While cutting ECO could disrupt delivery of home upgrades, the scheme has struggled and it’s good to see the cuts partially offset by more funding for the Warm Homes Plan, with budget docs hinting that it could include more action to reduce electricity prices 2/2

Completely agree - plus we don’t all use gas. You could remove VAT from other heating sources too, but would much harder to ensure that would actually be passed through

⚡ First findings are in:

🚗 1 in 5 new cars sold is electric
🌞 1.8M homes have solar - on track for 9M by 2030
💬 Just 3% of EV owners would go back to petrol/diesel
🔥 Heat pumps? Still way off target - 59k installed vs 600k/yr goal

A better option is to reduce levies on electricity for everyone, so that all technologies are equally supported. This should come with targeted support for those who may struggle if some levies are moved onto gas bills, plus ambitious energy efficiency and green heat schemes (2/2)

Providing Warm Home Discount to millions more low income households will make a real difference - particularly for people with children who are struggling most - but we also need to increase the level of support for those with the highest energy needs www.citizensadvice.org.uk/policy/publi...

Every little change Ofgem makes, every failure to properly manage the price control framework 'only adds a few pounds to bills'. No-one is responsible for adding up all the 'few pounds' Ofgem's failures add on. This glib statement encapsulates all that is wrong with the regulator. Change is needed.