In the June 20th, 2007 edition of the Daily Mail, Nicholas Cecil wrote an interesting article that shows one more way how families can go green. To help them do this, they can use a new eco-calculator, which is going live on-line.
This calculator will allow them to input the amount of emissions they are putting into the environment by inputting details of their home energy and transport use. Visitors will enter information about their home and then they will be asked a series of questions in the following areas:
The first section deals with appliances. Here they will be asked if they hang their clothes out to dry or using a dryer, if they leave appliances on stand-by, how much they fill the kettle up, and size and type of TV. (more…)
The Mail on Sunday reported on June 15th, 2007 that consumers can expect their gas and hydro bills to decrease as lesser prices are being placed on these utilities. Most of the ‘big six’ companies had already dropped prices but EDF Energy and Scottish Power were not so quick to follow. They have only done so after much complaining from their customers.
Scottish Power consumers will see a decrease of 16.5% for gas and up to a 5.5% for electricity. EDF Energy consumers can expect to see their bills lowered by 10.2%.
Households in the UK have been seeing steadily rising bills due to the rising wholesale cost of gas and electricity. Now that wholesale prices have dropped, the companies have been urged to drop their prices as well. British Gas was the first to make the decrease and now all companies have followed in their tracks. (more…)