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Demand flexibility: Why OVO and Octopus Energy are paying customers not to use electricity

Two energy suppliers are trialing a scheme that will reward energy users for reducing power consumption in peak hours. In…

I rent my property, how will the Energy Price Guarantee affect me?

UPDATED October 17 2022 If you rent your home, you might be wondering how the latest energy price cap, known…

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Reading your energy bill: what you need to know

Energy bills can seem daunting. Page after page of technical jargon can leave you asking, “What is a standing charge?”…

What does the new £2,500 price cap mean for me?

UPDATED October 17 2022 From 1 October 2022*, new limits have been set on how much your energy supplier can…

Employees demand help with energy costs

Employees demand help with energy costs

More than half of UK workers think their employer should be offering support to cope with record breaking household energy…

Is Economy 7 right for you?

Economy 7 tariffs are a type of ‘time of use’ tariff. That means you’re charged different amounts for electricity you…

Energy Bill Relief Scheme: What we know so far about the government’s support for businesses (11/10/2022)

UPDATED 11/10/2022 The UK government has today (21 September) announced details of its business Energy Bill Relief Scheme. There are…

Energy prices update: February 2022

It’s been hard to escape media coverage of the seismic shocks hitting the energy industry at the moment, but what…

Ethical Perks – an introduction to Green&Blue

Ethical Perks are a range of offers from partners like Big Clean Switch, who have a similar ethos to us,…

Ethical Perks – an introduction to NONA

NONA make plastic clothes pegs from recycled ocean plastic, and in the process support fishing communities and marine eco-systems. Find…