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
7 TOP TIPS TO MAKE YOUR HOME WARMER THIS WINTER
FOUR OUT OF TEN OF US ARE AVOIDING SWITCHING ON THE HEATING DURING COLDER SPELLS DUE TO FEARS ABOUT ENERGY BILLS A THIRD ARE REPORTING THEY CAN’T MAKE THEIR HOME AS WARM AS THEY’D LIKE WINTER WOOLLIES ARE FILLING THE COMFORT GAPS WHERE HEATING SYSTEMS AREN’T DELIVERING THE GOODS WARMING OPTIONS BEING IGNORED It’s the time of year when the joys of cold weather are celebrated – but on the flip side, new Energy Saving Trust research is telling quite a different tale. At the same
COMMUNITY ENERGY SUCCESS IN SOUTH WALES
Good news from Swansea, where Swansea Community Energy and Enterprise, or SCEES for short, is enjoying a very successful community share offer for a new solar PV scheme based in deprived parts of the city. As well as bringing clean energy to local community buildings, providing jobs and training is at the centre of thinking behind the plans. At the time of writing, the scheme had raised £380,000 – 89 percent of its target – so when you read this, it will probably have reached
COLD, DRAUGHTY, MOULDY, DAMP: WHAT THE UK PUBLIC THINK ABOUT THEIR HOMES
COLD, DRAUGHTY, MOULDY, DAMP: WHAT THE UK PUBLIC THINK ABOUT THEIR HOMES New research tapping into the public’s energy saving attitudes and behaviours has been revealed. The findings from the Ipsos MORI survey of over 2,000 UK respondents show nearly half of householders (44 per cent) claim to live in homes with draught problems, 37 per cent in homes with condensation problems and 28 per cent in homes with mould. All three issues were even higher among renters. However, home
ENERGY AND CLIMATE POLICIES: GETTING THE BEST FROM BREXIT
ENERGY AND CLIMATE POLICY POST-BREXIT UNDER SPOTLIGHT
• MPS HEAR FROM ENERGY SAVING TRUST CEO
• FUNDING AND AMBITION KEY OUTSIDE EU Last week, a range of experts gave their views on what should be the energy and climate priorities in forthcoming Brexit negotiations. Among those presenting to the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) select committee was Energy Saving Trust chief executive, Philip Sellwood (pictured), who laid out the risks and opportunities arou
THE ‘GREEN’ MORTGAGE MESSAGE IS SPREADING
GOOD IDEAS TEND TO SPREAD FAST – AND THIS SEEMS TO BE THE CASE WITH THE CONCEPT OF BRINGING ENERGY EFFICIENCY TO THE HEART OF MORTGAGES. Earlier this year we looked at how LENDERS, a project involving Energy Saving Trust, BRE, Nationwide and others, is looking to find ways to bring accurate projections on energy bill costs into mortgage calculations. Now, a continent-wide initiative, The European Energy Efficiency Mortgage, has launched, aligning some big players in lending,
TESTING THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN FUEL POVERTY, HOMES AND HEALTH
NEW RESEARCH TO CLARIFY FUEL POVERTY-ILLNESS LINKS
BIGGEST STUDY OF ITS KIND LOOKS AT OVER 500,000 HOMES Health and housing are the twin focuses of a promising new study bringing together University of Exeter Medical School with Energy Saving Trust, Devon and Cornwall Public Health and the Northern, Eastern and Western Devon Clinical Commissioning Group (NEW CCG). The eight-month research project, funded by Eaga Charitable Trust, aims to bring together property and public he
