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Sometimes, you use up more energy than what you expect. These can lead to high energy costs. This usually happens because of your home not being insulated well or just perhaps you forget to turn the lights off!

Simple home energy savings tips that can save you big bucks year around by making a few adjustments to your air conditioner.

Leaving electrical appliances on can add 10% to your homes energy bill this could amount to around 50 pounds a year. If you turn your appliances off at the plug socket you can save money and reduce your carbon emissions by about 140kg a year.

There are plenty of ways employees and business owners alike can help to save energy in the office. From simple, eco-conscious behavior to minor maintenance practices, it's easier than ever to conserve.

Daylighting, as it is now called, utilizes natural sunlight for interior illumination by allowing the sun's rays to pass through windows and reflective surfaces during the day.

UK customers still feeling the pain of increasing energy prices..

Ofgem's new rules for the small business energy market come into play on Monday 18th January, 2010

New rules governing the doorstep selling of energy have kicked in. Anyone sold a new energy plan on the doorstep, in the high street or even in a shop or store must now be given a written quote before the sale can go through.

Friday October 2nd has officially been the busiest day of the year for energy price cuts with four suppliers announcing changes.

The online price war has claimed another casualty. E.ON has cut its prices on its FixOnline3 plan, knocking First:Utility off the cheapest supplier spot.

E.ON has launched a new fixed price online energy plan – FixOnline 3 – which allows consumers to fix their prices until 1st December, 2010.

Ofgem is being urged to act quickly to stem the flow of consumers ditching direct debits and opting to pay energy bills by cash or cheque instead, losing out on £33.5 million of discounts as a result.

British Gas has launched a new online energy plan, finally stepping into the price war that lost it its crown as Britain’s cheapest supplier.

Household energy prices are set to tumble again as E.ON launches a new online energy plan.

Household energy bills could reach as high as £4,733 a year by 2020, nearly four times higher than they are today, according to new research from uSwitch.com. The average household energy bill today is £1,243 a year.

Customers find out too late when they receive a bill from the supplier and their costs have in a lot of cases doubled overnight. After speaking to them they are left bewildered by the response when they are told they should have read the small print

Petrol prices, food bills and household energy charges are all on the rise – and a serious worry to consumers.

Ziphany, LLC, a leading provider of software and data hosting solutions for the energy industry, announces that it has received certification as an MDMA (Meter Data Management Agent) from PG&E (Pacific Gas and Electric).