The Energy Bill has cleared the House of Lords and is awaiting the final stage of its passage through parliament – Royal Assent. The Bill is expected to come into law soon. During the debate in the Lords on Tuesday … Continued
The Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) announced on Friday 30 September that the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) subsidy scheme will be delayed for at least two months. This announcement came just hours before the scheme was due to … Continued
When launched in autumn 2012, the Green Deal will enable households and businesses to improve the energy efficiency of their properties, without incurring up-front costs. While still in the process of drawing up detailed guidance for the scheme, the … Continued
An issue that arose during our July CSPS events, and has since been raised again, is whether the necessary selectivity of houses chosen for solar/ PV panel installation in council schemes could breach equality legislation. This is potentially a … Continued
The UK government is now committed to reductions of greenhouse gas emissions of 80% by 2050; with 5-year carbon budgets laying out a staged timetable of legally binding national reductions towards this deadline. The first three 5-year budgets have … Continued
In June this year the European Commission published the draft ‘Energy Efficiency Directive’, which is now open for consultation until the end of September. The draft legislation lays out the framework to achieve the EU’s target of 20 per … Continued
Let me start by saying that I do want local authorities to reduce their carbon footprint and lead their communities as they tackle climate change. My comments on this proposal are quite negative but I have endeavoured to point … Continued
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has stated that they intend to simplify the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) scheme for the start of Phase 2, and will be holding a consultation in the autumn on what changes … Continued
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has today published a discussion paper on Academies’ participation in the CRC. You can find the report here. The paper addresses how academies might be dealt with under the CRC scheme … Continued
With the current government feed-in tariffs (FITs) for solar PV making investment in the technology financially attractive, councils across the UK are being offered a range of deals for private solar financing schemes. At our CSPS events this July, … Continued