How gas keeps the UK’s electricity bills so high – despite lots of cheap wind power: The UK has become a world leader in offshore wind power. iweta0077 / shutterstock Gas and electricity bills will rise again for millions of UK households on April 1, when the latest energy price cap takes effect. A typical …
How a hybrid heating system could lower your bills and shrink your carbon footprint: Hybrid systems combine two or more technologies to heat a house. ThomsonD/Shutterstock To heat your home without damaging the climate, you will need to replace your gas boiler. UK government advisers recommend switching to appliances that run on electricity. However, if …
Energy bills: how households could feel the cold this winter: tommaso79/Shutterstock As winter starts to bite, you may be starting to worry again about how much you will have to pay for your gas and electricity over the coming months. Of course, energy isn’t the only rising cost in the current inflation-led economy, which has …
Your energy bills are finally about to go down – here’s why: Alex Yeung/Shutterstock For the first time since autumn 2022, your energy bill will soon be capped by the UK regulator Ofgem rather than the government’s emergency price guarantee. This means you should see a drop in your next bill. From Saturday July 1 …
Gas prices are falling but your energy bills still won’t be affordable any time soon: Irina Gutyryak / shutterstock Wholesale gas prices – the price paid by the company that then sells it on to you – are at last starting to fall to levels below where they were before Russia invaded Ukraine in February …
What you need to know about software bills of materials: What you need to know about software bills of materials zvr Tue, 01/24/2023 – 03:00 Modern software development is incredibly complex. Software nowadays is always comprised of a combination of components. These components are typically modules and libraries called by other code or even standalone …
How to help UK households manage rising energy bills – and decarbonise at the same time: UK households's rising energy costs. Ink Drop/Shutterstock The cost of electricity rose sixfold between January 2021 and November 2022 as the impact of the COVID pandemic combined with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to push up wholesale energy prices. Without …
Are the Clintons actually writing their novels? An expert uses ‘stylometry’ to analyse Hillary and Bill’s writing: Author James Patterson and former President Bill Clinton attend a book signing for The President is Missing. Shutterstock In 2018, former US president Bill Clinton coauthored a novel with James Patterson, the world’s bestselling author. The President is …
Five unusual energy-saving tips to help you slash your bills: Heat the room you'll spend the most time in. Nikodash/Shutterstock As temperatures drop over the winter period and the cost of energy rises across the UK and Europe, how to spend less money on gas and electricity is on everyone’s minds. The UK energy regulator …
Energy bills: how much money does turning down the thermostat actually save?: Shutterstock The unprecedented rise in energy costs this winter has many people asking how to reduce their bills. In a typical UK home, around 80% of the total energy used in a year goes towards heating space and water, so any change in …
Heat pumps without home insulation could raise bills and overload the grid – here’s what the government can do: Infrared imaging reveals where most heat is lost from a house. Ivan Smuk/Shutterstock The UK aims to replace 1.7 million gas boilers a year by the mid-2030s, as part of its plan to reach net zero. …
Energy bills: why household finances and business certainty will still suffer under Jeremy Hunt’s extended plan: Preparing for a cold winter. Jelena Stanojkovic / Shutterstock Among the grim news in Jeremy Hunt’s recent autumn statement was an attempt to square the circle on energy bills. Funding for the Energy Price Guarantee that aims to limit …
Air fryers and pressure cookers: how you can save money on your cooking bills: Air fryers are becoming more popular Twinsterphoto/Shutterstock If you look carefully at the energy vampires in any house, there’s one common denominator: heat. This means cooking can be among your biggest costs, along with electric heaters and warming water for washing …
How the UK energy crisis plan will affect bills and price inflation — an economist explains: The government wants to ease the burden of the rising cost heat and power on households and businesses this winter. tommaso79 / Shutterstock A rapid rise in energy prices for households and businesses this year has led the UK …
Liz Truss’s energy plan freezes bills – but leaves dysfunctional market intact: Leonid Sorokin/Shutterstock The energy payments package announced by Prime Minister Liz Truss tackles one immediate problem: it heads off soaring household energy bills by capping them at around £2,500 a year until 2024 and offers to hold down prices for businesses. Essentially, the …
The UK is facing an energy bills crisis, and no major party is prepared for it: ideldesign / shutterstock The UK is heading into the greatest cost of living crisis in living memory. Looming energy price rises are going to drive huge swathes of the population into fuel poverty, and none of the proposals being …
Cost of living: the unhealthy coping strategies which are likely to rise as energy bills soar – plus how to get help: Vlaimages/Shutterstock The burden of very high energy prices does not fall evenly across society. The most vulnerable customers are more likely to be on the most expensive tariffs because they’re more likely to …
Who wins as energy bills soar? Oil and gas companies: Ingvar Tjostheim/Shutterstock Your annual energy bill could rise by another £800 in October according to UK electricity and gas market regulator Ofgem, which is set to lift the cap on energy prices (the maximum that energy suppliers can charge customers on a default tariff) in …