Heating Oil Prices

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Combined Heating and Power (Co-generation)

Combined Heating and Power (Co-generation) This is actually a pretty old concept. It's immensely logical to be efficient in how one uses energy. Why use Energy source A) to heat your house and Energy Source B) to put electricity into ... (more)

Propane Prices

Propane Prices As with all forms of domestic utility supplies, you should shop around to get a decent price for your propane gas supply. Propane prices are prone to unexpected and extreme fluctuations, so keep a regular eye on prices and don ... (more)

Oil-Fired Boilers

Oil-Fired Boilers The boiler is an essential component of an oil-fired heating system. With oil prices at all-time highs - and only set to increase as supplies become more scarce - it is very important that you pay attention to your boiler ... (more)

Home Heating Oil: The Essentials

Home Heating Oil: The Essentials Oil is the primary source of warmth for a significant proportion of the US and UK. It tends to be restricted to rural areas where pipelined heating (ie, natural gas) is uneconomical. Despite tending to ... (more)

Solid Fuel Stoves and Central Heating

Solid Fuel Stoves and Central Heating We used to have a regular (small) open fire in our house, and started investigating the options for making more of the wood we burn. We looked at solid fuel stoves, the suppliers and installers, and ... (more)

Solar Water Heating

Solar Water Heating Here you can read up on domestic solar water heating. Solar heating is a more effective way of saving money, and having hot water at all times. Read on to find out more! Types and Parts of a Solar Heating system They ... (more)

Domestic Heating Oil Prices: Know the Market!

Domestic Heating Oil Prices Find out how to reduce your heating oil bill and avoid fuel poverty! We explore how to make it last longer, and also how to pay less: understand the latest heating oil price trends; get tips on energy efficiency ... (more)

Police thumbs-up for oil tank alarms

Have you been a victim of heating oil theft from your oil tank? The best thing is for you to get an alarm fitted - at least, that's according to a Norfolk Police and a Norfolk anti-crime charity. This type of crime is such a problem ... (more)

Cold weather alerts: be prepared!

Do you know what to do if your local weather forecast is predicting a spell of cold weather? The Met Office has issued a "100% probability of severe cold weather" for the next few days across all of England (dated 1 February 2012) so make ... (more)

PC Upgrade on a budget

Our lounge PC - used as a media centre and for gaming - was due for an upgrade. It consisted of an AMD Althlon X64 system in an ancient mini tower case, and had a Windows experience score of 3.4. Our upgrade consists of the following ... (more)

Beware of Non-standard Heating Oil Payment Methods

There is some consternation over a website offering discount heating oil prices, as long as you pay for it using relatively unknown payment methods. The website in question is heatingoildelivery.co.uk, a plain affair with a payment page ... (more)

Our Leap into Solar PV

After a lot of procrastinating and fretting over the initial costs, we decided to go for it and install solar electricity panels on the roof of our house. The prices of the solar panels had fallen considerably in the 18 months between quotes ... (more)

Solar PV set to become Less Affordable?

Clouds are appearing on the horizon in the solar photo-voltaic marketplace. Just as the UK resident has become used to the sight of solar panels on roofs, and has even become aware that they provide a decent return on investment, things are ... (more)

OFT Report Concludes 'Fair Deal' on Heating Oil

As promised, the Office of Fair Trading has completed its study into competition within the heating oil market and has made its findings public. However, it doesn't make pleasing reading for oil buyers; the press release from the OFT is entitled ... (more)