heating
What are heat pumps and can they save you money in the long-run?
Energy experts tell Lisa Salmon how heat pumps a good investment for your pocket and the planet.
How to winter-proof your home like a professional
From checking insulation to boiler services, experts advise on essential home maintenance. By Sam Wylie-Harris.
Four in 10 parents in Northern Ireland rationed heating in past 12 months, new research reveals
The charity, Parentkind, said the survey is ‘an important insight' into what parents think
Ways to keep warm at home without cranking up the central heating – as price hike takes effect
Keeping your body warm is not only important for comfort, but also for maintaining proper bodily functions.
More than 1.7m households do not plan to turn on heating this winter – poll
More than half of those polled for Uswitch blamed rising living costs.
Executive cannot ‘wash their hands of responsibility’ over winter fuel payments, MLA warns
The SDLP’s leader of the Opposition, Matthew O’Toole, has accused the Stormont Executive of failing to provide any mitigation against cuts to winter fuel payment
Pensioners being left in the cold by a Stormont Executive frozen by indecision over winter fuel payments - The Irish News view
Ministers must urgently set out how they are going to help protect the most vulnerable members of the community from fuel poverty this winter
New ‘visit a heat pump’ scheme aims to help householders make clean tech switch
A new website enables people to visit homes near them with a working heat pump to see it and ask users about the low-carbon technology.
Government commits extra funding for heat pumps and insulation in social homes
Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho said £75 million will support some of the lowest income households to warm their homes and save on energy bills.
Britain’s biggest gas storage site switches on amid cold snap
The Rough site off the coast of Yorkshire, which is run by Centrica, currently has enough gas to supply three million homes all winter.