Monthly Archives: January 2017

Can you afford another £55 on your energy bill this year?

Posted on Monday, January 9th, 2017

Tens of thousands of Cornish households could be in for a nasty shock this month when they receive their January energy bills. Rising wholesale electricity and gas costs threaten to push the cost of the average duel fuel bill up by as much as 5 per cent, which is £55[1] on an average bill, according to the Truro based charity Community Energy Plus. The charity estimates that two-thirds of households in Cornwall, about 175,000[2], are unnecessarily boosting the profits of …

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Strong demand for Smart Warmth project

Posted on Monday, January 9th, 2017

Cornish householders living with health conditions made worse by cold homes are being urged not to suffer in silence this winter. The local energy charity Community Energy Plus is in its final two months of delivering a project which has already provided advice to over 3,000 people who were struggling to heat their homes. As the latest blast of cold weather hits the county, the charity are expecting to handle an increased number of calls from people who are struggling …

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