Guidance and regulation

Guidance for landlords of domestic private rented property on how to comply with the 2018 ‘Minimum Level of Energy Efficiency’ standard (EPC band E).

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and 1 others
• Updated: 13 April 2023

How to read your gas meter and convert this reading to kilowatt hours.

• From: Office for Product Safety and Standards
• Updated: 10 June 2014

Smart meters put consumers in control of their energy use, allowing them to adopt energy efficiency measures that can help save money on their energy bills and offset price increases.

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and 1 others
• Updated: 14 October 2021

Sign in to your Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) installer account to apply for vouchers and track the progress of your applications.

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and 2 others
• Updated: 28 November 2022

Find a qualified installer to replace your boiler with a heat pump.

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and 1 others
• Updated: 5 July 2022

Funding to improve the energy performance of social homes in England.

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
• Updated: 14 February 2024

Funding to improve the energy performance of social homes in England.

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and 1 others
• Updated: 2 October 2023

What you can expect if you request a meter test.

• From: Office for Product Safety and Standards
• Updated: 2 July 2018

This notice confirms changes to the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) in October 2023.

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
• Updated: 21 September 2023

Technical documents providing detail on the Home Energy Model methodology.

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
• Updated: 13 December 2023

What to do if you think your gas bills are high or gas meter is faulty.

• From: Office for Product Safety and Standards
• Updated: 2 July 2018

What to do if you think your electricity bills are high or electricity meter is faulty.

• From: Office for Product Safety and Standards
• Updated: 2 July 2018

Guidance on how to apply the requirements of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive to domestic dwellings.

• From: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and 1 others
• Updated: 11 December 2017

Guidance for local authorities on engaging with energy suppliers to identify households that would benefit from energy efficiency improvements.

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and 1 others
• Updated: 28 February 2019

Technical documents providing detail on the Home Energy Model: Future Homes Standard Assessment methodology.

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
• Updated: 13 December 2023

What you can expect if you request a meter test.

• From: Office for Product Safety and Standards
• Updated: 2 July 2018

Statement setting out the eligibility criteria for the Warm Home Discount scheme in England and Wales for 2023 to 2024 and future scheme years.

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
• Updated: 12 September 2023

£778 million has been offered to 107 projects for Wave 2.1 of the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund. Match funding from Wave 2.1 applicants provides an additional £1.1 billion.

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
• Updated: 30 August 2023

Heat network zones are designated geographic areas where heat networks are expected to provide the lowest cost solution for decarbonising heat.

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
• Updated: 12 January 2024

Innovation funding for development of green finance products which can enable uptake of home energy efficiency, low carbon heating and micro-generation retrofit measures.

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and 1 others
• Updated: 19 May 2023