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 Blog Archive: Energy

August 2011

  • Energy leads rise in cost of living
    The cost of living rose 2.7 percent in the last year, with energy and housing costs fuelling the hike, according to figures from the Central...
    Date Posted: 11 August 2011
    Energy,Finance

    • July 2011

  • Selfish truth behind the rise in gas and electricity prices
    Power companies are keeping quiet about how much they will profit from impending price increases that will add injury to the insult of what...
    Date Posted: 18 July 2011
    Energy

    • June 2011

  • Bord Gais warns of higher energy costs by year-end
    Following on from the first warnings in March of this year, Bord Gais now come out with the facts and figures to back up the proposed increase in Gas...
    Date Posted: 13 June 2011
    Energy,News,Your Home|

    • May 2011

  • 3 million euro a week spent on refitting homes
    This report shows that there's been a high uptake on the Government's Better Energy Homes Programme.
    Date Posted: 31 May 2011
    News,Energy,Your Home
  • Home Energy Grants cut by 20pc under Better Energy Programme
    You could say a slightly sneaky or underhand move by the SEAI as they close off the Home Energy Saving (HES) scheme and open the Better Energy Homes...
    Date Posted: 24 May 2011
    Energy,News,Your Home
  • Homeowners to get grants of over 5000 euro
    Some potentially good news for Irish Homeowners from the Govenment's Job Initiative with the announcement that grants will be available to make their...
    Date Posted: 12 May 2011
    Energy,Finance,Your Home
  • Bord Gais to help customers in arrears.
    Some news and comments from Bord Gais annual report - their turnover is up 12 per cent and have recorded profits of 120 million euro - which is of no...
    Date Posted: 05 May 2011
    Energy,News,Your Home
  • Over 8,000 switch electricity suppliers weekly
    Having more than 1 option in relation to energy supply is a relatively new development in Ireland so it should come as no surprise especially in the...
    Date Posted: 04 May 2011
    Energy,Your Home

    • April 2011

  • Planning cost 1,000 jobs, says group
    A damning indictment of the Planning Process in Ireland as Spanish Wind Company decides not to set up in Ireland due to 'inconsistencies' in the...
    Date Posted: 29 April 2011
    Energy,News
  • ESB see the light with budget payment plan for those in arrears
    'De-energised' is the new term being used by the ESB (soon to be ESB Electric Ireland) for people who have had their electricity supply disconnected....
    Date Posted: 22 April 2011
    Energy,News,Your Home
  • Northern Ireland gas prices to increase next month
    Hikes in Gas Prices are on the way in North Ireland within the next month, with an increase of almost 40 per cent, which is quite astounding....
    Date Posted: 21 April 2011
    Energy,Your Home
  • The ESB fights back with its own switch offers
    The Energy Price War could be turning into a 'Dirty War' with some of the claims and counter-claims from ESB, Airtricity and Bord Gais on what they...
    Date Posted: 11 April 2011
    Energy,News,Your Home
  • ESB resists pressure to give cuts to customers in arrears
    The ESB have certainly managed to get themselves more than a few column inches this week! Much like issues over debt forgiveness for those in...
    Date Posted: 06 April 2011
    Energy,News,Your Home
  • ESB under pressure over ban on cheap rates for people in arrears
    As highlighted yesterday there's more than 1 flaw in the ESB's (or should we say Electric Ireland's) proposed new pricing as pressure comes on to...
    Date Posted: 05 April 2011
    Energy
  • Watchdog urges consumers not to rush into switch to ESB
    ESB's announcement yesterday of proposed savings, has stirred up a real hornet's nest as according to the NCA its a bit like comparing apples and...
    Date Posted: 05 April 2011
    Energy
  • ESB customers to save 190 euro a year
    It's not all good news with warnings of a 'significant' price hike for gas in the autumn and perhaps the people who might need them most 'frozen out'...
    Date Posted: 04 April 2011
    Energy,Finance,News

    • March 2011

  • Save money on your home bills - Insurance & Natural Gas
    Here's some sample savings you can make. For more options see iDirectory for a list of Home Insurance Providers or your local Natural Gas Suppliers.
    Date Posted: 28 March 2011
    Energy,Finance,Your Home
  • Smart energy project attracts foreign firms
    A smart innovative approach to creating Renewable Energy and additional support jobs in a small community. For Renewable Energy for your home see the...
    Date Posted: 28 March 2011
    Energy,News
  • Get involved with Earth Hour 2011
    Earth Hour has quickly become a global event from when it started in 2007 in Australia. This year's Earth Hour is scheduled for Saturday 26th March...
    Date Posted: 25 March 2011
    Energy,News
  • Customs crackdown as smuggling of heating oil from the North soars
    At iDevelop.ie we're all for encouraging homeowners to find the best prices, we would never encourage anyone to break the law and homeowners should...
    Date Posted: 14 March 2011
    Energy,News
  • Gas price rise 'likely' by year-end
    Early warning from Bord Gais ahead of next winter, the best thing we can suggest is to contact Build and Improve about our Home Insulation Packages...
    Date Posted: 07 March 2011
    Energy,News,iDevelop,Your Home

    • February 2011

  • ESB bids to win back customers with dual fuel deals
    The ESB will try to win back customers poached by cheaper rivals by offering them deals if they sign up for both gas and electricity
    Date Posted: 28 February 2011
    Energy,News,Your Home
  • The trials of switching gas supplier
    A reader called Roisin who has been fuming got in touch with us to outline her experiences attempting to switch her gas supplier from Bord Gais...
    Date Posted: 14 February 2011
    Energy
  • The smart money is on a cosy house
    Boosting your insulation and retrofitting your home with other energy saving measures can mean big savings in the long run
    Date Posted: 14 February 2011
    Energy,Your Home
  • Fuel poverty may cause thousands of deaths
    THE INABILITY to pay for home heating could be contributing to up to 2000 winter deaths across Ireland a year, an Energy Action conference on fuel...
    Date Posted: 08 February 2011
    Energy
  • Energy firms cut off 13000 households
    UP to 13000 households had their electricity disconnected last year, a 30pc increase on 2009
    Date Posted: 08 February 2011
    Energy
  • Candidates protest over Water Services
    PRESSURE on the Government from the EU to privatise domestic water supply must stop, United Left Alliance candidates Joe Higgins and Joan Collins...
    Date Posted: 04 February 2011
    Energy,News
  • Competition on the way but forget cuts in energy bills
    POWER companies will be free to set their own prices for the first time from April 1, but consumers should not bank on a decrease in charges.
    Date Posted: 04 February 2011
    Energy,Your Home

    • January 2011

  • Almost 50 a day are losing their electricity supply
    There was a huge spike in the numbers being disconnected during 2010 for non payment of amounts owed.
    Date Posted: 17 January 2011
    Energy,News

    • December 2010

  • Families face 10pc hike in price of coal and peat next year
    Householders will be hit with a 10pc hike in their fuel bills from the summer after the carbon tax was extended to coal and peat.
    Date Posted: 17 December 2010
    Energy
  • Bord Gais to delay cutting off customers
    Bord Gais promise that no customers will be disconnected well into January.
    Date Posted: 07 December 2010
    Energy

    • November 2010

  • Loans for making home more sustainable
    Bank of Ireland have teamed up with the ESB Halo programe offering loans from 300 euro up to 65,000 euro for those interested in improving energy...
    Date Posted: 24 November 2010
    Energy
  • ESB refuses to pay back school powered by turbine
    ESB will not pay school for excess electricity generated and supplied to national grid as they claim only domestic consumers currently can be...
    Date Posted: 24 November 2010
    Energy,News
  • Energy reconnection fees may be halved
    As massive numbers of homes of homes are disconnected each month, good news for consumers as reconnection fees may be halved.
    Date Posted: 15 November 2010
    Energy,News
  • Old needn't be cold - but do shut that door
    Here's an article with some solid hints and tips on making your home more energy efficient. Even simple measures like hanging curtains can make a...
    Date Posted: 11 November 2010
    Energy
  • Royal palaces get 'green makeover'
    Fair play to the Queen...some of her homes are been retrofitted with 11,000 rolls of insulation. The great thing for her is that all of the...
    Date Posted: 10 November 2010
    Energy

    • October 2010

  • Ireland has world's 10th largest ecological footprint
    If this report is to be believed, then we should be ashamed of ourselves. For many years Irish people would believe that it was only rapidly...
    Date Posted: 14 October 2010
    Energy
  • Boiling mad over boiler: one man's story
    One Man and His Boiler. This article is about one man's relationship with his wood-chip boiler. He describes issues encountered purchasing the unit...
    Date Posted: 14 October 2010
    Energy
  • Check Small print before switching power supplies
    Irish Homeowners are warned not to take all the price saving offers in the market on face value as with penalties for leaving contracts early,...
    Date Posted: 11 October 2010
    Finance,Energy
  • Renewable Energy working well in Ireland
    A good news story for Renewable Energy production in Ireland, setting world records and getting international attention for the work that is being...
    Date Posted: 02 October 2010
    Energy,News

    • September 2010

  • Wind projects threatened by 'red tape'
    After yesterday's announcement of a new wind farm to begin construction in 2012 in Co. Wicklow, it looks like delays are in store for most of the...
    Date Posted: 30 September 2010
    Energy
  • Ban on disconnection of domestic electricity users?
    The Government may introduce legislation that will prevent service providers disconnecting customers. This is really important at a time when fuel...
    Date Posted: 28 September 2010
    Energy
  • Smart card for energy users
    Good idea from Airtricity...allowing users to pay off their utility bills in installments.
    Date Posted: 28 September 2010
    Energy,News
  • Plans for Ireland's first geothermal generator
    Geothermal Power Plant set for South Dublin, an electricity production method used commonly in Iceland where 5 geothermal power plants produce...
    Date Posted: 23 September 2010
    News,Energy
  • Oil users told to shop around
    It really pays to shop around, especially with a commodity as expensive as home heating oil. The advice from this article is to check prices with a...
    Date Posted: 22 September 2010
    News,Energy,Your Home
  • Insulate to protect against price hikes
    According to this article fuel poverty is becoming an ever increasing problem in this country with approximately 80 households a day having their...
    Date Posted: 20 September 2010
    Energy

    • August 2010

  • Household energy bills to rise
    Now is the time to really consider retrofitting your home with insulation and eco friendly renewable products. Cost of electricity and heating your...
    Date Posted: 30 August 2010
    Energy

    • June 2010

  • New Consumer Features to be introduced to HES Scheme
    Online Home Energy Self Survey and Building Energy Rating Integrated into Grant Scheme On June 8th, the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland...
    Date Posted: 07 June 2010
    Energy

    • May 2010

  • SEAI reports reveal growth in renewable energy and fall in electricity and gas prices
    Press release from the SEAI highlights a growth in use of renewable technologies in Ireland. To kit out your home with renewable, check out all the...
    Date Posted: 27 May 2010
    Energy

    • April 2010

  • Miscanthus Pilot Demonstration Programme Launch
    Press release from the SEAI concerning Miscanthus, an energy crop has the potential to become a good biomass source. However, its use is limited at...
    Date Posted: 30 April 2010
    Energy
  • SEAI Invites submissions on new technologies for energy efficiency tax incentive.
    Press release from the SEAI regarding three new technologies that have been added to the Accelerated Capital Allowance (ACA) Scheme that is helping...
    Date Posted: 27 April 2010
    Energy
  • Water meters to be introduced from 2011
    Minister for the Environment John Gormley has said he will bring plans to Government within two weeks on the introduction of water meters to 1.1...
    Date Posted: 19 April 2010
    Energy,Your Home
  • Saving Energy with Wallpaper
    As this article states, everybody wants to save energy in their homes. A German company manufactures energy efficient wallpaper, which incorporates a...
    Date Posted: 09 April 2010
    Energy,Interior Decorating
  • Sustainable Energy Awards 2010 - Open for Business
    Entries are open for the annual Sustainable Energy Awards, a ceremony that recognises those that make great strides in making their business more...
    Date Posted: 09 April 2010
    Energy,News
  • Building an Energy Future
    Energy is being wasted, especially in existing homes. The EU is looking to introduce initiatives to combat this energy waste.
    Date Posted: 09 April 2010
    Energy,News

    • March 2010

  • New Solar Charger for Laptop Computers
    Here is a handy little item especially if you are always on the move. Here is a handy little item especially if you are always on the move.
    Date Posted: 27 March 2010
    Energy
  • Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland unveils 5 year strategic plan.
    Here is a press release from the SEI which announces a new 5 year strategy which sets out to achieve a sustainable future for Ireland. Do your bit -...
    Date Posted: 18 March 2010
    Energy
  • Intelligent Energy Management for the Home
    Here's an article on smart technology which enables you to control the heating system in your home more efficiently.
    Date Posted: 01 March 2010
    Energy

    • February 2010

  • Sustainable Energy Ireland Commences Wave Energy Monitoring
    The SEI are currently monitoring waves off the coast of Mayo to see what possibilities could exist to harness this natural resource.
    Date Posted: 24 February 2010
    Energy,News
  • Over 100,000 Irish homes assessed under the BER scheme
    The SEI have released figures confirming that over 100,000 homes have had a Building Energy Rating (BER) carried out since the scheme was implemented...
    Date Posted: 18 February 2010
    Energy,News
  • Launch of the Wood Fuel Quality Assurance (WFQA) Scheme
    A quality assurance scheme has been introduced to monitor manufacturers of wood based fuel products such as logs, chips, pellets and briquettes....
    Date Posted: 16 February 2010
    Energy
  • EPA and Climate Change - Responsibilities, Challenges and Opportunities
    The following download highlights the Irish Government's plan to tackle climate change, reduce greenhouse emissions and improve air and water quality.
    Date Posted: 12 February 2010
    Energy
  • Gap in energy prices closing between Ireland and EU
    Good news for businesses as gas and electricity prices fall. However, on the domestic front things are not quite as good. SEI report shows that...
    Date Posted: 12 February 2010
    Energy,News
  • Rainwater harvesting 'should be compulsory'
    According to Kingspan, rainwater harvesters should be made compulsory. If you are considering installing a rain water harvester (especially as water...
    Date Posted: 12 February 2010
    Energy,News
  • Green energy target 'will not be met'
    The European Wind Energy Agency states that Ireland is not capitalising on wind power. We are on the edge of Europe and should be doing more to...
    Date Posted: 12 February 2010
    Energy
  • World nations to announce carbon targets
    Lord Stern, who came to prominence with the Stern Report, announces that annual global emissions of greenhouse gases in 2020 need to be no more than...
    Date Posted: 12 February 2010
    Energy,News
  • Increase in energy use in Irish buildings despite economic slowdown.
    SEI report indicates that energy use by households has increased, despite the downturn in the economy. For more on saving energy in your home, check...
    Date Posted: 12 February 2010
    Energy,News
  • Top Ten Green Building Trends for 2010
    Ten top tips to make your home more environmentally friendly. To see other ways of making your home more sustainable see iEnergy.
    Date Posted: 12 February 2010
    Energy,News
  • Many air pollutants are higher indoors than outdoors
    Report highlights high levels of pollutants in the air. Heat recovery ventilation is a great way of ensuring fresh clean air in the home. However, be...
    Date Posted: 12 February 2010
    Energy,News

    • January 2010

  • SEI Funded Wind Turbine to Power Gurteen Agri College
    A 50 kW wind turbine has been installed in an agricultural college in Tipperary. For domestic wind turbines, check out our iproducts section.
    Date Posted: 26 January 2010
    Energy,News


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