Lloyds goes green with solar power deal

Lloyds Banking Group has signed a decade-long power purchase agreement with Low Carbon, purchasing clean electricity from two UK solar sites

Long-standing gas supply mystery results in £11k bill

A couple in Tamworth, Staffordshire, received a £10,824.87 gas bill after struggling for 18 years to determine their gas supplier

ENGIE to build low carbon homes and school at former coal-fired power station site

The disused Rugeley Power Station site will become home to nearly 2,300 new low carbon homes

Stoke and Staffordshire sign £113m low carbon City Deal

A £113 million environmentally-friendly deal that is expected to create hundreds of jobs, reduce heating bills and cut carbon emissions has been announced by the Government. The Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire City Deal is built around a flagship proposal for the UK’s first large scale low carbon heat network system, which will support the energy sector […]

Schools hope to raise £880k from community for solar

Twenty five schools are hoping to drum up £880,000 from the community to put solar panels on their rooftops. Locals can buy shares in the Staffordshire Sunny Schools project in exchange for “a fair financial return” of around 10%. The cash will help schools put panels up for free and benefit from lower electricity bills. […]