Energy use in the US drops to lowest point in 16 YEARS due to coronavirus shutdowns

Energy use in the US drops to the lowest point in 16 YEARS as coronavirus shutdowns cause industrial and retail sector power consumption to fall Edison Electric Institute predicts a three percent drop in power consumption The biggest driver of the declines are retail and factory closures Residential power consumption is also declining as milder … Read more

Savings from falling wholesale prices  passed on to customers as cheapest energy tariffs fall by £32

Falling wholesale prices finally passed on to households as cheapest energy tariffs fall to the lowest levels in more than three years The cheapest energy tariffs have fallen by an average of £32, data reveals  This brings the average price to the lowest level in over three years Reason for the drop in prices is … Read more

Energy provider iSupply hit with £1.5m fine for overcharging customers

Energy provider iSupply hit with £1.5m fine after it overcharging thousands of customers By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 16 December 2019 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 16 December 2019 iSupply Energy overcharged around 4,400 of its customers under the new price cap Energy provider iSupply will pay £1.5million after it overcharged thousands … Read more

The best energy tariffs on the market that DON’T require you to have a smart meter installed

Revealed: The best energy tariffs on the market that DON’T require you to have a smart meter installed – as more suppliers make it a requirement Many suppliers insist customers have to get a meter installed to get cheap deals  This is so providers can meet their smart meter installation targets  We reveal the best … Read more

Charlize Theron says she doesn’t have the energy to commit to method acting with two children

She won an Oscar for her intense portrayal of the serial killer Aileen Wuornos in 2003’s chilling Monster. Yet Charlize Theron says her days of going all in with method acting are over in an interview with the Mirror published Saturday. The 44-year-old actress revealed that she doesn’t have the energy for such intensive performances when … Read more

SMALL CAP MOVERS: Italian-focused Coro Energy severs ties with its chief executive

Coro Energy has introduced new cost-cutting measures to manage the severe disruption in the oil and gas market, which resulted in the ‘termination’ of chief executive James Menzies. The Italy-focused energy company offered all executive directors three options: take an unpaid sabbatical, receive three months’ notice in shares or become non-executive directors. Menzies did not … Read more

The eco boilers that cost £5K a year: A ‘green’ energy deal gone wrong

On a cold Wednesday evening, the rain is pelting at the windows of the Slamannan Community Centre, where around 50 people have braved the weather to attend a meeting about soaring energy bills. They are residents of this and other rural villages near Falkirk, in Scotland, where households have seen their bills jump to more … Read more

California to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from energy production 25 percent by 2030

Emissions Carbon dioxide Carbon dioxide (CO2) is one of the biggest contributors to global warming. After the gas is released into the atmosphere it stays there, making it difficult for heat to escape – and warming up the planet in the process.  It is primarily released from burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil and … Read more

Households to spend an extra £52m on energy bills A WEEK: We reveal how you can cut costs

Britain’s household energy bills could soar by an extra £52million a week, thanks to those staying at home due to the coronavirus, new research has revealed. It is thought that 16.8million people will no longer be going into their normal workplace as a result of measures to delay the spread of the coronavirus, meaning they … Read more