Smart Meter Set to be Fixed for Free
A high volume of energy consumers have found themselves completely unable to monitor their energy use due to a series of meter faults across the country. According to The Telegraph, around o
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Boiler Switch on Week October 21st to 27th: What You Need to be Ready.
As we reach the end of October, the colder and longer days are creeping in and so, our thoughts are switching on the boiler for the first time this year. You may be wondering though, ‘what
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Can We Make Electricity from Pumpkins?
Back in the day, the normal practice was to carve a ghoulish face into your everyday turnip, but nowadays it’s the glow of an orange pumpkin that resides on our doorsteps during the s
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Pensioner Energy Bills – Will There Be Help This Year?
Pensioner energy bills are getting higher and higher all the time, with no sign of slowing down. Although we are all facing the same rise in fuel prices, it is often the most vulnerable peop
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Can Living in a Cold Home Affect Your Mental Health?
Mental health is an everyday problem that millions of people across the planet are having to deal with and a cold home can make it much worse. In the UK, when winter rolls in, mental health
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Insulation: The Free Upgrade Your Home Needs
It’s that time of year again; the winter months are rolling in, and you wake up in a cold house with steamy windows and an ice-cold floor. In addition, your energy bills soar through the r
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Maintain and Service: Follow-Up Guide to your New Solar Battery Storage.
Just like the solar panels they are paired with, you will need to maintain your new solar battery storage and service to ensure that they operate to their full capacity, giving you the ease
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Maintain and Service: A Follow-Up Guide to your New Solar Panels.
You are now the proud owner of solar panels and by now should be generating your very own electricity from the rays of the sun! This follow-up guide will walk you through all the essential s
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Martin Lewis’ Top Tips on Air Source Heat Pumps
Infamous for his financial advice, Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis may be able to pique your interest in Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHP) with some top tips he has shared about them. From how t
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Octopus Energy to Help After Winter Fuel Payment Announcement
The CEO of Octopus Energy, Greg Jackson, is calling for more support for pensioners who are set to lose £300 due to the reduction of the Winter Fuel Payment. He also urged for fellow energy
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Will There Be More LPG Delivery Delays This Year?
Towards the end of last year, a vast sea of households had gone lengthy periods without heating and hot water – all this due to delays in liquid petroleum gas (LPG) being delivered to cust
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An Urgent Warning for Homes Still Using Heating Oil Method
If you still heat your home using the outdated method of heating oil, this could be your vital sign to pay attention – not only to save you money but to avoid featuring on the next hea
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Martin Lewis’ Top Tips on Insulation
Martin Lewis is known for his expert advice in every aspect of finance. The following article will discuss his opinions on insulation, how it can improve your home’s energy efficiency
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Winter Fuel Payment Decision Will Be Condemning 1.6 Million Pensioners
It has been pinpointed that 1.6 million pensioners could be left in a dire situation thanks to the scrapping of the Winter Fuel Payment which can be a valuable £300 to help towards astronom
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How Much Do Solar Panels Cost: A Guide to Solar Pricing
Solar is a very appealing solution for cutting down drastically high energy bills and reducing the carbon footprint of homes. But probably the most critical aspect of homeowners considering
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Top 5 Things to Consider Before Installing Solar Panels
Before you can start making the most of the shining sun and your solar system, there are important things that you should consider before installing solar panels on your roof. If you’r
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What Are the Best Solar Panels for UK Homes?
Choosing the correct solar PV (photovoltaics) system to be installed on your roof is important – after all, this is a 20-year or more investment! Solar technology is ever-rapidly changing
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Under Pressure: Everything You Need to Know About Boiler Pressure
If you have a boiler in your home, it is likely that at some point you have experienced boiler pressure issues. It is important to maintain the correct pressure to ensure that your boiler sy
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Solar Panels: A Bright Idea for Your Home’s Value?
Solar panels are the perfect method for powering your home the renewable way. You may find yourself in the position of selling your home that has solar installed and wondering if solar panel
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Home Improvement Grants: Making Your Home Warmer and More Efficient
The UK government offer a range of home improvement grants and schemes that set out to upgrade energy efficiency, reducing your energy bills for a warmer and more comfortable living environm
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Fixed Rate Tariffs Could Beat Winter Fuel Payment Changes
It was revealed earlier this week that winter fuel payments were going to be restricted but upcoming fixed-rate tariffs from energy suppliers could be the answer to beating it. Chancellor Ra
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What Could the ECO5 Scheme Look Like?
With the current phase of the Energy Company Obligation, ECO4, still going strong many wonder what the scheme’s future may bring in its next iteration. ECO5 would be the next step in t
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Gas Lamps to Electrical: The Royal Household Go Sustainable
The Sovereign Grant Annual report has revealed that the Royal Household is set to make a slew of sustainable changes to the way they do things, in some cases even changing historic tradition
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Customers of Big Suppliers to See Big Increases
A massive energy bill rise of £194 could be on the way for British Gas, OVO, EDF, EOn Next, and Octopus Energy customers. The energy price is predicted to rise from £1,568 to £1,762 in Oc
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Ed Miliband’s Rooftop Solar Revolution
The drive to increase the country’s solar revolution has been fast-tracked with the number of homes installing them rising and the approval of three more large solar farms in the east of E
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Hybrid Heating Systems
Hybrid heating systems take the best of new technology and team it up with a reliable yet conventional heating system. Air source heat pumps and a gas or oil boiler are paired together to cr
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What You Need to Know about Hybrid Heating Systems
The most important thing to remember with hybrid heating systems is that they are made up of both air-source heat pumps and traditional boilers. The bonding of two technologies exists to mak
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Do You Have Solar but Still Pay High Electricity Bills?
You may find yourself in a situation of buying a house that has solar panels already installed – great news! However, you may also find yourself spending astronomical amounts of money on e
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What is a DNO for Solar and How Does it Work?
Installing solar panels at your home can be both financially and environmentally rewarding, but there are several important factors to consider: One aspect you might not have considered is w
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July Energy Price Cap Drops 7%
The July 1st energy price cap saw a 7% drop in gas and electricity prices across England, Scotland, and Wales. With the new price cap, the annual dual-fuel energy bill who are consuming a ty
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Solar: What are Feed-In Tariffs and How Do They Work?
Feed-in tariffs allow households to receive money for any electricity generated by applicable systems, this includes solar PV. What are Feed-In Tariffs (FIT)? You will be paid for the electr
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ECO4 Eligibility Routes
With ECO4, households can gain access to renewable energy upgrades like heat pumps, insulation, and solar panels – all to help save money and improve energy efficiency. With the info
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Are You Aware of the Energy Upgrade Grants Available to You?
Labour and Conservative party manifestos have promised a serious investment in energy-efficient domestic upgrades but these energy upgrade efforts could be lost among the sheer amount of con
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Martin Lewis Warns Energy Prices Will Rise by 12%
Whilst presenting on Good Morning Britain, Martin Lewis chimed in on Ofgem’s reveal that energy bills will see a fall of 7.2 per cent at the beginning of next month. Albeit, they are s
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What is Insulation?
Insulation keeps any heat we generate in our homes from escaping through the walls and roof. By adding it to our cavity and solid walls, lofts, and underflooring, we can ensure a comfortable
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Who is Deborah Meaden and What’s Her Opinion on Renewable Energy?
Deborah Meaden is a successful entrepreneur, best known for her role on Dragons Den as one of the programme’s investors. Early on, she strived for her own business, knowing it was what
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Living and Coping with Chronic Health Conditions
Chronic health conditions are normally characterised by factors such as complex causes, risk factors, long latency periods, functional impairments or disabilities. Most don’t usually fix t
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How to Apply for an ECO4 Grant When Living in a Cold Home
Discover what help you can get when you apply for an ECO4 grant to improve the warmth of your home and your health. Cold homes impact our health and can lead to conditions such as heart atta
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Would The Simpsons Be Eligible for ECO4 if they Lived in the UK?
Here at Energy Advice Helpline, we are committed to helping everyone. And as big fans of the iconic family from Springfield USA, we can’t help but think about how much money The Simpso
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Labour’s GB Energy Would Create Secure Jobs
Labour’s proposal of a new publicly owned energy company (GB Energy), if they were to win the next general election, has been met with some criticism surrounding the impact it may have
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What are the Disadvantages of Living in a Cold Home?
Nobody wants to wake up after a wonderful night’s sleep to a cold home that forces you to layer up before you go downstairs in the morning. A cold house is good for no one, and it comes wi
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Health Conditions Worsened by a Cold Home
Many health conditions that are already severe can be significantly worsened by living in a cold home, such as a home that features inadequate heating. Fortunately, households with a person
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How Does the ECO4 Scheme Work in Scotland?
If you live in Scotland and want to know how the ECO4 scheme works, then you have come to the right place. In Scotland, ECO4 works just as it does in England and Wales. How Does ECO4 Work? T
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What Energy Suppliers are Obligated to Take Part in ECO4?
The ECO scheme places a Home Heating Cost Reduction Obligation or HHCRO on medium and large energy suppliers that determine if they must take part in the ECO4 scheme. Under the HHCRO, the ob
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Who is Eligible for ECO4 in Great Britain?
The Energy Company Obligation, ECO4, is a government-backed scheme that aims to improve energy efficiency for households that are facing severe fuel poverty in their day-to-day lives. The sc
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Huge Success: 89% of Boiler Upgrade Scheme Vouchers Used
According to newly released data from Ofgem, the Boiler Upgrade Scheme vouchers that were issued were a huge success. The data discusses the amount of money spent on the scheme and its overa
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What Are Solar Panels?
Take a deep look at how solar panels work, discover how it can power your home, and learn some interesting facts!
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Could We See a Public Energy Company Before General Election?
The Labour Party have revealed plans for what they are calling Great British Energy; a public energy company which the party would own. This has been proposed as part of their objectives to
Read MoreBarclays Bank and British Gas Partner for Energy Efficiency
Barclays Bank and British Gas have extended their partnership to offer half-price home energy efficiency checks. The bank will help its customers explore ways that they could improve their h
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Check your Energy Balance: Energy Suppliers Sat on Billions
Popular comparison site Uswitch.com promptly warns customers that the big energy suppliers are sitting on at least £3 billion of household money. They have concluded that the typical home i
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Friends of the Earth Demand Action!
Friends of the Earth have recently revealed new research that the United Kingdom could be generating 13 times more renewable energy than it already is. This would be enough to power our home
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Martin Lewis has some ideas about drying clothes
Martin Lewis believes that one everyday activity could be the cause of insanely high energy bills. You may have never thought it but drying your wet clothes on radiators could be causing you
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How does a Hybrid Heating System Work?
The easiest way to understand how a hybrid heating system works is by taking a look at hybrid cars. They operate on both petrol and electricity, right? Well, this is exactly how a hybrid hea
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Do Hybrid Heating Systems Save Money?
Operating under the guise of a renewable heat pump system and a traditional boiler, hybrid heating systems will save you money and reduce harmful emissions by automatically switching between
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The Future of Renewable Energy is Out of this World
The future of global renewable energy is looking bright, with 7 countries recently becoming 100% renewable energy operated, it is almost certain that things can only get better, thanks to so
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The Magnificent Seven Countries that are at 100% Renewable Energy
Seven countries across the globe have reached 100% renewable energy status, generating mostly all of their electricity needs with various renewable energy methods. Reaching an impressive 99.
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Japan’s Biggest Energy Company JERA NEX Makes London Its Home
Two electric power companies that deliver around 30% of electricity to Japan, TEPCO Fuel & Power and Chubu Electric who are known as JERA, have come together to create JERA NEX. JERA NEX
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Energy Prices Set to be Lower Than Originally Expected
According to Cornwall Insight Ltd. That the UK’s electricity costs will be lower than previously predicted. This will greatly decrease the struggles households are facing when it comes
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The UK Government Energy Security Strategy is Failing
The UK is going backwards in its goal to create energy security. An analysis by the organisation Energy Climate and Intelligence Unit (ECIU) has concluded that the UK government has only del
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Poorly Insulated Homes to See an Increase in Energy Costs
Those living in poorly insulated homes could see their energy bills increase by £340 annually, despite the announcement from Ofgem about the new price cap which will be effective from April
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New Price Cap Considered by Ofgem to Reduce Household Bills
Ofgem are considering a change to their price cap; a new system that measures the time of day energy is consumed and factored by consumers vulnerability. Rethinking the Price Cap A consultat
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Energy Secretary Takes Action to Futureproof Energy Security
As the transition to renewable energy takes place, intending to hit the net zero plan and perfect energy security, Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho has announced plans to build new power sta
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Electricity Market Reform Announced, Easing Energy Bills
Plans for an overhaul of the electricity market are set to be revealed by Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho on Tuesday 12th of March. These new plans could save households £45 a year and bil
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2028 Energy Security Crunch Point Prediction
Electricity, like most things, is one of the many aspects of modern society we take for granted. Essentially, electricity is the beating heart of everything; without it, everyday life would
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Energy Standing Charge Increase Impacts Millions of Homes
In a recent move that affects millions of households across the UK, the energy regulator Ofgem has announced notable changes to the energy price cap and standing charges, effective from 1st
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Major Relief for UK Households as Ofgem’s Energy Price Cap Set to Drop Significantly in April 2024
As UK households continue grappling with the rising cost of living, there’s a glimmer of hope on the horizon. Ofgem, the energy regulator, has forecasted a significant drop in the ener
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Martin Lewis’ Top Tips On Solar Panels
With a slew of expert advice and a rapid rise in popularity due to his prodigious financial knowledge, you might be curious about what financial expert Martin Lewis has to say about solar pa
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BESS Set to Lose the VAT
The 1st of February saw the VAT of domestic energy storage systems cut, following an announcement in December last year by the government and Solar Power UK who campaigned for a long time to
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Heat Pumps Are Soaring Thanks to the Boiler Upgrade Scheme
Government figures show that figures for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme rose by nearly 50% in December last year. This was compared to 2022. The sudden rise in popularity comes from a significant
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The ECO4 Scheme: Who Funds It and Why?
With all of the available government grants, sometimes customers don’t understand where the funding comes from. This lack of information can leave some people sceptical about the legitimac
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Energy Bills Impacting Your Mental Health this Blue Monday?
Energy bills are on the rise, and it feels like they’re only getting higher because of the cost-of-living crisis. Worrying a lot can harm our mental health, especially in winter when we sp
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How Much Can Insulation Save You on Energy Bills?
Insulation is a great method for improving a property’s energy efficiency. But as important as this is…people still want to know how much they will save by introducing it to thei
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Why Is Insulation Important For Your House?
Why is property insulation important? Discover how it can improve your home in the winter and how much money you could save.
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Christmas Energy Bills – How to cut Yours This Year!
Whether it’s twinkle lights or the giant inflatable Father Christmas in your front garden. You might have noticed a significant increase in your Christmas energy bills. It wouldn’t f
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The Boiler Upgrade Scheme: A Guide
Find out about the Boiler Upgrade Scheme, what is it, what you are entitled to and how you can be eligible.
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Air Source Heat Pumps: Everything You Need to Know
A guide to air source heat pumps, information on how heat pumps work, installation processes, and what support is available to you.
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