As the UK enters its peak solar season, homeowners are witnessing a significant advantage with the integration of Photovoltaic (PV) panels and battery storage systems. This period, characterised by high solar generation, presents an ideal time for households to optimise their energy consumption and explore lucrative energy trading opportunities. National Grid reported that the
Households across the UK are facing a fourth year of gas price increases, with annual energy bills set to rise by £600 from October, according to a report by the Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU). Meanwhile, the price cap is set to save households an average of just £17 this summer, in stark contrast
Despite the energy price cap being lowered, almost half (49%) of UK homeowners are considering to invest in solar panels for their home – with 9 in 10 considering the switch to help them to further reduce energy bills. Yet, while energy costs were the main motivator, according to a survey of 2,000 UK
Common sense tells us that a nation like the UK, famous for its drizzly climate and overcast skies, would struggle to be considered a global solar industry superpower. Yet, current deployment rates, national targets, and investment, suggest that’s where we are headed. In fact, our solar industry is booming, with 15.8GW currently deployed and aims
With more used electric cars available than ever before and bargains to had, here are our top tips to consider before splashing the cash The electric car revolution in the UK has accelerated hugely in the past few years and today, even as hype and buying incentives begin to fade slightly, enthusiasm for electric cars
So you’ve just enjoyed your first solar summer with a basic 6.6kW system, but you’re finding the bills in winter still give you the chills, don’t worry; you’re not alone. It’s not uncommon for new solar installations to undergo expansion after the first winter. Read on as I explain how. This article looks at buyer’s
Major international energy supplier EDF has launched a new EV tariff for electric vehicle (EV) drivers, which it says is the cheapest on the market. The Evolve Sep25 electricity tariff gives users five hours of off-peak energy overnight for both their home and car, priced 10p lower than the standard variable tariff, with the day
We live in dangerous times. Everything seems to be out of normal: stagnating economies, inflation, wars and an unfolding ecological and climate disaster. This is clearly not how things ought to be… While many just wave a hand and say, we will get over it, an increasing number of people feel — almost instinctively — that there is something
Keir Starmer's proposals for a publicly-owned company called Great British Energy to invest in clean and renewable energy are a central plank of Labour’s green energy goal to almost entirely remove fossil fuels from UK electricity production by 2030, five years earlier than current government plans. But there are two criticisms of this green
Best electric cars 2024 Electric cars have now entered the mainstream, accounting for almost a fifth of new car sales in the UK. What's more, their rise is only going to accelerate as rules are introduced to limit the kind of vehicles allowed into major cities and we get closer to the 2035 ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel models.