The government’s plans to implement a near-universal rollout of smart meters to properties risks becoming a “costly failure”, according to the latest report from the energy and climate change committee.
Conservative plans to exempt 100,000 starter homes from the zero carbon standard have been lambasted by the UK Green Building Council, which has labelled the move “incredibly short-sighted”.
The National Association for Professional Inspectors and Testers (NAPIT) is urging installers to take advantage of growth in the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI).
The competition and markets authority (CMA) has called into question the value for money of the eight CfD projects which were awarded funding without competition.
The Green Investment Bank (GIB) has unveiled a new £60 million funding pot that will be used to help finance community-scale renewable projects in the UK.
“Inefficient and unambitious” government energy efficiency programmes have resulted in an 80% decrease in support available to Brits looking to improve cold properties, according to the Energy Bill Revolution.
The UK’s minister for energy has said that her government is not planning any framework of incentives for energy storage, but said nonetheless that public funds can help “bridge the gap” between ideas and commercialisation.
