Operators of wind farms are being paid to turn off their turbines at times of particularly high wind speeds - but that excess energy could be harnessed and even given to households for free, argues FPA member Frank Gavurin. The post If we want to win the public over to renewables, we need to stop paying wind farms to turn off appeared first on Fuel Poverty Action.| Fuel Poverty Action
FPA join Make Them Pay in London to protest wealth-hoarding by billionaires. We're calling for polluters to pay to clean up their mess!| Fuel Poverty Action
Amal recaps our July Fuel For Thought educational session, which looks at how to fairly and meaningfully "transition" away from fossil fuels.| Fuel Poverty Action
UK households are at the mercy of an energy system dominated by large power stations and an expensive, centralised grid. Microgrids are one solution, offering cheap, flexible energy where it is needed, but we need your help NOW to tell MPs to support small-scale generation, before it's too late. The post Small is Powerful appeared first on Fuel Poverty Action.| Fuel Poverty Action
Trade unionists and climate campaigners issue urgent call to tackle climate misinformation and the far right The post Unions counter far-right climate lies appeared first on Fuel Poverty Action.| Fuel Poverty Action
Rae Street and Lee Towers look into why UK governments are so supportive of this technology, and some of its inherent problems.| Fuel Poverty Action
Developing a new massive, polluting oil field would do nothing to lower our energy bills or boost our energy supplies, explains Lauren MacDonald. Instead, the UK taxpayer will bear most of the costs, benefiting Norway's oil fund - a bad deal for the country. The post Why Rosebank Is a Disaster for Energy Bills, the Public Purse and the Climate appeared first on Fuel Poverty Action.| Fuel Poverty Action
Pam Flynn, Chair of the North West Pensioners Association, responds to Labour's partial U-turn on means testing Winter Fuel Payments.| Fuel Poverty Action
FPA members from across the country take to the streets of London to join People's Assembly Against Austerity's tax the rich demo.| Fuel Poverty Action
The scandal of curtailment – paying windfarms to turn off – demonstrates the unfairness in our energy system. But free energy is possible.| Fuel Poverty Action
This factsheet outlines what hydrogen is and why it is not an efficient or cheap solution to home heating.| Fuel Poverty Action
Ruth London looks into the pros and cons of means tested (targeted) and universal benefits| Fuel Poverty Action
As bills rise AGAIN, FPA members deliver the Energy For All petition, signed by over 662,500 people, to the door of Number 10.| Fuel Poverty Action