Green Energy
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'Green' policies add £60 to energy bills
The Government's "green" policies have added around £60 to the average consumer energy bill in the last five years, a report has suggested. Energy company profits have added £70 to rising bills, and accounted for around £77 of
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Energy firms battle to keep lights on during eclipse
Electricity companies across Europe are gearing up for this month's solar eclipse, determined to prevent power outages. On the morning of 20 March, the moon is set to pass in front of the sun, wiping out most of its light. And this makes
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Green measures cost you £100 a year
Carbon-cutting measures such as insulating homes and boosting clean electricity added around £100 to household energy bills last year. The Government's climate advisers said £55 of the average £1,140 energy bill went towards installing
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Get up to £8,000 to make your home energy efficient
Households will be able to apply for £8,000 grants to make their homes more energy-efficient, energy secretary Ed Davey promised yesterday. Through an extension to the Green Deal Improvement Fund, homeowners will be able to install more
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Electricity tariff offers free car miles
The latest tariff from Ecotricity promises to be cheaper than the Big Six and offers 1,000 free car miles. In a bid to attract drivers of electric cars, green energy company Ecotricity is offering 1,000 free miles to drivers signing up to its
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Green uncertainty 'risks projects'
Investment totalling £180 billion in new infrastructure such as offshore wind farms is being put at risk by uncertainty over the Government's green commitments, it has been claimed. More than 70% of the planned spending on projects in the
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Buffett buys into solar for $2bn
The world's most successful investor, Warren Buffett, is directing more of his cash at green energy. The US billionaire has just snapped up Topaz Solar Farm for $2bn, the world's second-biggest photovoltaic plant under construction with
