Energy bills
Charity uses carbon credits to make more homes energy efficient and greener – and it's genius
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Charity uses carbon credits to make more homes energy efficient and greener – and it's genius
Households could be paid to turn down their heating amid surging energy bills
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Households could be paid to turn down their heating amid surging energy bills
UK government's offshore wind farm auction was a 'disaster'. It could cost bill payers £2 billion
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UK government's offshore wind farm auction was a 'disaster'. It could cost bill payers £2 billion
'Good riddance, Grant Shapps': New energy secretary Claire Coutinho urged to tackle climate crisis
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'Good riddance, Grant Shapps': New energy secretary Claire Coutinho urged to tackle climate crisis
'I have cancer and I'm worried about heating this winter': Energy price cap will leave 6.3 million households in fuel poverty
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'I have cancer and I'm worried about heating this winter': Energy price cap will leave 6.3 million households in fuel poverty
We can’t keep hoping energy bills will fall – we need to treat access to energy as a fundamental right
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We can’t keep hoping energy bills will fall – we need to treat access to energy as a fundamental right
Solar power: How much money can you really save with renewable energy?
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Solar power: How much money can you really save with renewable energy?
Why are BP profits so high in the cost of living crisis? We asked experts
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Why are BP profits so high in the cost of living crisis? We asked experts
Charles and charity: How the ‘activist Prince’ might become the charity King
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Charles and charity: How the ‘activist Prince’ might become the charity King
The social enterprise offering loans to people who can't afford to make their homes greener
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The social enterprise offering loans to people who can't afford to make their homes greener
Would you pay to insulate your home to tackle climate change?
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Would you pay to insulate your home to tackle climate change?
Why we need Energy for All, a radical and permanent solution to the energy pricing crisis
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Why we need Energy for All, a radical and permanent solution to the energy pricing crisis
Spring Statement: What environmental policies should be included?
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Spring Statement: What environmental policies should be included?
41,000 vulnerable households had their energy debt written off in Catalonia. Is the UK government listening?
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41,000 vulnerable households had their energy debt written off in Catalonia. Is the UK government listening?
How many people can’t afford to pay their energy bills? Here’s what you need to know about fuel poverty in the UK
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How many people can’t afford to pay their energy bills? Here’s what you need to know about fuel poverty in the UK
The government said it would upgrade social housing to help renters with energy bills. It's not going well
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The government said it would upgrade social housing to help renters with energy bills. It's not going well
'£3.3billion for them. Debt and starvation for me': Vulnerable customers on British Gas's record profits
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'£3.3billion for them. Debt and starvation for me': Vulnerable customers on British Gas's record profits
What are my rights if I can't afford to pay my energy bills?
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What are my rights if I can't afford to pay my energy bills?
Cost of living update: Pensioners protest freezing homes and record energy bills
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