Octopus Energy has partnered with Barrat Redrow, the UK’s largest housebuilder, to expand its Zero Bills concept, promising ‘high-quality, sustainable homes, where residents won’t pay a penny for their home energy bills for 10 years.’ The first 54 Zero Bills homes built by Barratt Redrow will be completed this year in two sites in Wixams, Bedfordshire […]
Rightmove is linking with the UK’s largest energy supplier, Octopus, to make it easier for portal users to find greener homes. As a first step, Rightmove is launching a dedicated ‘Zero Bills’ label for property listings, allowing owners to highlight those homes powered by Octopus’ existing Zero Bills smart tariff. The supplier claims the tariff – which exists
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The UK’s drive to net zero won’t succeed on wind turbines and solar farms alone. The real bottleneck is moving that clean electricity from remote fields and offshore platforms to the homes, cities and industries that need it. However, a report co-authored by researchers from the University of Cambridge highlights a technology that could change
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Friends of the Earth have collated 50 of the best energy-saving tips to help you save money on gas and electricity, make your home more energy efficient and protect the planet too. Â Click here for the tips
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Since 2020 Open Eco Homes has been running online tours, resulting in some fantastic video tours you can access year round. Learn about Adrian and Judy’s prefabricated home that took only 3 days to build, tour Bart and Rose’s whole house retrofit built to Passivhaus standard, discover James and Hannah’s home which has eliminated gas and now has greater energy efficiency,
 What are they? Smart Meters replace conventional gas and electricity meters and have a communications module which automatically transmits meter readings using mobile phone signals (GSM) via a central hub to your energy supplier at 30 minute intervals.  They also send a signal to an in house display (IHD) so you know in real
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Do you need help in making your your home more energy efficient and keeping it warm? Are you having difficulty paying for your energy bills? Come and get some help from Lisa Eaves – Home Energy Advisor from East Cambs District Council. She is at Ely Library on Thursday 15 February from 18:00 till 19:30
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An online form to help residents identify if they qualify for home energy efficiency grants is being promoted by East Cambridgeshire District Council to help mark Energy Saving Week (17 January to 23 January 2024). The form, which takes 10 minutes to complete, helps the council’s energy advisers to better understand an individual’s circumstances, such
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Action on Energy is a partnership between Cambridgeshire County Council, Cambridge City Council, East Cambridgeshire District Council, Fenland District Council, Huntingdonshire District Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council. Together they provide our communities with advice on how to maximise the energy efficiency of their homes, save money on their energy bills and cut their carbon
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With rising energy costs there is currently a big focus on housing – how you can reduce carbon emissions, cut running costs and make it cosier.
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