Britain’s energy price cap is lower than last year but there are still several factors that could increase energy costs this winter.
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Time is running out to ensure that people in fuel poverty can afford to keep warm this winter.
Thinking about getting your home off gas, but don’t know where to begin? Here’s a few handy tips to get you on your way.
Creating a successful code of conduct requires commitment from organisations and the people that must abide by them.
Even if your bill is falling, though, this may bring no sudden relief due to continued high inflation and interest rates.
Electricity prices are going up again by as much as 25% on July 1. The advice to consumers is to shop around to get the best deal. Yet neither electricity bills nor comparison sites are user-friendly.
Landlords don’t think renters will pay more for homes with rooftop solar. But the evidence suggests otherwise.
Most of our 10.8 million existing homes are in need of a retrofit to improve their performance and cut household energy use and emissions. The $1.6 billion for energy upgrades covers 170,000 homes.
Households and businesses are set for more hip-pocket pain after regulators flagged hefty electricity price rises in four Australian states.
A two-pronged approach to energy support would see targeted help with bills and more efficient housing.
Existing decarbonisation measures are often unsuitable for the least efficient homes – failing to improve their performance will trap vulnerable people in fuel poverty.
Local pubs and breweries are disappearing across the UK due to the rising cost of living and doing business.
The government is rolling out smart meters across the UK, but at present they are providing households with little benefit.
More ambition, particularly in boosting energy efficiency, could help.
A third of people we surveyed incorrectly thought there was a £2,500 cap on energy bills.
People struggling to pay their power bills may never have anticipated experiencing such hardship. It’s time to tackle energy equity head-on.
Europe is facing the prospect of an acute energy crisis – how does research suggest households can reduce their energy use?
Millions will still experience fuel poverty this winter, even with the government’s latest plan to help.
UK businesses are also suffering from the rising cost of living and doing business.
Economists discuss current political proposals designed to tackle the cost of living crisis.
Top contributors
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Professor of Energy Policy, Member of Fuel Poverty Evidence and Trustee of the Fuel Poverty Research Network, Sheffield Hallam University
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Professor and Director, Victoria Energy Policy Centre, Victoria University
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Associate Professor in Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University
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Research Team Leader, CSIRO
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Visiting Academic, The Open University
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster University
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Head of Policy Engagement, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, and Fellow in Environmental Change, Reuben College, University of Oxford
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Researcher in architecture and urban planning, Climateworks Centre
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Research fellow, Adelaide University
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, The Open University
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Lecturer in Energy Systems, University of Oxford
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Senior Lecturer in Geography, Liverpool John Moores University
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Professor and Director of the Centre for Energy Policy, University of Strathclyde
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PhD Candidate in Energy Policy, University of Oxford
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland