The current government efforts to build new nuclear power plants across the UK could potentially add to energy costs for consumers, according to ministers. A new reactor could likely add at most a few pounds a year to typical household energy bills during the early stages of construction. However, it is claimed that households will […]
The Warm Home Discount scheme is potentially being expanded to help an approximate 280,000 households across Scotland with their energy bills. A consultation was launched this week on the proposed expansion of the scheme to cover an additional 50,000 Scottish homes per year. On Monday the 9th of May the government began the consultation on
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Scottish households that earn around the average income are likely facing fuel poverty this Winter according to Scottish Power Chief Executive Keith Anderson… This comes as another blow to families already finding the increasing cost of living and energy crisis difficult to deal with. Scottish Households left Vulnerable The Scottish Power Chief Executive, Keith
Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced in his 2021 budget that there would be no VAT cut to household energy bills. This news came as a blow to millions of households who have seen a sharp rise in their energy bills this autumn. As winter draws closer, energy consumers across the country are growing increasingly worried about
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A major interconnector project linking Germany and the U.K has had key contracts totalling £1.5 billion have been awarded this week. As countries continue in attempts to shore up their energy supplies amid the ongoing crisis in Ukraine. Dubbed as the ‘NeuConnect’ project, the interconnector is centred around subsea cables that will enable 1.4 gigawatts
According to the solar energy industry, solar power could help to cut bills and replace Russian gas much more quickly than other sources of energy. However, there has been a pushback from some rural communities against a new wave of large-scale solar farms – citing an industrialisation of the countryside as the major reason for
Cyklon Arwen: czy możesz ubiegać się o odszkodowanie? Jeśli zostałeś bez prądu z powodu cyklona Arwen, możesz mieć prawo do odszkodowania. W całej Wielkiej Brytanii miasta i miasteczka spotkały się z wiatrem o prędkości dochodzącej do 100 mil na godzinę i temperaturach poniżej -10 stopni Celsjusza. Większość domów miała szczęście mieć prąd podczas gdy na
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Storm Arwen has been hard to hide from. There were very few areas in the UK that were left untouched by the storm as it passed its way through. Arwen had wind speeds of up to 100 miles per hour and temperatures reached as low as -10 degrees Celsius, felt across the country. What makes
I’ll admit, I’m a massive cynic. Able to find the bad in anything good. Always looking at a half empty glass. So, when COP26 rolled around I found myself strangely optimistic… an unusual sensation. With a background in Biology and now studying a Masters in Ecological Management, a huge amount of my time over the
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As a student, I’m always looking at way to save money wherever I can. It’s amazing how far an extra ten quid here and there can really go, making a huge difference to my everyday life. As you can imagine when my monthly utility bills arrive it is often met with gritted teeth – anxiously