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It's happened to all budding interior decorators: you paint a room a blooming shade of orange or a just-so tone of blue, stand back and admire your handiwork… then flick the lights on. In the cold, hard light of chandeliers, lamps and spotlights, the colour and mood of a room can change abruptly as the sun goes down. And for many years Read more...

Wigan Council Energy Management news now, as the energy team announced it had halved energy bills and subsequent carbon emission as a result of installing LED lighting in one of the area's busiest car parks. Installed as part of the borough-wide Carbon Management Programme, the energy-efficiency lighting sees the car park now use 45 per cent of Read more...

Progressive thinktank Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has this week made calls for a more competitive energy market in the UK after it published a report exposing the true cost of consumer energy. IPPR senior research fellow and The True Cost of Energy editor Clare McNeil spoke of how a more competitive market needs to be put in place Read more...

Householders who are letting out their home to tenants must be aware of the importance of electrical safety. Indeed, when becoming a landlord it is vital that individuals know the laws and regulations surrounding electrical systems and are up to date on what responsibilities they have towards their tenants' safety. As part of SAFEagent Read more...

With the cost of living on the increase, it's no surprise that householders are looking to save pounds wherever they can. New research from uSwitch.com has revealed that the cost of energy has risen more than five times faster than average household income since 2004, increasing to £1,252 a year. This is more than a tenth of the basic Read more...

When you're looking to redecorate your home, the ultimate efficiency of your electrical devices and heating systems is normally buried at the back of your mind, behind which lovely paint colour you're going to put on the walls and how many cushions you're going to have on the sofa. However, according to Alastair Ramsay, sustainable Read more...

Solar panels, heat pumps and LED light bulbs - there's a wide range of energy saving products out there, and finding the right one is important for both homeowners and businesses. Yet while global giants like Google can afford to fill countless acres with solar farms so vast that they make the London Olympic Park look like a primary school Read more...

Good news for future householders, with their hovercars and their robot dogs: an analysis of consumer bills by the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has estimated that consumer bills will be, on average, £94 cheaper by the year 2020. And Scottish National Party MP and energy minister Fergus Ewing has welcomed analysis that Read more...

With energy firm Centrica, owner of British Gas, hinting that UK householders will face more price hikes this year due to an increase in wholesale gas costs, homeowners may need to review the energy consumption in their property. With errant teens leaving their lights blazing and TVs on even when they're not in the room, and parents believing a Read more...

Giving your home a makeover to make it 'greener' does not just have a positive effect on your bank balance - it can also boost your mood, according to Mindlab International. Dr David Lewis, a chartered psychologist and founder of the independent research consultancy, said waking up and living in bright and cheerful surrounds can improve our Read more...