Bord Gáis Energy has applied a number of days ago to the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) for a 7.54% in the price of Natural Gas to residential customers. This proposed price increase is due to the constantly rising commodity costs and also the weak Euro against the Sterling as all gas prices are quoted

The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland has launched a call for proposals for communities to come together to support a community wide approach to delivering upgrades on a community basis. See here for more details. Tipperary Energy Agency would be willing to work with other local organizations to aid them, or collaboratively submit an application

The Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in the UK have recently produced a report on the hidden costs of powering their homes. The study, ‘Powering the Nation – household energy using habits uncovered’ produced by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), and the Energy Saving Trust in the UK highlights the

Want to test drive an electric car for a year?  ESB ecars are offering people the chance to become an ecar ambassadors for 1 year with your own electric car.  Click on http://www.esb.ie/electric-cars/electric-car-driving/the-great-electric-drive.jsp for all the details.  4 People will have the car for 1 year and 16 people will have the car for  3

Tipperary Energy Agency has teamed up with the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) to provide a series of interactive, hands-on workshops for primary school pupils to increase their understanding of climate change and energy efficiency. For more information view our project page

Tipperary Energy Agency (TEA) would like to congratulate all of the students from Presentation Secondary School in Thurles on their victory. The Transition Year girls entered their school into the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland One Good Idea Project. Student Mary Clare Hanafin and teacher Olivia O Brien were leading the project in the school.

Tipperary Energy Agency would like to invite interested parties to contact us at info@tea.ie if you are interested in joining us on a study trip to Vaxjo in Sweden on the 28th May 2012. The trip will be 75% funded under IEE programme for suitable applicants. Hurry as time is running out. The tour is

The RBBD Bioenarea project will be hosting an exchange visit in Rovereto and Cavalese – Trento – Italy. This visit will comprise of a 3 day trip which is packed seminars and trips to different locations to see a mature Biomass market in action. Why should you go? To see firsthand the growth and harvesting