energy bills

Study: Billions of pounds 'lost' to oil and gas tax relief could have funded insulation in two million homes

Taxation

Study: Billions of pounds 'lost' to oil and gas tax relief could have funded insulation in two million homes

Chancellor's decision to incentivise domestic oil and gas extraction is 'opposite of what's needed if we want to end our reliance on expensive gas', E3G warns

clock 31 May 2022 • 3 min read
Why the Chancellor's approach to energy policy is so flawed

Policy

Why the Chancellor's approach to energy policy is so flawed

The Chancellor's 'wait and see' approach to dealing with the gas price crisis could have devastating impacts on families crippled by ever-rising energy bills, argues the IPPR's Josh Emden

clock 05 May 2022 • 4 min read
Study: Efficient heat pumps 'can be cheaper than gas boilers' for UK households

Energy

Study: Efficient heat pumps 'can be cheaper than gas boilers' for UK households

With gas bills surging thanks to volatile global fossil fuel markets, research shows electric powered heat pumps could save homes up to £260 on average

clock 17 February 2022 • 4 min read
Energy bill crisis: Renewables trade body calls for VAT to be scrapped and green levies moved

Energy

Energy bill crisis: Renewables trade body calls for VAT to be scrapped and green levies moved

Trade body for clean energy and technology industries sets out ‘six point plan’ for how the government can tackle the ongoing gas price crisis

clock 13 January 2022 • 3 min read
Reports: BEIS eyeing shift in green policy costs from electricity to gas bills

Policy

Reports: BEIS eyeing shift in green policy costs from electricity to gas bills

Long-sought move could help nudge consumers towards electric heat pumps and EVs by reducing cost of electricity bills

clock 30 September 2021 • 3 min read

Infrastructure

How local electricity pricing could aid the pursuit of net zero emissions

Policy Exchange report explores how energy market reforms could save customers £50bn on bills by 2050 while supporting green manufacturing and offshore wind deployment

clock 07 December 2020 • 4 min read

Wind

Onshore wind farms in UK could cut £50 a year off energy bills

Government urged to overturn effective ban to help meet ambitious climate targets

clock 13 June 2019 • 2 min read

Technology

SDG7: Behind the scenes of an energy efficiency giant

Danish engineering firm Danfoss is working to save energy at every level of its business

clock 29 May 2019 • 5 min read

Politics

Just one per cent of MPs know energy bills and demand are falling

New survey from ECIU reveals majority of MPs think energy bills are rising across the country - when the opposite is true

clock 02 August 2018 • 2 min read

Energy

Should the rich pay more for clean energy?

New research suggests better off households should shoulder more of the burden for the UK's switch to a greener and more efficiency energy system

clock 02 March 2018 • 5 min read