Almost 60% of companies who will be liable to take part in the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) have not started work on the required assessment, according to a new survey.
The government’s plans to implement a near-universal rollout of smart meters to properties risks becoming a “costly failure”, according to the latest report from the energy and climate change committee.
Conservative plans to exempt 100,000 starter homes from the zero carbon standard have been lambasted by the UK Green Building Council, which has labelled the move “incredibly short-sighted”.
“Inefficient and unambitious” government energy efficiency programmes have resulted in an 80% decrease in support available to Brits looking to improve cold properties, according to the Energy Bill Revolution.
Electricity demand during the winter peak will be cut by 1,855,548kWh, following the completion of the UK’s first electricity demand reduction (EDR) pilot auction.
A new scheme to provide grid-balancing services directly from the batteries of electric vehicles (EVs) will be trialled by car maker BMW, in partnership with California utility company Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E).