https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgj7me00p0o
“Households will be eligible for thousands of pounds' worth of solar panels and
other green tech to lower their energy bills, the government has announced.
The long-awaited
Warm Homes Plan promises to provide £15bn to households
across the UK over the next five years, as well as introducing new rights for
renters.
The government has said it wants to create a "rooftop revolution", tripling the
number of homes with solar, and lifting one million people out of fuel poverty.
The plan has been strongly welcomed by the energy and finance industry, but the
Conservative Party said the scheme will "saddle households with high ongoing
running costs".
First touted back in 2024, the
Warm Homes Plan promised to tackle the
"national emergency" of rising energy bills, but it has taken two years for the
final detail to be published.
The government announced that the plan, published on Wednesday, will focus on
funding solar panels, heat pumps and batteries for households across the UK via
low-interest loans and grants.
For able-to-pay households even with the grants there are likely to be
additional costs of installing the technologies. For a heat pump after the
subsidy households pay on average £5,000.
But for an average three bedroom semi-detached home, installing these three
technologies, could save £500 annually on energy bills, it estimates.
Although social charity Nesta, and green energy charity, MCS Foundation, have
estimated it could be more than £1000.
"A warm home shouldn't be a privilege, it should be a basic guarantee for every
family in Britain," said Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.
Ed Miliband said the "cost of living crisis is the biggest issue the country
faces" and that "upgrading homes is a crucial part of getting bills down".
Speaking to
BBC Breakfast on Wednesday, the Energy Secretary said the move
was aimed at "expanding the choices that people have, so something like a heat
pump or a solar panel isn't just in the reach of the wealthiest".”
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