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Australia Sees 20% Energy Price Rise

Australia Sees 20% Energy Price Rise

Posted on 21. May, 2009 by Ross.

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Businesses and households in Australia have been left facing a massive 20% increase in their energy bills, increasing the average household bill by over $200 and leaving businesses searching for energy efficiency measures to help save their companies from the extra costs during the recession.
The energy price rises are due to a decision from the [...]

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Oil Prices Rise Above $60 As The Dollar Continues To Weaken

Oil Prices Rise Above $60 As The Dollar Continues To Weaken

Posted on 21. May, 2009 by Ross.

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OPEC countries are starting to breathe a little easier as their productions cuts, coupled with the weakening dollar, have seen crude oil prices cease trading above $60 for the first time in six months.
Oil prices had slumped below $40 back in March, but have since seen a strong resurgence through a combination of China building [...]

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Smart Meter Bills Will Only Make Sense To Smart People

Smart Meter Bills Will Only Make Sense To Smart People

Posted on 20. May, 2009 by Ross.

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Complaints to energy companies about electricity bills will not be solved by smart meters - due to the extra levels of complexity in calculating the charges, they’re only likely to get worse.
Smart meters are very much in the spotlight at the moment, with governments and energy companies keen to install them in every household worldwide. [...]

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Who Benefits From Smart Meters?

Who Benefits From Smart Meters?

Posted on 13. May, 2009 by Ross.

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The UK Government, like many others around the world, is steam-rollering towards the widespread installation of smart meters for utilities into 26 million homes, but who benefits more: the energy consumer or the energy supplier?
Consumers - Will Smart Meters Make A Difference?
The basic premise behind the drive for the installation of smart meters in homes [...]

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Fuel-Efficient Driving In 10 Easy Steps

Posted on 20. Feb, 2009 by Ross.

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With high prices at the pumps and the threat of global warming at the back of everyone’s minds, cutting down on your car’s fuel consumption is an easy route to saving your credit card and your carbon footprint from unnecessary damage. On top of that, these tips will help you drive more safely and minimise [...]

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Oil Prices To Return To $100 A Barrel By End Of 2009

Posted on 28. Jan, 2009 by Ross.

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Prices of crude oil may rise back up to $100 a barrel this year despite the drop in demand brought on by the current economic downturn. This was the projection from a monthly report released yesterday by the Centre for Global Energy Studies (CGES), based on the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) fully implementing [...]

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