The price for both gas and electricity is going up again. Last year the ‘big six’ energy companies outlined price rises of between 6% and 10.8%. British Gas, Npower and SSE have been the first to increase prices for their domestic customers, with dual-fuel bills to rise by up 11.1% in November, effecting nearly eight million households. This is indeed…
Monthly Archives: October 2013
With energy bills rising here’s two ways to cut the costs and lower your bills!
EcoLocker is set up to keep you informed about renewable energy products and services and then to put you in touch with the right team for your install. Read our user friendly and informative information pages to find out about renewable energy technologies that could help you lower your carbon footprint and save you money. Here we offer a couple…
Figures show new record for Renewable Energy power generation in the UK
The department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has produced figures earlier in the month that show 15.5% of total electricity generation was from renewable sources in the 2nd quarter of the year. This has increased 5.8% on the 1012 figures that had previously stood at 9.7%. “This confirms what we have been seeing for some time, which is renewables…
Thinking of an investment in solar panels?
More than 450,000 homes in Britain now have solar panels with an extra 2000 solar panel systems being installed each week. The Great British summer paid off this year, driving up the returns homeowners made on their investment, but can we really still see high percentage returns after the cuts to feed-in tariffs? The Solar Trade Association estimates a cost…
Increasing debt swamps Solar PV manufacturing Industry in China.
It is thought that China’s solar panel manufacturing industry is not currently sustainable at its current capacity, following pressure due to a substantial drop in demand. Significant growth in the sector, due to economies across the globe investing heavily in renewable technologies, has resulted in a dramatic drop in prices recently, that European manufacturers blame on cheaper Chinese Solar PV…
