E.ON Blog

Our blogs now have a new home over on The Spark – the new place for all our energy saving tips, trends and stories from our team.

We already provide 100% renewables-backed electricity to our customers’ homes. And soon, you’ll be able to make your gas more sustainable too with Go Green.

We’ll be changing our standard variable prices from 1^st April 2020 in line with new price cap levels as set by Ofgem. 

The new E.ON will become more competitive and innovative through the acquisition of innogy in the areas of customer solutions and energy networks throughout Europe. This will benefit our customers, cities and communities, as well as our employees and our investors.

Plastic in our oceans, global warming and air pollution: these are some of today's very real global environmental concerns. Yet over the past five decades, there have been a host of victories won by environmental campaigners that have led to major changes in our day to day lives.

Nineteen years ago, the blades started turning on the UK's first offshore wind farm. As well as being the UK's first offshore wind farm, it was also our first. After nearly two decades in operation, Blyth came to the end of its lifespan earlier this year and was successfully decommissioned.

There’s nothing better than a relaxing summer holiday and to make sure your home is ready before you head off we’ve created a handy energy saving checklist.

Globally, the energy industry is always looking for innovative ways to create greener, more sustainable energy. One exciting recent development is creating hydrogen from seawater using solar energy.

Heard of solar panels but not sure how they work? We explain how our solar panels and battery systems work to power your home and electric car.

Want some good news? You’ve come to the right place. We’ll be cutting bills for customers on our standard variable tariff by around £77* from 1st October. 

Technology has come a long way since man landed on the moon 50 years ago. For instance, smart meters can track how much energy you're using and send information direct to your supplier for you, saving you both time and hassle.

Energy can come from unlikely sources as we try to find evermore sustainable ways to live. For example, UK company, bio-bean® is creating solid fuel from coffee waste.

Exploring innovative ways to create clean energy are vital to help address the climate change issues the world is facing.

Creating a sustainable home can sound like a tall order. So here are a few tweaks - large and small - that you could make to your lifestyle to help get you started, potentially saving you money as well.

It's 50 years since man and Apollo 11 landed on the moon in July 1969. Much has changed in the world in that time, including how we create and use energy.

It’s a given that more and more people are aware of the urgency for action to combat climate change and concerned deeply about an issue that knows no borders and which threatens to impact our lives in ways we cannot yet imagine.

From recycling rubbish to cycle-to-work schemes, we’re all encouraged to do our bit for a more sustainable world. Now all of our customers’ homes are benefiting  from 100% renewable electricity as we move towards a lower carbon society.

Energy consumers do more than just consume. Nowadays we can use our homes to produce our own energy and to then store it, becoming greener and also cutting our bills in the process.

Since 2012, the South Korean capital city, Seoul, has been transforming how it generates and uses energy. A large part of its success has come from getting the city's residents directly involved.

Blackburn Meadows has long been one of the most recognisable power station sites in the UK. And, thanks to E.ON’s commitment to renewable energy, that shall continue to be the case for years to come.