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Since July, the Council’s Home Energy Advice service has supported over 200 households at local events across the city. They have reduced energy bills and removed over 12 tonnes of CO2e emissions through free impartial advice, energy saving items, and access to funding.
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The government is to consult on a range of measures that it says will improve efficiency and save money for households buying gas boilers and heat pumps, including hybrids, and their controls.
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The EBRD, in collaboration with the EU and Japan, is providing a €4 million loan to NLB Bank AD Skopje. The funds will support energy-efficiency upgrades for households, aiming to reduce CO2 emissions and improve quality of life.
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The Borough Council has reached 250 ‘declarations of eligibility’ for homes in West Norfolk under the government’s ECO4 scheme.
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New research from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) finds that Texas households that swap out inefficient electric resistance heaters for heat pumps would save an average of more than $300 in utility bills annually. Switching the quarter of Texas houses and apartments that rely on electric resistance heating to heat pumps would reduce peak winter electricity demand by an amount equivalent to the output of 40 new gas-fired power plants. The report calls for Texas policymakers, regulators, and utilities to encourage heat pump adoption at the time existing central air conditioners need to be replaced.
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Energy agencies and companies are promoting sustainable home upgrades to reduce utility bills and carbon footprints.
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Report concludes using reverse-cycle air conditioning instead of gas ducted heating could save households between $999 to $2,215 a year.
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Rooftop solar now accounts for 11.2% of Australia’s electricity supply, with households and businesses playing a leading role in Australia’s renewable energy transition, according to the Clean Energy Council’s new Rooftop Solar and Storage Report.
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The Western Australian Government is investing $500,000 in a sustainability and climate action initiative that aims to help households and small businesses improve their energy efficiency and save money on energy bills.
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Solar power is a significantly energy efficient method for UK to save energy bills.
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UK government urged to change regulations so new homes incorporate solar panels, heat pump, high-grade insulation and battery storage.
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Improving efficiency and flexibility of water heating can significantly reduce this major cost for households and for the entire electricity system.
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Thailand’s energy authorities are preparing to make an electricity saving campaign a mandate for households and businesses as they struggle to deal with the high prices of liquefied natural gas (LNG) which may keep soaring in the winter, putting more financial burden on national power generation, reported the Bangkok Post.
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Officials admit they did not conduct equality assessment before launch of heat and buildings strategy
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Scheme encourages customers with smart meters to use less energy at peak times and reduce carbon emissions
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E.ON reports up to 15% drop as Grant Shapps writes to firms saying customers cutting back on energy use should not face direct debit rise
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Here are some of the measures ministers believe will save people money and ease the energy crisis
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Homes with smart meters to be paid £3 per KW hour to boost use at night and take strain off power grid
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Currently, the demand for electricity in production and daily life of companies, production and business enterprises and households in Hung Yen province is increasing. If there are no suitable energy-saving solutions, it will cause waste. Therefore, from state agencies, businesses, companies to people, they have been aiming to use electric energy reasonably and efficiently.
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In recent years, many households in Thai Binh province have invested in installing rooftop solar power systems, solar hot water rigs, building biogas tanks, not only protecting the environment but also being considered as a cost-effective solution.