The energy shock of recent years has highlighted the urgent importance of improving energy efficiency in British homes. Labour will invest an extra £6.6 billion over the next parliament, doubling the existing planned government investment, to upgrade five million homes to cut bills for families.
The Warm Homes Plan will offer grants and low interest loans to support investment in insulation and other improvements such as solar panels, batteries and low carbon heating to cut bills. We will partner with combined authorities, local and devolved governments, to roll out this plan. Labour will also work with the private sector, including banks and building societies, to provide further private finance to accelerate home upgrades and low carbon heating. We will ensure homes in the private rented sector meet minimum energy efficiency standards by 2030, saving renters hundreds of pounds per year. Nobody will be forced to rip out their boiler as a result of our plans. Labour will save families hundreds of pounds, slash fuel poverty, and get Britain back on track to meet our climate targets. Our plan will mean good skilled jobs for tradespeople in every part of the country.
- Energy UK – which represents partners from across the industry – has put forward its recommendations for the new government including measures to reduce domestic energy costs including “better targeted support for those most in need” https://www.energy-uk.org.uk/news/five-on-a-mission-for-clean-energy/
- And the Energy savings Trust has produced this guide to what it believes will form the foundation of Great British Energy https://energysavingtrust.org.uk/great-british-energy/
- The Guardian outlines what it sees are the top energy issues for the new government’s inbox https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/09/11-green-challenges-labour-must-solve
- The campaign group, End Fuel Poverty, has called on the government to tackle fuel poverty as a primary concern https://www.endfuelpoverty.org.uk/reaction-as-labour-win-general-election/ and this call to action from Fuel Bank Foundation https://www.fuelbankfoundation.org/news/general-election-2024/
- MSE urging those with SP smart meter to check rates https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2024/07/scottish-power-smart-meter-monitor-price/
- More heat pump myth-busting https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/jul/09/will-my-heat-pump-be-a-noise-nuisance-to-my-neighbours
You can watch the latest “What’s next for retrofit under the new government” here: The Retrofit Professionals’ Forum | 5th July 2024 (youtube.com)
And some useful info from RISE Home | Retrofit Information, Support and Expertise (riseretrofit.org.uk)
Additional resources are also available on the RISE website