Thousands of UK households will receive eco grants to upgrade their homes as part of a three-year project slated for an announcement next week. The “Eco Plus” scheme, which is said to cost £ 1 billion, will run for three years from April 2023 as part of the Chancellor’s aim to cut Britain’s energy use by 15% by 2030. With intelligent heating controls like thermostatic...
The former director of Ofgem who dramatically resigned her post last month has called for all households to be provided energy at a fixed cost for “basic essential use”. Christine Farnish, who quit the energy regulator last month accusing it of favouring businesses over consumers, said households should have the right to a “universal” regulated energy price. Writing exclusively for the Guardian...
UK households already owe £1.3bn to energy companies two months before bills are set to surge by more than 80%. The overall debt bill is already three times higher than it was a year ago, according to experts at Uswitch, and it seems likely it will grow further over the winter. Six million homes across the UK owe an average of £206 to their energy provider, a survey by the company has revealed...