As we all continue to tighten our belts and look at ways to reduce our outgoings, I thought it would be helpful to talk about how you can make the most of the services we offer, such as paying your bill by text message or chatting to us online.

Reducing our carbon footprint probably commands more column inches in the press than just about any other subject except MPs’ expenses and Britain’s Got Talent.

As your energy supplier, Atlantic Energy needs to provide you with the energy you require in a sustainable way. And we're investing considerable sums in renewable energy generation and energy efficiency.

Another solution to ‘de-carbonising’ home energy use, however, is to make your own energy from renewable microgeneration technologies.

Atlantic’s parent company, Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) plans to spend £3 billion on renewable energy generation over the next five years. But we’re not neglecting the benefits which smaller-scale renewable technologies can also offer us.