Wind energy is a big deal for energy suppliers. After all, it’s one of the most reliable ways to generate green, clean energy. But while many companies are looking to invest in offshore wind farms – that is wind farms that are out at sea – Scottish Power is looking to invest onshore. Scottish Power is the UK’s largest generator […]

Despite stagnant global economic growth, global primary energy consumption accelerated in 2013, according to BP…Consumption rose more rapidly than production for each of the fossil fuel groups. The data used by BP, also suggests that global CO2 emissions from energy use accelerated in 2013, although it remained below average. It seems that emerging economies dominated global growth once again, but […]

The world’s first power station was designed and built by Lord Armstrong at Cragside, England in 1868. Cragside is a country house in the parish of Cartington in Northumberland, England. It was the first house in the world to be lit using hydroelectric power. Water from one of the lakes was used to power Siemens dynamos… The first public power […]

Renewable Energy comes from sources that are not permanently depleted by their use; they are naturally renewed. When using energy that is naturally renewed we are using low carbon, we can extract energy from such sources, convert it into a more useful form such as electricity or heat, and have some confidence that there will be enough energy for future […]

With the news that price comparison websites are hiding the best deals from consumers, we ask: Can you really trust energy cost comparison sites? The new rules set by Ofgem, (the governments energy regulator), came into force in January 2014. They are designed to simplify UK gas and electricity tariffs. This means that each supplier is limited to four “core” tariffs […]

Last week EON launched a new cheap energy tariff for customers which made the average annual bill size per year £948.94 versus £961.79 with First Utility. E.ON’s new tariff got significant attention from news outlets, but this week it’s First Utility’s time to shine – they have now launched their own cheap energy tariff called iSave Fixed March 2016 (v37). So does the […]

Good news Energy Company Numbers’ customers! This week, we have added British Gas, Scottish Power, SWALEC, and Utilita customer contact telephone numbers to our website! That brings the total number of energy company numbers on our website to 14, and we will continue to source the very best customer service telephone numbers for you in the future, too. Our website […]

Global warming is one of the greatest threats that humanity faces today. Not since the threat of nuclear war has there been such a clear and present danger to the status quo of human existence, but there’s a problem – we still need energy. Presently, the majority of the worlds’ energy is still derived from fossil fuels, a source of […]

If you want to spend as little money as possible on your energy bills, E.ON might have the answer. The energy company has launched a new 12-month fixed tariff that will cost the average household £965 annually. That works out at around £300 less than the average energy deal. Customers can further cut the price of bills by opting for […]

Earlier this month boiler cracks led to two of EDF’s nuclear power plants being shut down for two years. There’s no immediate health risk to the public, however there is a risk that some areas of the UK will suffer from winter blackouts this year as EDF races to put measures in place to compensate for the loss of energy […]