Home Energy Efficiency Grants
Good news! We have recently updated our
home energy grants section for our readers in the UK to encompass over 40 separate home energy efficiency grants.
The grants are categorised into the following sections for your convenience -
- Electrical appliances
- Energy efficient Light Bulbs
- Heating
- Home Insulation (Cavity Wall Insulation)
- Home Insulation (Loft Insulation and Draught Proofing)
- Renewable energy
A number of utilities companies are even offering free installation of insulation for home owners. Perhaps it isn't the time of the year in which you would normally associate insulating one's home over in the UK, however, some of the grants are only available until the end of this month so try to get your claim in as soon as possible.
Finding Cheaper Petrol
We all know that here in the UK we currently suffer one of the highest prices for petrol in the western world. On the one hand, ideologically we are taxed so highly on petrol in the hope that we are forced to cut back and take shorter journeys or take public transport in order to help save the environment. On the other hand, the high tax on petrol is a way for the government to raise funds using a mechanism whereupon most typical citizens will not have any option other than to accept the increasing fuel prices because the other options such as public transport are wholly inadequate (in the UK at least).
Well, help is at hand from the people at
Petrolprices. Their site uses a database that contains all petrol stations in the UK and up to date prices for unleaded, diesel and LGP fuels in your area. All you need to do is sign up for free, enter your postcode and specify how many miles you are willing to travel to obtain the petrol and the site will list the cheapest offers. Over the course of several months, the savings could really stack up.
