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ECO Help To Heat Consultation Government Response On 30th January 2017 the Government released the results of a consultation into the future of the Energy Company Obligation: ECO Help to Heat. The proposals contained in the document are due to be laid before Parliament shortly for approval. In short, it is proposed that the […]
Electric Storage Heater Grants are now available from the Government’s Affordable Warmth Scheme. The Affordable Warmth Scheme is a Government initiative designed to provide grants to householders so that they can replace old, inefficient heating systems. When the scheme was introduced in 2013 funding was only available to replace faulty central heating boilers but this […]
Abolition Of Department Of Energy And Climate Change It has been announced that the Department of Energy and Climate Change has been abolished as part of new changes made by Theresa May, the UK’s new Prime Minister. The Abolition of Department of Energy and Climate Change is important because it was responsible for introducing […]
Domestic Energy Efficiency Supplier Obligation A new Domestic Energy Efficiency Supplier Obligation (DEESO) will be introduced in April 2017, the Government has announced. This will replace the current Energy Company Obligation (ECO) which includes the Affordable Warmth Scheme. DEESO Replaces ECO Full details of the Domestic Energy Efficiency Supplier Obligation have not been […]
ECO Replacement Scheme Due in 2018 ECO replacement will not start until 2018 even though the current ECO Scheme, the Energy Companies Obligation, is due to end in March 2017 according to Lord Bourne, the Energy Efficiency Minister. The current ECO Scheme consists of three parts: CERO, the Carbon Emissions Reduction Obligation CSCO, the Carbon Savings Community […]
The Affordable Warmth Scheme is scheduled to finish in March 2017 and the Green Deal has already finished but there are plenty of ways that you can make your home more energy efficient to reduce your heating bills. Install loft insulation Install cavity wall insulation Install a new boiler Apply for Government grants and subsidies […]
Cuts to Affordable Warmth Scheme Cuts to Affordable Warmth Scheme – Charities and Green groups have expressed their anger at George Osbourne’s announcement in the Spending Review and Autumn Statement that the UK’s most important energy efficiency initiative for homeowners suffering from fuel poverty is to have its funding cut. The cuts come in […]
Ten facts about the Affordable Warmth Scheme Apply for a boiler grant with the Affordable Warmth Scheme The Affordable Warmth Scheme is part of the Government’s ECO initiative (Energy Company Obligations) which is designed to reduce energy consumption in homes by installing new, efficient gas central heating boilers for householders who […]