energy saving trust

Around 9.7m households have not taken steps to change their home energy usage, despite the opportunity to reduce their energy bills and contribute towards cutting carbon emissions

The funding is being granted through the Energy Redress Scheme, which collects voluntary payments from suppliers to make reparations for effects on consumers

It is increasing the limit from £50,000 to £200,000 per organisation

It is expected to increase the confidence of drivers looking to purchase greener cars

The Energy Saving Trust (EST) has been appointed to manage the allocation of redress payments made by energy companies for breaching rules. Under Ofgem’s redress process, energy firms that break rules can make voluntary payments to help consumers through charities, trusts and third party organisations. The payments are made in addition to direct compensation given […]

Smart meters are a benefit for people who live in fuel poverty. Ted Brown, Chairman at Energy Saving Trust said the technology will allow customers to change their behaviour on how they use energy. Speaking to ELN at a Smart Metering Forum he said: “Talking about fuel poverty covers people who live in their own […]

The Scottish Government’s district heating loan fund is making available £5 million to help towards low carbon affordable heating. The government is inviting councils, social landlords and SMEs to apply for the next round of funding over the next three months. Since 2011, the fund which is managed by the Energy Saving Trust, has provided […]

Nearly half of householders (44%) claim to live in homes with draught problems and 24% are considering installing energy efficiency upgrades in the next year, according to a new survey. Home renewables such as solar panels were considered to be the “ideal” energy efficiency improvement “if money and hassle were no object” – rated above […]

A surprising number of online retailers aren’t properly displaying energy labels about goods such as TVs and fridges. Research released today found nearly two thirds of products (62%) in the online stores and retailers checked across the EU had information missing about energy consumption and performance on the energy label. Just 38% of products online […]

One in five energy-using products such as fridges, washing machines, televisions and laptops claim to be more energy efficient than they actually are, new research claims. The Energy Saving Trust is launching a three-year programme to carry out over 300 inspections in shops and 300 in online stores and conduct lab tests to verify the […]