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  • Domestic RHI roadshows

    To help businesses, installers and consumers to find out more about the domestic RHI scheme, DECC will be attending a series of property and renewable energy roadshows this spring.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • More than half a million british homes are warmer, greener and cheaper to heat

    517,000 households have been helped to improve their homes to make them more energy efficient through the Green Deal or Energy Company Obligation (ECO) since the schemes started last year.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Green social change: building an Energy Saving Society

    Edward Davey speech to the London School of Economics.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • QR codes on energy bills put consumers in control

    QR (Quick Response) codes to be introduced on consumer energy bills to help bill-payers get an instant cross-market comparison

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Edward Davey speech to Ecobuild conference: Making Britain’s homes warmer, greener, and cheaper to heat

    Secretary of State Edward Davey's speech to the Ecobuild 2014 conference, the world’s biggest event for sustainable design, construction and the built environment.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Green Deal Communities

    £20 million of capital funding is available for Green Deal street/area based proposals.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • More cash-back for people carrying out Green Deal home improvements

    Changes to the government’s Green Deal cash-back scheme have been announced.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Energy companies to offer direct debit refunds to British households

    Energy customers who are in credit will get automatic refund direct debits

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Renewable Heat Training voucher scheme extended due to high demand

    RHI training voucher scheme gets £150,000 boost

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • £2m awarded for local authority low carbon heat networks

    More homes and businesses could soon be heated by a range of low carbon technologies, including energy from waste or heat taken from landfill.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Big Energy Saving Week 2014

    Big Energy Saving Week runs from 27 - 31 January 2014 and raises awareness of energy and efficiency issues.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Publication of the community energy strategy

    Written Ministerial Statement by Edward Davey on the publication of the Community Energy Strategy.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Power to the people – government boost to community energy

    Local communities will be able to take control of their energy bills and help transform the energy system thanks to proposals unveiled today in Britain’s first Community Energy Strategy.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Towards Green Deal 2.0

    Speech by Climate Change Minister, Greg Barker, at the UK Green Building Council's ‘Towards Green Deal 2.0’ event

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Npower energy bills analysis

    Department of Energy and Climate Change rebuttal statement following energy company Npower's energy bills analysis.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New Director General for Consumers and Households appointed

    Clive Maxwell, Chief Executive of the Office of Fair Trading, has been appointed Director General of DECC’s Consumers and Households Group

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Customer communications at heart of review into dealing with widespread power cuts

    Review into storm-related energy supply disruption to focus on customer communications, resources and compensation

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Contingencies Fund: Advance for urgent funding for the UK Coal Cohort Concessionary Fuel Costs in 2013/14

    Written Ministerial Statement by Michael Fallon on a contingencies fund cash advance in 2013/14.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Second annual progress report on the roll-out of smart meters

    Written Ministerial Statement by Edward Davey on progress of smart meter roll-out

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Households continuing to make their homes more energy efficient

    Latest Green Deal Assessment research shows over eighty per cent of people will take action

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government