If you are a Spark Energy customer, it’s likely that you’ve noticed a few changes recently! Our new website has been launched and you can find it by going to www.sparkenergy.co.uk

Here you’ll be able to sign up for online billing, enter meter readings, make payment, see our call and email statistics or get some help with any questions or queries you might have.

If you’re a little phone shy and you’d like to speak to us online, we’re available on Facebook and Twitter too! Why not tell us what you think once you’ve had a look around, if you’re a Spark customer then you could win £100.00 credit for reviewing us All you need to do is click here.

We hope you all have a great Bank Holiday Weekend!

The Spark Energy Team

The staff members were relieved that they had finally received the go ahead after waiting through many months of cancellations due to bad weather. After they’d gotten over their initial fear and nerves, everyone seemed to agree that it was an amazing experience!

Here are some photographs from the day.

The Spark Energy Team.

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If you’re looking for a countryside getaway, Winford Manor is an eco friendly hotel close to Bristol. They have an outstanding green policy and the hotel is beautiful! http://www.winfordmanor.co.uk/why/eco-friendly-hotel

Fancy a stay in Tamworth? There’s plenty to see including the Snowdome, Drayton Manor Theme Park and the historic Tamworth Castle. Premier Inn at Tamworth is super eco friendly! http://cr.whitbread.co.uk/our-six-priorities/environment/energy-and-water-efficiency/tamworth-green-hotel.aspx

A trip to Edinburgh has a lot to offer with spooky ghost and ghoul tours in hidden streets underneath the city, chilling guided walks up haunted streets, the dungeons, the observatory for all you star gazers and of course the famous pandas at Edinburgh Zoo! Edinburgh has a huge selection of eco friendly hotels, the hard part is choosing one; Radisson Blu, Apex City, Apex International, The Bonham, The Howard and many more!

Everyone knows Newcastle is a great night out. Where better to stay once you’re partied out than the eco friendly Thistle County Hotel. Who knows, you may bump into the Geordie Shores crew :-O

Whatever you do, we hope you have a fab Easter holiday next week!

The Spark Energy Team

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The clocks go forward this Sunday and we will all lose an hour but could we be gaining in other ways? Here are a few tips and suggestions for when the clocks go forward and the better weather.

• If you don’t put the heating on until you get up, then you could be saving energy as it can often be warmer the later it gets into the day.
• By the time you do get up in the morning, you probably won’t need to switch on your lights as the sun (will hopefully!) be shining away outside, pouring natural light into your windows.
• Because it’s lighter later into the night, you won’t need to use your lights until a lot later on.
• Being light outside in the evening encourages us to get out and about more after work so we’re not in the house using energy watching tv, playing on the computer or Facebooking our mates!
• While you’re letting the light in by having your curtains open, your home is taking in light from the sun and keeping it heated naturally so you’re less likely to have the heating on as much.
• It’s a perfect time for hanging your washing outside, tumble driers usually use quite a lot of energy.
• Have a camping trip, you’ll save on energy at home.
• Summer time makes us feel more like a salad for tea than a piping hot lasagne. You could save energy by making meals that don’t really involve any cooking.
• If you’re having a BBQ and sitting outside to enjoy the lighter evenings, keep a stock of ice and other frozen delights in the freezer, an empty freezer uses more energy staying cold.
• You will save energy BBQ cooking outside instead of using the cooker or oven.
• Lower the thermostat and rejig the timer – it’s most likely you may hardly even use it between not being there or sunlight heating the home.
• Use the drying rack instead of the tumble drier at home, the extra natural light and heat will help dry clothes.
• Instead of outdoor lighting that runs on electricity, use solar lights instead that will charge up for free on sunlight all day long then at night time you’re treated to a pretty display of ambient light. You can also get different colour or colour changing solar lights for relatively cheap from most shops.

Maybe losing that hour isn’t so bad after all? We feel a bit better about it now anyway!

The Spark Energy Team

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We love this wind up MP3 player, you can play movies, MP3s or listen to the radio. It also has a massive 4gb storage capacity! It’s £99.95 at http://www.ecocentric.co.uk there’s no question that mum’s worth it!

This shower radio runs completely on water, perfect for singing in the shower! You can purchase it at Nigels Eco Store for £34.99.

This clever little gizmo is a water powered clock, it’ll see you through a power cut! We found this on http://www.ec-ecogifts.co.uk (prices are variable).

These pretty little things are solar sun jar lamps. Charge them up by sunlight during the day and they’ll glow beautiful colours for hours on end at night! We found these on Amazon starting at £10.31.

If mum likes candles then here’s one that’s a bit different. It will burn for around 5 hours. It can be purchased on Firebox for £7.49.

We hope that you all have a lovely weekend, we’re off to grab some pretty sun jars!

The Spark Energy Team

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The sun, is the biggest energy supplier of all and powers life itself on our planet. It is made entirely of gas and has no solid surface. Even though our sun is 93 million miles away from us, it is still the closest star to earth and we harness energy from its 5700 celsius surface every single day.

The biggest solar flare in 5 years has been reported and is sending solar winds in the direction of the earth. Usually when this happens, the Aurora Borealis (‘Northern Lights’) can be seen. Aurora Watch UK provide updates on sightings and alerts for when it’s most likely to catch a glimpse of the lights.

Keep your eyes peeled tonight and you might be lucky – we’d love to hear your experiences!

Spark Energy has decided to sponsor the Selkirk Regeneration Company . They came about in 2009 and have started various different projects such as helping homes in the TD7 post code become greener, green energy, building conversions to benefit the community and transport efficiency.

They will be having exhibitions and the dates and locations are;

Tuesday 6th – Friday 9th March, 6pm-8pm

Exhibitions about the community turbine project options will also be held at:

• Midlem Village Hall – Tuesday 6th March, 6pm-8pm
• Ettrickbridge Village Hall – Wednesday 7th March, 6pm-8pm
• Yarrowford Village Hall – Thursday 8th March, 6pm-8pm
• Ashkirk Village Hall – Friday 9th March, 6pm-8pm

There will also be a renewable energy information information day held on Saturday 10th March in the Victoria Hall, Selkirk from 10:00 am – 3:00 pm.

The SRC have published the following information;

• “talks and demonstrations on various renewable energy types and how they work”
• “advice on energy efficiency and reducing energy bills”
• “the chance to meet organisations who are working to help the environment and build a stronger community”
• “refreshments for sale by and for the benefit of Rowland’s – dry bar.”

Why not pop along!

Here are some clever tips to help you save energy and be romantic all at the same time!

1. Instead of dimming the lights, if you are going to propose and have planned to cook a meal for your loved one, why not wait until dusk and light candles all around the room! Candles give off heat, create a romantic atmosphere and what’s more, they last for hours on end.

2. Go out somewhere picturesque and have a picnic with a bottle of wine, you’ll save energy by not being at home and it’s something different.

3. If you are looking to go out at night instead, why not try camping! It’s cheap and you could propose by a romantic camp fire. Again, you’re saving energy by getting yourself out of the house.

4. If you’re staying in and have a fire, stoke it up and use this instead of turning up the heating. Everyone knows a roaring open fire is romantic!

5. Do lots of snuggling up to keep warm!

6. Have a lie in the next day, you won’t use much gas or electricity if you’re not awake or lazing in bed.

Happy leap year ladies, and best of luck

This is great news as we no longer have to rely on forums and moderators to reply to all of our customers on external review sites. We’re really looking forward to hearing from everyone and can’t wait to start making some exciting changes. We really feel there’s nothing more valuable than customer feedback so in return, we’re giving away a credit of £100 each month to one lucky customer for sharing their experience with us.

It’s an exciting time for Spark Energy and there are many more changes to come so keep your eyes peeled! In the mean time, get reviewing and you could soon be enjoying an energy bill that’s £100 lighter! Don’t forget to include your account number and the name of the member of staff that helped you with your query.

From all at Spark, have a great weekend and see you next week!

Microwave monkey – throw this cute little guy in the microwave and cosy up, we found him on play.com for just over £7, a real bargain and there are plenty more choices for the same price if you don’t fancy a monkey!

Chow down on a spicy curry - eating chillies  raises your body temperature, it can also boost your metabolism too so can help you lose weight!

We found this lovely modern version of the ‘door snake’ on Asda’s website for the budget price of £7, perfect for keeping those chilly drafts at bay. If you’re feeling a bit more adventurous, why not try and make your own door snake with the help of BBC Derby.

We love these funky littlehand warmers, great to keep your digits toasty!At 49 pence, we’re loving the price too! Check them out on amazon.com

Now the weekend has come we’re off to grab a curry and stock up on all of these goodies, hope you all have a great weekend and keep warm!