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BUS INSTALLER FORUM AHEAD OF CHANGES

AMENDED regulations for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) come into force on April 28th and Ofgem is hosting a BUS Installer Forum focusing on the changes on April 14th.

ENERGY SECRETARY IN ENERGY SECURITY ‘BOOST’

The Energy Secretary, Ed Milliband, has outlined a package of measures that he says will go ‘further and faster’ in pursuit of national energy security as a response to events in the Middle East.

PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCES £53MILLION HEATING OIL SUPPORT PACKAGE

Households who have been hit by a sharp increase in the price of heating oil will get help from a £53m support package, the prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer, has said.

OFGEM CEO MOVES TO DESNZ

OFGEM Chief Executive Officer Jonathan Brearley is to step down from his role at the end of March to take up the position of Permanent Secretary at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)

FUEL POVERTY COMMITTEE RESEARCH PROJECT LAUNCHED

The Committee on Fuel Poverty has announced the launch of its latest research project, in collaboration with Carbon Trust.

CONSULTATION ON TECHNICAL STANDARDS FOR HEAT NETWORKS

DESNZ has opened a consultation on the Technical Standards for Heat Networks.

TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR THE WARM HOMES PLAN WORKFORCE TASKFORCE

The Government has published terms of reference for its Warm Homes Plan Workforce Taskforce, a partnership between itself, trade unions, local government, business and civil society that provides strategic leadership to support delivery of the plan.

Warm Homes Plan Published: What It Sets Out to Do

The Government has now published its long-awaited Warm Homes Plan, setting out a major programme of investment and reform aimed at tackling high energy bills, improving home comfort and addressing fuel poverty across all housing tenures.

NEW HEAT NETWORKS CONSUMER PROTECTION RULES

New consumer protection rules will be formally launched on January 27th to allow Ofgem to begin regulating heat networks in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).

Government to miss clean energy targets without skills shake-up

The Government will only meet its clean energy 2030 or 2050 decarbonised building targets if there is significant new intervention in the UK workforce.

ECO AND GBIS TO END: SUPPORT SOUGHT FOR EXTENSION OF DELIVERY PERIOD

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced the abandonment of ECO and GBIS in the Budget, saying the costs of the schemes are not sustainable.

NO HEAT IN BUILDINGS BILL FOR SCOTLAND…YET

The Scottish Government will not introduce a Heat in Buildings Bill in the current session of the Scottish Parliament, following delays to the UK Government’s Warm Homes Plan and lack of clarity on cost of energy bills.

Government ‘s Make Things Right Campaign Toolkit

The government has published a ‘toolkit’ for its ‘Make things right’ campaign to ensure those living in social housing who have issues with their home know their rights, know how to complain, and feel empowered in the knowledge that their voice will be heard

Social Landlords Guidance as Awab’s Law Comes into Force

Awaab’s Law is now in force for the social rented sector and social landlords will have to address all emergency hazards and all damp and mould hazards that present a significant risk of harm to tenants to fixed timeframes.

Committee cites ECO as part of reason Fuel Poverty gap has narrowed

The Committee on Fuel Poverty has published research to understand whether there was a hidden inequality in the ECO Installations programme, focusing on ethnicity in England.