption

09/11/2015

ENERGY SAVING TIP OF THE WEEK !!!
Do the washing at 30°c rather than 40°c and it could save you a third of the cost to run the cycle.

05/11/2015

National Grid spends more than £2.5m to prevent power shortages.
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/nov/05/national-grid-spent-more-2-5m-prevent-power-shortages

Firm forced to use all but one safety net to keep lights on after power reserves run low

05/11/2015

Green homes plan finally gets funding for just 10% of proposed houses.
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/nov/05/green-homes-plan-finally-gets-funding-for-just-10-of-proposed-houses

Ground-breaking Energiesprong project is massively scaled back after falling short of funds to provide eco-makeovers for 100,000 British housing association and council homes