Hive Active Heating is a live thermostat that uses a Wi-Fi connection to allow home owners to adjust the temperature in their home through a mobile device, such as a tablet computer or smartphone. The main benefit of having this device installed is that you will have far greater control over the temperature in your home, with the ability to

Now celebrating their 17th year, the company formerly known as Innogy have, via a series of takeovers, become a member of the UK’s ‘Big Six’ energy suppliers with over 3.1 million customers relying on them for energy every day. In 2002, Npower were bought out by RWE of Germany, who named the business RWE Npower and spun off the renewable

If you have been looking for ways to make your home more energy efficient and to reduce your carbon footprint, then you will have almost certainly come across something called cavity wall insulation. But what is cavity wall insulation, and how do you get it? What is cavity wall insulation? Cavity wall insulation refers to a form of insulation that is

Life can be incredibly expensive. Between food, bills, our housing and whatever else might suddenly spring itself on us, our monthly wage can be stretched pretty thin. As such, when it comes to the end of the month, you might well be wondering “what can I do if I can’t pay my energy bill?” Well, the first thing you should

If you are dissatisfied by your gas, electricity or dual fuel supply or the service that has been provided to you, the good news is it is easy to make a complaint about your energy supplier and most of the time, complaints are taken seriously enough to warrant a verbal or written response. There are three main ways to make

If you believe that you are owed a refund from SWALEC for unused energy, or because of overcharging, then you should contact SWALEC to discuss your concerns. SWALEC will refund you within 30 days, if they are made aware of overcharging. Refund Timeframes If you are a SWALEC customer and you have questions about your refund, there are timeframes that

To meet the country’s energy needs, energy suppliers in the UK have to use all of the energy sources available to them to generate enough electricity to meet demand and also provide a contingency. This is called the energy mix. Where your electricity comes from depends on who your supplier is and where you are located in the UK. Let’s

Whether you are switching to E.ON or you are an existing customer, changing or renewing your tariff need not be a difficult or time consuming process. It’s relatively easy to renew your tariff, however, there are details that you need to be aware of to ensure that you avoid common mistakes and make the process as smooth as possible. Below

Utilita top-ups are made easy with online, SMS and phone options available. If you have lost your Utilita top-up card, or if your top-up card has stopped working, then you can request a replacement top-up card from Utilita. Utilita replacement top-up cards incur a charge of £6, and they take around 8 days to arrive by post. Utilita top-up cards

Our energy providers are the backbone of our day to day life. Whether we think about them or not, it’s hard to deny that without them, we’d be completely lost. From the first cup of tea in the morning to a hot bath before bed, energy is the key to a functional home life. They become even more important than

If your Scottish Power gas card is not working, call Scottish Gas now on 0843 770 5075 to top up your gas meter on the telephone or to order a new card. Let’s face it, our energy supplier isn’t one of the things we like to think about. In an ideal world, we’d get set up and never have to engage

If you have overcharged energy bills, there’s no need to worry – hundreds of thousands of people are overcharged every year by their supplier, and every one of those people are refunded the full amount or have their account in credit. In this article, we will explain what you can do to avoid overcharging and what to do if you

Smart meters are, for the moment, not very widely adopted. Only an estimated 50,000 homes have them installed, and that’s nothing compared to the 26 million plus households in the UK – but more households will get them soon. Tens of millions of households, in fact. In our guide “what are smart meters”, we addressed what smart meters are and

OVO Energy Refer a Friend is a unique reward scheme, where an OVO Energy customer can get a £25 gift card by referring a friend who then takes on OVO as their energy supplier. You can refer a friend at this page, and if your friend takes on OVO as their supplier, then you will be rewarded with your choice

If you live in Wales or the Merseyside region of England, you can choose SWALEC as your supplier of gas and/ or electricity. SWALEC is part of the public listed company SSE, one of the UK’s largest energy suppliers, which has 9.5 million customers nationwide. Choosing SWALEC as your gas and electricity supplier is hassle-free – the company prides itself