http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog Central Heating, Insulation and Boiler Information Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:07:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/take-advantage-of-the-warm-front-scheme-as-winter-approaches.html http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/take-advantage-of-the-warm-front-scheme-as-winter-approaches.html#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:29:36 +0000 Katie Anderson http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/?p=4059 With the winter months fast approaching, energy consumers already struggling to meet the demands of rising gas and electricity costs are facing more worry when it comes to ensuring they stay warm and healthy this winter. But for the most vulnerable members of society – the elderly and low income households – there is help [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/take-advantage-of-the-warm-front-scheme-as-winter-approaches.html/feed 0 http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/rhpp-scheme-severely-underused.html http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/rhpp-scheme-severely-underused.html#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 10:03:58 +0000 Katie Anderson http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/?p=3941 Come March, the Renewable Heat Premium Payment (RHPP) scheme will be underspent by a whopping £4.5 million, according to the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC). As if those figures don’t make for gloomy enough reading, statistics released recently by DECC make it appear unlikely that anything remaining in the budget will be rolled [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/rhpp-scheme-severely-underused.html/feed 2 http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/extra-1m-for-social-housing-renewable-heat-fund.html http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/extra-1m-for-social-housing-renewable-heat-fund.html#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:34:44 +0000 Katie Anderson http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/?p=3880 Under the Renewable Heat Premium Payment (RHPP) scheme, funding for social landlords to install renewable heating technologies has been increased to £4 million. The announcement was made at yesterday’s Solar Power UK 2011 conference in Birmingham, with Greg Barker, the Minister for Energy and Climate Change confirming that funding set aside for social housing has [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/extra-1m-for-social-housing-renewable-heat-fund.html/feed 0 http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/worcester-bosch-expresses-concern-over-rhpp.html http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/worcester-bosch-expresses-concern-over-rhpp.html#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 10:42:46 +0000 Katie Anderson http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/?p=3285 Heating industry insiders are concerned that the Renewable Heat Premium Payment could be in danger of running out of funds, as well as creating a stop-start renewables installation programme. Despite receiving a warm welcome from the majority of the heating industry, that’s the concern expressed by Worcester, Bosch Group, who fear that the scheme is [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/worcester-bosch-expresses-concern-over-rhpp.html/feed 1 http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/rhi-premium-payment-receives-a-mixed-reaction.html http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/rhi-premium-payment-receives-a-mixed-reaction.html#comments Tue, 26 Jul 2011 09:42:19 +0000 Katie Anderson http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/?p=3148 The first phase of the Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme – the Premium Payment – has been launched to a mixed reaction from leading industry figures. The forerunner of the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) was unveiled last week by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), and means installations of renewable heating technologies such as [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/rhi-premium-payment-receives-a-mixed-reaction.html/feed 0 http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/chris-huhne-announces-reopening-of-warm-front-scheme.html http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/chris-huhne-announces-reopening-of-warm-front-scheme.html#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2011 15:17:01 +0000 David Holmes http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/?p=2285 On Thursday last week, the Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne announced the reopening of the Warm Front scheme, which aims to provide financial support for eligible households that struggle to cope with the cost of central heating and insulation. The Warm Front scheme was suspended late last year after the Government declared there [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/chris-huhne-announces-reopening-of-warm-front-scheme.html/feed 1 http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/uk-government-to-cut-solar-panel-subsidies.html http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/uk-government-to-cut-solar-panel-subsidies.html#comments Wed, 23 Mar 2011 09:26:38 +0000 Laura Elahi http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/?p=2236 The UK’s Coalition Government – the same administration that promised to be the ‘greenest ever’ last year – has announced plans to introduce a 70 per cent cut to the Feed-In Tariff scheme (FIT) for large solar energy enterprises. Due to come into effect on August 1, 2011, the move would reduce payments made to [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/uk-government-to-cut-solar-panel-subsidies.html/feed 0 http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/renewable-heat-incentive-delayed-until-october-2012.html http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/renewable-heat-incentive-delayed-until-october-2012.html#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2011 10:54:44 +0000 Laura Elahi http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/?p=2098 The UK’s Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) will not be launched until October 2012, it has been revealed. Further details of the scheme have today been published, confirming that technologies such as solar thermal and ground source heat pumps are qualified by the scheme. The launch of the scheme was originally pitched for April, and then [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/renewable-heat-incentive-delayed-until-october-2012.html/feed 0 http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/a-new-domestic-solar-scheme-has-been-launched-which-could-outshine-the-feed-in-tariff.html http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/a-new-domestic-solar-scheme-has-been-launched-which-could-outshine-the-feed-in-tariff.html#comments Mon, 31 Jan 2011 09:25:46 +0000 Laura Elahi http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/?p=1716 SunShare is the latest new solar investment scheme for UK households. Like the Government’s Feed-In Tariff (FIT), this scheme will help homeowners to combat rising energy costs. However, the unique selling point of this scheme is that it works in conjunction with the Feed-In Tariff to provide further benefits. SunShare was officially launched on January [...] Related posts:

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]]> http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/a-new-domestic-solar-scheme-has-been-launched-which-could-outshine-the-feed-in-tariff.html/feed 1 http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/npower-customers-could-be-eligible-for-the-newly-launched-warm-home-grant.html http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/npower-customers-could-be-eligible-for-the-newly-launched-warm-home-grant.html#comments Mon, 24 Jan 2011 09:46:57 +0000 Laura Elahi http://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/blog/?p=1577 Npower’s new Warm Home Grant could see some customers receiving £350 towards the cost of replacing old boilers. The announcement will be welcoming news to many in light of the Government’s decision to put Warm Front funding on hold until April 2011. As a leading energy supplier in the UK, npower is offering eligible customers [...] Related posts:

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