Beat soaring dual fuel tariffs with microprocessor heating control
Ofgem is considering forcing electricity and gas suppliers to offer a basic tariff to protect customers against soaring bills. It is one of the options being considered as part of the regulator's investigation of the energy market. It is understood that Ofgem has not yet approached companies about the measure.
Beat soaring dual fuel tariffs with microprocessor heating control
Ofgem is considering forcing electricity and gas suppliers to offer a basic tariff to protect customers against soaring bills. It is one of the options being considered as part of the regulator's investigation of the energy market. It is understood that Ofgem has not yet approached companies about the measure.
Oil customers suffering high bills can install computer based money saving system
Minister for energy Charles Hendry is urging the Office of Fair Trading to bring forward its review into the off-grid energy market. He said: "Underlying many of the complaints are concerns about the challenges of supplying oil and gas to rural communities and whether the current market structure provides the reassurance that consumers can get fuels for heating when needed at a price they can afford." Many consumers during the winter complained of oil shortages.
Heating controller uses building heat loss profile to make fuel savings
A leading authority on public health says the system for calculating most domestic fuel bills in the UK is contributing to thousands of deaths each winter. The UK Public Health Association (UKPHA) says two-tier tariffs, where the first units cost more, hit the poorest hardest. UKPHA chairman Professor John Ashton says winter death rates are much higher in Britain than in Scandinavia.
Heating control PC software predicts how much oil is left in the tank
Oil firms have shut down production due to the uprisings in Libya. The country usually produces 1.6 million barrels a day, making it Africa's third largest producer after Nigeria and Angola. Most of this oil is being exported to Europe. Wintershall, the oil arm of German chemical group BASF, said it was cutting its 100,000 barrels a day output. It is the first time that a significant amount of production has been shut down since the tension started.
Energy saving heating controller is best for Energy Security and Green Economy
The coalition have today (Wednesday, December 8) introduced to parliament a bill to provide homeowners with four-figure loans to make their properties more energy-efficient. The energy security and green economy bill is expected to make power companies legally obliged to slash greenhouse gas emissions in their customers' homes. Companies could be offering incentives, such as foreign holidays, for customers to take out ‘green deal’ loans.
Save hundreds of pounds off fuel bills with boiler control system
Your heating bills could be costing £100s more per year than they need to be, says the UK energy regulator. Ofgem has released a series of video guides aimed at raising awareness of customers' rights. They include dealing with doorstep sales people, and debt and disconnection.
Controller matches heating to building usage to cut home or business oil fuel bills
Future oil drilling in the North Sea was dealt a blow after a high court judge said he would hear a legal challenge from campaigners Greenpeace over deep-water licences for drilling off the Scottish coast. This could see many projects blocked and existing licences quashed. It could put more pressure on the price of oil, which recently hit $120 a barrel during the Middle East crisis.
Room temperature matching heating control saves money to compensate for rising gas prices
The nuclear crisis in Japan will force up UK gas prices and have a knock-on effect on energy bills, say experts. The Fukushima nuclear power plant was among 11 of Japan's reactors to be shut down in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami disasters, increasing demand for liquefied natural gas. Adam Forsyth, analyst at Matrix Group, said: "If the price rises and is consistently at a high level then it has to come through to people's gas bills eventually."
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Energy secretary Chris Huhne has given his backing for proposals to simplify electricity and gas tariffs. "Consumers deserve the best possible deal, which means rough and tough competition in the marketplace," he said. The ‘Big Six’ suppliers in Britain have been ordered to reform their pricing and stop confusing customers, or face a formal referral to the Competition Commission. The firms have just two months to accept wide-ranging reforms, said regulator Ofgem.