Managing household energy bills is an essential aspect of maintaining a budget and ensuring the smooth running of your home. When it comes to paying for your energy bills, there are various payment methods available. Each method has its own set of advantages and disadvantages. In this guide, we’ll explore the pros and cons of different payment methods to help you make an informed decision.
Having issues with your energy supplier can be frustrating and disruptive to your daily life. Whether it’s problems with billing, service interruptions, or dissatisfaction with the customer service, there are steps you can take to address and resolve these issues. This guide aims to provide you with helpful tips and strategies for dealing with problems with your energy supplier.
Managing your energy bills effectively is essential for maintaining a balanced household budget. This guide aims to demystify the various elements of an energy bill and provide you with a clear understanding of how to interpret and manage your energy bills.
Smart meters have gained popularity in recent years as a means to monitor and manage energy consumption in households. They provide real-time data, helping homeowners make informed decisions about energy usage and potentially reduce their bills. This guide aims to offer impartial advice to households considering the installation of smart meters, presenting both the benefits and considerations associated with these devices.
Around 1/5th of the average household energy bill is spent on heating water, so using your water wisely can help cut your energy costs as well as reducing the water you use.
The climate crisis means we must rethink our energy systems: where we get energy from, how it’s produced and who benefits from it. Following this 20-minute documentary, we will have time to discuss the film and the Just Transition in Scotland and Fife.
Using your heating controls correctly can help you stay warm for less. In this guide we look at how you can use your heating controls to save energy.
The Cosy Kingdom energy advice service is currently receiving an unprecedented number of referrals and requests for advice and support.
Dealing with energy issues can often be difficult and it’s easy to worry about knowing if you’re doing the right thing. To help you take control of your energy use and your bills we’ve put together some of our frequently asked questions with some advice on how you can tackle […]
Falling behind on your energy bills can be stressful and worrying. There’s help available if you find yourself owing money to your energy supplier.
Illuminating our home can account for around 10-15% of the average household electricity bill. By switching to more energy-efficient lighting you can make an easy start at cutting down your energy use. Switch them off One of the oldest energy saving tricks in the book. By simply switching lighting […]
Confused about how to read your energy meters? We show you how to do it in this energy guide.
The cost of living crisis is set to become a major challenge in 2022 and beyond. This blog contains some of our best advice and guidance for those worried about the increase in energy costs this year.
It’s been described as a ‘Perfect Storm’. Several small and unrelated factors have come together to cause a dramatic rise in wholesale energy costs. Find out how this impacts you and what you can do about it in our blog.
We’re delighted to announce that Cosy Kingdom Project Manager Bruce McCall won the “Exceptional People, Exceptional Times” award at the recent Energy Action Scotland Fuel Poverty conference.
Senior Energy Advisor Kitty and Energy Advisor Michael were recently interviewed for a podcast on the topic of Community Energy by Paul Bristow from the Scottish Communities Climate Action Network.
A Cold weather payment has been triggered for several areas of Fife in February 2021
An update from the Cosy Kingdom team.
An update from the Cosy kingdom team further to the Government announcement on the 19th December.
Useful advice and support for managing your energy use during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Further to the Government’s recent update on COVID-19, we have taken the decision to suspend all home energy advice visits for the foreseeable future. To replace this service, we will be delivering a telephone advice service as well as advice through our usual social media channels. We can also provide […]
Greener Kirkcaldy media volunteer, Bryan Duncan, shares some advice on using renewables to make your home more energy efficient in his latest blog.
We are looking for Energy Volunteer Champions to help us speak to people about our Cosy Kingdom project and to inspire our community to get involved in our energy activities and events.
We’re delighted to say that we have been shortlisted for a Fife Voluntary Action Award – in the ‘Partnership’ category.
