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January 2025 News
EPC – Government consultation – give your views https://consult.communities.gov.uk/energy-performance-of-buildings/consultation-on-reforms-to-epb – deadline for submissions February 26th 2025.
Proposed reforms to enhance the regime in 5 critical areas:
Strengthening the quality of air conditioning inspection reports
Updating what EPCs measure through additional metrics
Updating when energy certificates are required by refining the rules for obtaining EPCs and DECs
Managing energy certificate quality
Improving the accessibility of building performance data
Call for evidence for potential new energy data scheme https://www.gov.uk/government/news/potential-new-smart-data-scheme-to-drive-innovation-and-support-consumers-in-the-energy-market and https://www.gov.uk/government/calls-for-evidence/developing-an-energy-smart-data-scheme Closes March 10th 2025
UK electricity 2024: cleanest ever Analysis: UK’s electricity was cleanest ever in 2024 – Carbon Brief
- DESNZ issues its plans for clean power 2030 https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-sets-out-plan-for-new-era-of-clean-electricity – you can see the plan here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/675bfaa4cfbf84c3b2bcf986/clean-power-2030-action-plan.pdf
And here is the response from EST https://energysavingtrust.org.uk/our-response-to-the-uk-governments-clean-power-action-plan/
- Ofgem’s press release on future of standing charges (ie ‘choice’) and proposals for ‘debt guarantee’ and debt relief – consultation closing on 6 Feb (see links below) https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/press-release/ofgem-proposes-introducing-zero-standing-charge-tariffs
Our Debt Strategy which contains two consultations:
- Improving debt standards in the domestic retail market
- Resetting the energy debt landscape: the case for a debt relief scheme
- E.ON next additional funds https://www.eon-uk.news/news/e-on-next-exceeds-gbp-60m-commitment-to-support-vulnerable-customers-this-winter
- “too embarrassed” to seek help https://britishgasenergytrust.org.uk/news-research/embarrassed-to-seek-support-for-energy-bills/
Cornwall Insight predicting a 3% jump in the price cap from April https://www.cornwall-insight.com/press-and-media/press-release/price-cap-forecasts-rise-amid-wholesale-market-volatility/
OFGEM News: Good Energy has now met Ofgem’s strict criteria to be able to restart involuntary installations of pre-payment meters (PPMs). This supplier has been added to our website, so customers are clear which suppliers have met the restart conditions. The website and attached poster also contains information for customers on their rights. The Stakeholder Team
For any questions please do get in touch with stakeholders@ofgem.gov.uk.
DECEMBER NEWS December News
Open consultation on reform of EPC https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/reforms-to-the-energy-performance-of-buildings-regime (closes 26 Feb)
Warm Homes Schemes Spending Review announcement 21/11/24 Warm Homes Schemes SR announcement
DESNZ Warm Homes Plan Announcement 21/12/24 Warm Homes Plan Announcement
£9.3 million awarded to 28 organisations through Ofgem Energy Redress Scheme supporting those most in need and carbon reduction initiatives
The Radio Teleswitch Service. The radio signal will be shut down and the service it supports will end on 30 June 2025. The service uses radio signals to tell some electricity meters to switch between peak and off-peak rates. End of the Radio Teleswitch Service (RTS): what we’re doing to help | Ofgem.
AirEx Technologies partnership with Warmworks – Case study Warmer Homes Scotland programme Retrofit at Scale – Warmworks and the AirEx Floorvent System — Airex
WHD support for park home residents via Charis https://charisgrants.com/partners/park-homes/
Ofwat consulting on new PSR standards https://www.ofwat.gov.uk/ofwat-launches-new-standards-to-improve-services-for-customers-who-need-extra-help/
CSE’s response to Ofgem’s Vulnerability Strategy consultation https://www.cse.org.uk/news/ofgems-consumer-vulnerability-strategy-refresh/
Fuel Bank Foundation’s latest research findings https://www.fuelbankfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/FBF-Fuel-Crisis-Report-2024_Digital.pdf
New research on fall out from WFP https://www.endfuelpoverty.org.uk/winter-fuel-payment-cuts-set-to-hit-84-of-disabled-pensioners/
- EST has published this end to end, step-by step guide to the heat pump journey https://energysavingtrust.org.uk/heat-pump-installation-a-step-by-step-guide/
- The green view from MPs https://eciu.net/media/press-releases/2024/poll-new-mps-greener-but-wrong-on-evs-and-home-heating
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