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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)

Heating Oil Prices

Heating Oil Prices Reduce the amount you spend on your home heating oil. It's not too hard, provided you do a bit of homework and make a few changes. Understand Heating Oil Know how heating oil fits in your home; read the home heating ... (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)

Wind Turbines

Wind Turbines This is all about harnessing wind energy, with wind turbines for the domestic market. Apparently David Cameron (Tory leader of the Opposition) is having a wind generator put on his London house*, so we decided to investigate ... (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)

Feed-in Tariffs explained

Homeowners with spare cash and a desire to help meet UK carbon emission targets have been through some tumultuous times. As with all new technologies, solar electricity needs financial assistance from the state, and how this is determined ... (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)

The Autumn Dilemma for Heating Oil Consumers

October is a funny month. One day we can be basked in warm sunshine and wondering how long this 'extended summer' can last, and the next day we're wrapped up in woollies and worried whether snow is on the way. For those of us reliant on ... (more)

Solar PV Spreadsheet

Here we investigate how to work out the economics of the returns you might get from a domestic solar photovoltaic installation. Background In Feb. 2010 when the UK govt. finally announced that it would implement Feed-In-Tariffs (FITs) ... (more)

Boilerjuice to regain its Independence?

After a colossal volume of criticism about its impartiality and opaqueness, Boilerjuice may become independent once again. In 2005 Paul and Sarah Ward formed Boilerjuice as an independent group buyer for heating oil consumers, and sold ... (more)

Costs and Benefits of Oil Buying Groups

Joining an oil buying group is potentially a great way to minimise the effect of increasing domestic oil prices. One community group in Oxfordshire, the Oxfordshire Rural Community Council, set up its own oil club to help support the rural ... (more)