Energy Efficiency

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Britain’s Clean Energy Revolution: Building It at Home

SaveOnWatts, June 30 2025

The UK is ramping up its ambitions. On 23 June 2025, the government unveiled the Clean Energy Industries Sector Plan, aiming to double annual investment in frontier clean energy technologies: offshore wind, nuclear, hydrogen, alongside growing solar and storage industries to £30 billion per year by 2035. Meanwhile, experts at Solar Power Portal...

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The Future of Energy Security: Why It Starts at Home

SaveOnWatts, June 26 2025

The UK’s energy landscape is once again making headlines after the government chose to walk away from a £25 billion deal that promised to supply British homes with renewable energy from Morocco. The Xlinks project, designed to deliver solar and wind power across thousands of kilometres of undersea cable, was expected to provide nearly 8% of...

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Off‑Peak Power: How Timing Your Energy Use Can Slash Your Bills

SaveOnWatts, June 9 2025

Ever worried about when to run your tumble dryer, boil your immersion heater or charge your EV? Off‑peak power tariffs turn those everyday decisions into golden opportunities. It's not as flashy as solar panels or battery walls, but for UK households looking to reduce energy bills without installing a single thing, it's one of the smartest tricks...

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Heat Pumps Made Easier in the UK: But What Will It Mean for Your Energy Bills?

SaveOnWatts, May 29 2025

The UK government’s latest planning reform marks a major shift in the country's drive towards low-carbon home heating. In a bid to speed up the adoption of heat pumps, ministers have overhauled the planning rules that once hindered installations in many homes, especially in tightly packed urban

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Battery Bliss: How Energy Storage Supercharges Your Investments 🔋

SaveOnWatts, May 27 2025

If solar is the headline act, batteries are the secret sauce that turns intermittent renewables into around-the-clock powerhouses. April saw nearly 9 GWh of new grid-scale batteries come online, and the global storage fleet is on track to triple by 2030 as countries chase flexibility amid rising renewables 🌍. Investors are seizing the arbitrage...

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Rising Global Prices? Here’s Why Energy Savings Start at Home

SaveOnWatts, April 8 2025

Recent moves by the United States to impose sweeping new import tariffs, 10% on the UK, 20% on the EU, and 54% on China, are already triggering ripples across global markets. These aren’t just numbers on a policy sheet; they will have a real and lasting impact on household energy costs in the

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Why Spring Is the Smartest Time to Start Your Solar Journey

SaveOnWatts, April 4 2025

For those thinking about solar energy, whether it’s a full rooftop system or a modest balcony setup, spring is the sweet spot! It’s the start of those lovely longer days, sunlight hours surge, and energy habits shift from winter survival to summer preparation. It’s also when early adopters make decisions that pay off all year

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