New homes to get solar panels
Almost all new homes in England are to be fitted with solar panels during construction within two years, under plans being drawn up by the Government.
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Grid connections ‘delaying’ solar and wind farms
Around 1,300 clean-energy projects with planning permission are waiting to be built because of delays connecting them to the National Grid, the LGA has warned.
‘Take local approach to energy efficiency’ – LGA
Councils are calling for a new local approach after a flagship energy efficiency scheme supported just 60,000 homes in Britain in 2022 – down from almost half a million in 2013.
Leaky homes ‘could cost taxpayers billions’
New LGA analysis suggests poorly insulated homes will leak £12.7 billion of energy over the next two years.
New cap on household energy bills
The Government is to cap average energy household bills at around £2,500 a year for the next two years, to protect people from soaring prices.