Gas & Electricity
Brits biggest bugbear - boiler breakdown
What could be more annoying than having your car clamped, losing your keys or being stuck in a traffic jam? According to a nationwide study of Brits, it’s your boiler breaking down.
New gadget to reduce heating bills
The answer to curbing the rise of our winter fuel bills could lie in a new product developed by Yorkshire based manufacturer, Pegler Yorkshire. The leading provider of plumbing and heating products has developed an innovative programmable radiator control (PRC) valve which will save households up to 30% off their heating bills.
Households worried about cost of energy bills this winter
With another bitter winter predicted to be on the way, new research from uSwitch.com, the independent price comparison and switching service, reveals that 61% of households are worried about the cost of their winter energy bills this year.
Survey reveals Brits put comfort before the planet
According to a recent survey carried out on behalf of the air conditioning division of LG Electronics when it comes to heating our homes, we still tend to put our own comfort above the future of the planet.
Parents use more energy than kids at half term
British children will spend over half their waking hours watching TV, playing games consoles and using beautifying electronics such as hair straighteners during next week’s half term holiday – despite this, statistics show that it is their parents who end up consuming more energy.
npower offers customers free electricity monitors this Halloween
npower is treating its customers this Halloween with a bewitching offer of a FREE home electricity monitor for any existing customer signing up for paperless billing.
Brits with no boiler cover could be left out in the cold
As the British weather stretches out the last few scraps of sunshine, many households will inevitably be reaching for the thermostat this weekend as the temperature drops and the autumn/winter chill sets in.
Brits fight it out in the 2010 heating war
As many as one in three people (33 per cent) argue with their family about whether to turn the heating on, with a fifth (20 per cent) admitting they get irritated because someone else switches it on before they want to, according to research from moneysupermarket.com.
iSave v5 dual fuel energy deal launched by First Utility
First Utility, UK energy company, has launched a new energy deal, iSave v5, making it the cheapest of all the UK suppliers for an online dual fuel tariff.
Last chance to pick up a cheap energy plan warns uSwitch.com
Time is running out for households to snap up a competitive online energy plan with npower pulling its cheapest deal, Sign Online 19, this morning. As a result, the average price of the big six suppliers' most competitive plans rises to above £950 a year.
John Cleese calls the AA for 'faulty showers'
The AA, known for providing roadside rescue and support to the country’s motorists for over 100 years, is now bringing its expertise into the home, as it pledges to bring greater choice for customers in a market which has historically been dominated by a small number of players.
Mecca encourages bingo fans to save energy
Meccabingo.com has gone from pink to green, with a brand new scheme that aims to provide bingo fans with quick and easy ways to save energy.
How to get the best deal on your energy supply
Sometime between now and December 2010 consumers will receive their first Annual Energy Statement from their gas and/or electricity supplier.
Cuddling up could save Brits £770m this winter
Now that the winter weather is on its way, many of us are already pulling our thick coats out of the back of the wardrobe and whacking the heating right up. But when it costs the average household £30 to turn the heating up by just 1 degree, cashback company Quidco.com is urging Brits to adopt cheaper, more romantic ways to keep warm.
Sewage project sends first ever renewable gas to grid
British households are today cooking and heating their homes with renewable gas - produced from human waste - for the first time.