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- What is R-Value, U-Value and how do they relate to insulation? Wed, 3 May 17, 10:09amHow the R-value of a buildings insulation or home is calculated and the factors that effect the final R value, and how to use it.
- Will Labour’s 2030 green energy goal cost more than 2035? They should come clean | Nils Pratley Wed, 27 Nov 24, 4:00pmEd Miliband argues the UK should race towards becoming a ‘clean energy superpower’, but costs to the consumer shouldn’t be ignored
- What will the UK’s plan for clean energy by 2030 mean for the industry and public? Wed, 6 Nov 24, 6:07amLabour is relying on offshore wind and a move away from gas to make Britain a green energy economy. But the transition will not be cheap
- What is the most efficient way to use central heating? Your energy questions answered Sat, 26 Oct 24, 8:00pmAs the clocks go back, our experts answer queries about gas and electricity use, be it for drying clothes, doing the washing up or sorting the heating
- Why does gas supplier charge £486 to remove meter when others do it free? Wed, 23 Oct 24, 5:00pmWe needed the gas supply cut off so we could install a heat pump to help the environment
- Fossil fuels could become cheaper and more abundant, says IEA Wed, 16 Oct 24, 4:00pmInternational Energy Agency says transition to clean energy means there will be a surplus of oil, gas and coal
- UK ‘risks repeat of surging energy bills’ amid continued reliance on gas Tue, 15 Oct 24, 10:01amEnergy crisis panel warns country is ‘dangerously unprepared’ and must shift away from gas quickly
- Stop pushing heat pumps or face major backlash, green energy magnate tells Labour Sun, 13 Oct 24, 12:22amParty donor Dale Vince warns that urging homeowners to switch to clean-power technology risks political storm bigger than Ulez
- Send us your questions for our energy experts Thu, 10 Oct 24, 2:24amWe’d like to hear your questions about domestic gas and electricity use – and we’ll put them to our experts
- ‘I’ve fallen out with people’: the bruising debate over UK zonal energy pricing Mon, 7 Oct 24, 5:31pmIndustry divided over whether plan to vary electricity cost depending on location could make bills cheaper for all
- ‘Wake-up call’: government needs to act fast to upgrade UK’s draughty homes as energy price rises loom Fri, 23 Aug 24, 10:04pmLabour has yet to confirm its plans for home heating or insulation as reliance on expensive gas forces bills up
- ‘They encouraged us to insulate our home. Now it’s unmortgageable’ Mon, 12 Aug 24, 6:00pmHouseholders are angered by the discovery they cannot remortgage or sell their homes after installing spray-foam insulation to cut energy use
- ‘There’ll be no countryside left’: Opposition to pylons puts UK carbon targets at risk Sat, 3 Aug 24, 2:00pmInfrastructure essential to decarbonise electricity generation by 2030 met with resistance by those affected
- ‘Ultra-cheap energy for every household’: could a different kind of tariff change everything? Fri, 2 Aug 24, 4:00pmRising block tariffs and national energy guarantee systems are almost unknown in Europe – but are flourishing elsewhere
- Ed Miliband: people must be persuaded of need for pylons near homes Fri, 26 Jul 24, 10:36pmCommunities affected by construction of renewable energy infrastructure ‘have the right to see the benefits’
- Starmer to take on Labour councils that block pylons delivering clean energy Thu, 25 Jul 24, 10:48pmAt formal launch of state-run GB Energy, PM sets out plan to build enough offshore wind facilities to power 20m homes