Stop Paying Too Much Around 70% of UK households are paying too much for their energy bills because they don’t regularly switch. As a nation, we pay £2.7 billion more than we need to every year, which on average is about £300 per household. Avoid Standard Tariffs The most common Read more…
There are few industries changing as quickly and as dramatically as the energy industry. The movement from centralised to decentralised energy networks is well underway. An ever depleting supply of fossil fuels and a growing global commitment to tackle the climate crisis has set the stage for a revolution in Read more…
The Future of Local Energy Today’s proven technologies can generate sufficient electricity and heating to power neighbourhoods in an entirely decentralised way. Clean micro-generation technologies like wind, solar and biomass, combined with efficiency measures, can deliver clean energy to communities at lower cost. BHESCo has been established to finance the Read more…
As part of our work providing energy advice we often meet residents who have electric storage heaters installed their homes. Regrettably, it is less often that we meet anyone who is happy with this system. Storage heaters are notorious for releasing heat when its not needed, and then having no Read more…
Since the start of the year, five ‘Big Six’ energy suppliers (EDF, Npower, E.On, SSE, and Scottish Power) have announced steep increases of between 8-10% in their standard tariff, leaving millions of households in the UK paying around £100 more for their gas and electricity bills. The various reasons cited Read more…