Blog > January 2012
Tuesday 31st January 2012
Survey results announced by Siemens this week have thrown up some interesting figures.
The research asked 600 UK businesses about their views on energy management and
it has revealed an apparent gulf between Boards and those directly responsible
for energy...
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Thursday 26th January 2012
British
Gas has announced the results of a survey of 700 of its customers who already have smart
meters installed, revealing that 64% of people had made improvements to their
energy efficiency. The survey also revealed that 80% of the respondents viewed
their...
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Tuesday 24th January 2012
An
announcement from Which? last week was calling for the smart meter roll out to be put on hold so that the potential impacts of the roll out could
be investigated further. Charles Hendry, the Energy Minister, provided an
official response in a letter...
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Thursday 19th January 2012
In the past week all of the ‘Big Six’ energy suppliers have announced price cuts for either gas or electricity. These cuts, each of around 5%, have been attributed to recent falls in wholesale prices for energy. On the face of it this seems like good news...
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Tuesday 17th January 2012
Yesterday
Which? called for the smart meter roll out to be halted. Which? has questioned the cost of the roll out and
has flagged serious consumer concerns regarding the expected efficacy, safety
and data security of smart meters. As a result Which? is...
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Thursday 12th January 2012
It’s
been another big week for energy news, with customer complaints, inaccurate meter
readings and a Which? survey suggesting that wronged customers are missing out
on as much as £4m a year in compensation.
The
‘Big Six’ energy companies received over...
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Tuesday 10th January 2012
Yesterday
it was reported that hackers had exposed privacy shortcomings in smart meters run by German company Discovergy. The
research showed that private data from energy users was sent over insecure
links to the company’s servers - data that could show...
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Thursday 5th January 2012
According
to a study from E.ON, published this week in the Daily Mail, UK households are wasting around
£134 million in electricity each year,
simply by overcharging electronic gadgets. It’s quite a sensational headline,
but one that I worry will mislead...
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Wednesday 4th January 2012
After
a year of price rises, consumer pressure and Government initiatives, the UK energy
market is at a critical juncture at the start of 2012, so today’s news that the
US energy efficiency firm Opower
has clinched a deal with First Utility represents...
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