New website helps UK SMEs slash energy bills and emissions

The government has launched a new platform designed to offer advice from EV cost reduction to generating and selling green energy back to the grid

Cost concerns push green agenda down the priority list for SMEs

Over half of SMEs cite the inability to prioritise green practices due to core expenses, according to a new survey

More than 1m small firms stuck in ‘high-cost’ energy tariffs

Trade groups are calling on ministers to force energy suppliers to renegotiate unaffordable energy deals struck at a peak last summer

Energy drives up skyrocketing costs for SMEs

Three-in-five small firms cite utility bills, including energy as a driver of their rising costs, according to a survey

The Carbon Column – Carbon reporting without the cost

This post explains what businesses can do to address carbon reporting without spending much

Spring Statement: Low carbon homes and travel and business energy efficiency

Chancellor Philip Hammond has launched consultations on possible future changes for the public and businesses to comment on

Half of small businesses expect electric fleets within a decade

In the UK, almost one in four agree while around 19% said they don’t expect their fleets to ever become fully electric

Suppliers don’t care about us say small firms in poll

Four fifths (81%) of small firms think energy suppliers don’t care about their needs, according to a new poll by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). The results suggest businesses are sceptical of energy providers’ fairness in energy contracts. The survey of more than 1,400 FSB members comes after Big Six suppliers pledged to essentially […]

Ofgem and OFT to conduct energy market competition review

A review into the energy market to see how well competition in the gas and electricity sectors are serving the interests of householders and small businesses has been launched. Regulator Ofgem, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) and the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), a non-Ministerial government department, have published a framework which will be […]

E.ON launches ‘energy toolkit’ for small businesses

The Big Six energy supplier E.ON has launched a new ‘energy toolkit’ which shows small businesses how energy is being used so they can uncover and eliminate waste. The free wireless energy monitor E.ON is handing out to its business customers works in near real time – updating every 10 seconds so they can see […]