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24 November 2006
Carshalton-based William Evans, 81, was left without gas for five days because he could not get through to the British Gas helpdesk.
23 November 2006
Energy consumer rights group energywatch has joined forces with Citizens Advice to campaign for all of Britain's "antiquated" electricity 'token' meter users to be treated more fairly by energy suppliers.
22 November 2006
A former grammar school teacher who now runs a renewable energy firm has declared that the soaring energy prices have encouraged consumers to seriously consider installing green energy products like solar panels.
21 November 2006
The price comparison and switching website uSwitch is calling on the government to remove the 5% VAT on green energy tariffs if it wants to prove that it genuinely wants to push environmental issues forward.
20 November 2006
Energy giant British Gas has been reprimanded over one of its television and newspaper advertisements and told to remove it immediately following an investigation from the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA).
17 November 2006
Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) has abolished its additional charge for its pay-as-you-go electricity customers following concentrated pressure from consumer groups demanding fairer prices.
16 November 2006
Questions have been raised about the effect the proposed move to amalgamate energywatch, postwatch and the National Consumer Council into a new body called Consumer Voice will have on consumers.
15 November 2006
Energy supplier Scottish Power announced a 77% profits rise yesterday, but consumers are yet to see a penny of it.
14 November 2006
Energy provider Scottish Power has announced a 77% boost in its annual profits, making a reported £483 million.
13 November 2006
Online analysis firm Datamonitor, claim that the UK cannot combat climate energy on its own and that any attempt to do so could result in price rises and loss of home-grown industry.
10 November 2006
One of the largest civil engineering projects Scotland has ever seen will produce the same amount of green electricity as 50 wind turbines and will be virtually invisible when it is completed in two years' time.
09 November 2006
Simple actions like insulating cavity walls and lofts could prevent the emission of seven million tonnes of carbon into the atmosphere according to a report from the Review of the Sustainability of Existing Buildings.
08 November 2006
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is calling for a radical change to help promote 'locally grown' energy.
07 November 2006
The public are more aware and more interested in global warming and climate change than ever before according to a new public opinion survey published by UK energy providers EDF Energy
06 November 2006
The price comparison and switching website uSwitch has urged customers to shop around for the best energy deals for their heating this winter. It warns that although the wholesale price of gas has dropped, it may be the third quarter of 2007 before customers can reap the benefits.
03 November 2006
Following the Stern report released earlier this week, a growing campaign to get rid of wasteful traditional light bulbs in favour of energy efficient ones has gained political weight with environment minister Ian Pearson stating that the government is pushing the European Commission to make light bulbs a priority for regulatory action.
02 November 2006
Pressure was put onto gas suppliers yesterday after an interview on BBC One's 'Breakfast' programme showed consumer group energywatch telling the companies that they should drop their prices now.
01 November 2006
British Gas has been forced to defend itself following the BBC Watchdog programme branding the company the most expensive fuel provider in Britain and berating it for providing the worst customer service.
31 October 2006
British energy companies have come out in force in support of the Stern report released yesterday, emphasising the importance of promoting energy efficiency now to prevent undue climate change.
30 October 2006
New research from npower has revealed that a person's Green Net Aptitude (GNA), a calculation derived from a person's surroundings, education and personality, can determine how energy efficient someone is.
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