LGA report calls for solar panels on all new homes to cut bills and carbon
Posted 01.05.25
Local Government Association (LGA): Further reading
All new homes should be required to have solar panels installed to meet green targets, according to a new report from the LGA.
Currently, 60% of new homes built do not have rooftop solar panels. While this means more new homes have solar installed than in previous years, the report says making this a requirement would increase that number and have a positive impact.
The recommendation is part of a suite of policy and funding interventions set out in the LGA's new report - "Empowering local climate action: Advice to government".
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Proposals to give families greater choice when upgrading their home heating and for training places for green jobs
Posted 01.05.25
GOV.UK: Further reading
Homeowners are set to have more choice over ways to access heating systems and bring down costs under proposals being considered as part of the Warm Homes Plan.
With more households wanting to make the upgrade to cleaner, homegrown energy, the government has launched a new consultation on expanding the Boiler Upgrade Scheme to give families even greater choice to pick what works best for them.
Changes to the scheme could see families potentially access air-to-air heat pumps and electric heating technologies such as heat batteries, which are currently not eligible for grants under the scheme, alongside new purchase and ownership models which could spread the cost of a heat pump over several years, or give households the opportunity to lease one for a monthly fee instead.
Consideration is also being given to bolstering the 'clean power army', training up to 18,000 more home retrofitters, to install heat pumps, insulation, solar panels and heat networks.
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