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Keeping gas just for the hob? £106 a year going on the connection, not the cooking

Keeping gas just for the hob? £106 a year going on the connection, not the cooking
Airing in autumn: why throwing the windows open does not cool your walls

Airing in autumn: why throwing the windows open does not cool your walls
Damp walls and streaming windows: the test that tells you if it is your ventilation

Damp walls and streaming windows: the test that tells you if it is your ventilation
Heat logs or kiln-dried logs: which one actually gives you more heat per pound

Heat logs or kiln-dried logs: which one actually gives you more heat per pound
Burning pallets and scrap wood in your stove: why that free fuel can cost you

Burning pallets and scrap wood in your stove: why that free fuel can cost you
Boiler flow temperature: above this setting your condensing boiler stops condensing

Boiler flow temperature: above this setting your condensing boiler stops condensing
Boiler pressure below 1 bar: the tap hidden under the unit that gets your radiators going again

Boiler pressure below 1 bar: the tap hidden under the unit that gets your radiators going again
Your 210-litre hot water cylinder gives you 380 litres of shower water: the number to check

Your 210-litre hot water cylinder gives you 380 litres of shower water: the number to check
Wood pellets are cheaper as the heating season approaches: stock up now, or wait for winter?

Wood pellets are cheaper as the heating season approaches: stock up now, or wait for winter?
Lightning and power surges: what your home insurance really pays out on fried appliances

Lightning and power surges: what your home insurance really pays out on fried appliances
Houseplants under a lamp: what five months of winter lighting really adds to your bill

Houseplants under a lamp: what five months of winter lighting really adds to your bill
Freezing, bottling or drying the harvest: the real electricity cost of each method

Freezing, bottling or drying the harvest: the real electricity cost of each method
Sort your heating and your energy deal now, before winter bites

Sort your heating and your energy deal now, before winter bites
A three-metre picture in the living room: why a projector uses up to four times more power than a TV

A three-metre picture in the living room: why a projector uses up to four times more power than a TV
Green electricity tariffs: what REGO certificates really guarantee, and what they quietly don't

Green electricity tariffs: what REGO certificates really guarantee, and what they quietly don't
Your TV is too bright: the showroom picture mode quietly inflating your electricity bill

Your TV is too bright: the showroom picture mode quietly inflating your electricity bill
Working from home: what a day at your desk really adds to your electricity bill

Working from home: what a day at your desk really adds to your electricity bill
Cloudy glasses out of the dishwasher? The salt compartment you have probably never opened

Cloudy glasses out of the dishwasher? The salt compartment you have probably never opened
Signing up for energy this September? The referral bonuses worth having, and the trap to avoid

Signing up for energy this September? The referral bonuses worth having, and the trap to avoid
Your soundbar and console wake up with the TV: the hidden signal in the HDMI cable

Your soundbar and console wake up with the TV: the hidden signal in the HDMI cable
Bills included in your rent: are you paying more for electricity than you would with your own meter?

Bills included in your rent: are you paying more for electricity than you would with your own meter?
Charging an electric car at home: three-pin plug, commando socket or 7kW wallbox compared

Charging an electric car at home: three-pin plug, commando socket or 7kW wallbox compared
How a £15 plug-in energy monitor reveals which appliances are quietly running up your electricity bill

How a £15 plug-in energy monitor reveals which appliances are quietly running up your electricity bill
Kettle, toaster, coffee machine: the breakfast appliance that really costs you

Kettle, toaster, coffee machine: the breakfast appliance that really costs you
Electric heaters compared: what a fan heater, oil-filled radiator or convector really costs per hour

Electric heaters compared: what a fan heater, oil-filled radiator or convector really costs per hour
The RTS Switch-Off Is Officially 'Done'. What It Means if Your Meter Didn't Make It

The RTS Switch-Off Is Officially 'Done'. What It Means if Your Meter Didn't Make It
UK Heatwave: Live Updates for Monday 13 July 2026 [LIVE]

UK Heatwave: Live Updates for Monday 13 July 2026 [LIVE]

Tonik Energy Goes Bust: What It Meant for Customers

The UK's 2050 Net Zero Target Explained

The Global Climate Action Summit: What It Was & Why It Mattered