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Last seen: Apr 24, 2026
Cut and paste from the latest government Warm Home Plan March 2026. ----- The vast majority of rural homes are suitable for a heat pump. As of No...
Here are some examples of what Ed did last year
I wouldn't expect huge changes in bills until we see how everything nets out, especially for businesses who don't benefit from the 3 year switch of RO...
Comes out of general taxation rather than energy bills so the cost isn't very visible like a lot of costs related to net zero. Government debt and tax...
£9k grant to move from oil to heat pump on boiler upgrade scheme!
Further conformation of the move away from variable pricing for renewal sites on the old ROC contracts. Do it or we will tax your profits.... Be inter...
Carbon tax is going from our bills which we have talked about on this thread before. This goes into the general taxation pot so the Government wi...
It has been floated before, move to basically fix the price of all the old ROC subsidised renewable energy to make them more like CfD subs...
Not sure if this has already been posted and I haven't read the report. Just posting in case anyone wants to read
Report on electricity use in DCs and thoughts on what can be done to lessen impact
I think the graph is wrong?
Interesting that balancing costs including curtailing wind farms are already nearly as much as the total transmission costs on ours bills
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