electricity tariffs

Are Heat Pumps Still Affordable When Electricity Prices Rise?

Mars7 January 20267 January 2026

7 January 20267 January 2026

For a long time, heat pumps benefited from a kind of economic tailwind. Electricity was relatively cheap, gas was politically unstable and the narrative was simple: heat pumps are efficient,...

Samsung’s Cold Shoulder: Should Heat Pump Manufacturers Be More Accountable?

Mars8 April 202423 June 2025

8 April 202423 June 2025

A recent debate on the Renewable Heating Hub Forums raises the crucial question: should heat pump manufacturers take greater responsibility for fixing poor installations? Highlighting issues with Samsung's approved installers...

Rethinking Export Tariffs: A Step Towards Fair Compensation for Domestic Solar Energy Producers

Mars29 January 202423 June 2025

29 January 202423 June 2025

Is it time to update export tariffs for domestic solar systems to reflect their true market value? Fairer compensation for solar energy fed back into the grid could boost renewable...

OVO Introduces New Heat Pump Tariff

Mars5 October 20235 October 2023

5 October 20235 October 2023

OVO has announced a new heat pump tariff called Heat Pump Plus that will cut running costs by 50% to 15p/kWh. However, there is a catch: the Heat Pump Plus...

Energy price cap bills are NOT capped at £2,500

Mars23 September 202228 September 2022

23 September 202228 September 2022

The way in which the message has been delivered by the media and press about the energy price cap has led to a lot of confusion. I’ve been inundated with...

Saving money on your electricity bill at home – an engineer’s guide

Graham Hendra29 August 202230 June 2025

29 August 202230 June 2025

Discover practical tips for reducing your energy consumption and saving money on your electricity bills in the UK. Learn how to make simple changes to your daily habits and household...

Why don’t we revise the subsidies to get people off gas?

Graham Hendra29 January 202212 March 2022

29 January 202212 March 2022

We are all supposed to be moving away from fossil fuels and into renewable sources of energy. That ultimately means we need you to use electricity. Why electricity? Because it’s easy...

Are you being overcharged by your electricity provider?

Mars4 December 202117 March 2022

4 December 202117 March 2022

We recently interviewed Jon Fletcher, CEO of Big Clean Switch, and he told us that an astonishing 50% of homeowners in the UK haven't switched electricity providers in years, and...

Jon Fletcher explains what caused the 2021 energy crisis in the UK

28 November 20217 February 2024

CEO of Big Clean Switch, Jon Fletcher, explains why electricity tariffs have increased so significantly in the UK this year, leading to many suppliers going bust. Jon also talks about why...

Explaining the Energy Crisis in the UK

Mars28 November 202117 March 2022

28 November 202117 March 2022

CEO of Big Clean Switch, Jon Fletcher, explains why electricity tariffs have increased so significantly in the UK this year, leading to many suppliers going bust. Jon also talks about...

RE: Heat loss based on gas usage

@jamespa Thanks. The numbers posted above were jus...

By Bash , 4 minutes ago
RE: Experience - New Build / Complete New Heating System

@jamespa I would wholeheartedly agree with you. In al...

By vincro , 10 minutes ago
RE: Heat pump not reaching flow temperature

I would describe this as either a fault or a configurat...

By JamesPa , 39 minutes ago
RE: I’m glad the cold spell is over!

Thanks for the update, @judith. Cold spells with heat p...

By Mars , 44 minutes ago

electricity tariffs

Are Heat Pumps Still Affordable When Electricity Prices Rise?

Samsung’s Cold Shoulder: Should Heat Pump Manufacturers Be More Accountable?

Rethinking Export Tariffs: A Step Towards Fair Compensation for Domestic Solar Energy Producers

OVO Introduces New Heat Pump Tariff

Energy price cap bills are NOT capped at £2,500

Saving money on your electricity bill at home – an engineer’s guide

Why don’t we revise the subsidies to get people off gas?

Are you being overcharged by your electricity provider?

Jon Fletcher explains what caused the 2021 energy crisis in the UK

Explaining the Energy Crisis in the UK

Post-Traumatic Heat Pump Stress Disorder

Are Heat Pumps Still Affordable When Electricity Prices Rise?

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