IS THE ENERGY COMPANY OBLIGATION (ECO) SCHEME FULFILLING ITS OBLIGATIONS?
– CHANGES IMMINENT FOR FLAGSHIP EFFICIENCY SCHEME – ELIGIBILITY AND PRIORITY MEASURES ALTERED – FUNDING CUTS LIMIT AMBITION THE ENERGY COMPANY OBLIGATION (ECO), THE GOVERNMENT SCHEME THAT GETS LARGER ENERGY SUPPLIERS TO INSTALL ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES IN HOMES, IS IN THE MIDST OF CHANGES – WITH NEW RECOMMENDATIONS SET TO COME IN TO FORCE VERY SOON. THEY ARE TO COVER AN 18-MONTH TRANSITION PERIOD BEFORE ECO FORMALLY RE-LAUNCHES FOR THE PERIOD 2018-2022. POSITIVE TWEAKS BUT
GOVERNMENT ‘MUST ACT TO PREVENT FUEL POOR BEING LEFT IN THE COLD’
OFTEC is calling on government to develop a heating strategy that is ‘fair for all’ as latest figures show the number of households living in fuel poverty in England and Wales has increased to more than 10%. Fuel poverty data released by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) earlier this year shows that 2.38 million homes are currently classed as ‘fuel poor’, representing a 1.4% increase on previous figures. The statistics also underline that fuel poverty is more prevalent
