Fuel poverty
Views wanted on Borders draft plan to tackle fuel poverty and the energy efficiency of local homes
Partners, stakeholders and the wider public are being encourage to give their views as part of a Scottish Borders Council consultation on a draft Affordable Warmth and Home Energy Efficiency Strategy.
Published 3 May 2019
Energy customers entitled to automatic compensation for switching problems
Consumers will automatically receive compensation from today if they suffer energy switching errors or if suppliers are late in refunding credit when they leave.
Published 1 May 2019
Scotland’s first 100% renewable biomass heat and power district network opens
A £24 million heating district network which will help to tackle fuel poverty has opened in Glenrothes.
Published 26 April 2019
Report: New quango could help make Scotland's homes more energy efficient
A new report commissioned by the Scottish Government has suggested a new quango should set up to oversee its plans to fight fuel poverty and make buildings more energy efficient.
Published 24 April 2019
Clydebank Housing Association to host smart heat housing conference
West Dunbartonshire-based social landlord Clydebank Housing Association (CHA) is to host a ‘smart heat’ knowledge sharing conference in June.
Published 18 April 2019
Fuel poverty initiative extended to 2022 with £38m new funding
The Warmer Homes Scotland initiative has awarded a minimum of £38 million to managing agent Warmworks to continue to deliver the Scottish Government’s fuel poverty scheme over the next two years.
Published 17 April 2019
Dundee to extend energy efficiency measures
Dundee City Council’s programme of energy efficiency measures will be extended to 350 more council and private homes at a cost of £3 million.
Published 17 April 2019
Ofgem introduces new tougher entry tests for energy suppliers
Companies will have to pass new tougher tests before entering the energy market under new proposals announced by Ofgem.
Published 12 April 2019
North Glasgow community leads the way in climate change
More than 100 people gathered for a special event in the North Glasgow community to celebrate the work supporting the Growing and Sustaining North Glasgow’s Green Legacy project.
Published 8 April 2019
£4m investment to lower heating costs for DGHP tenants
Around 800 tenants of Dumfries and Galloway Housing Partnership (DGHP) will soon benefit from better energy efficiency and lower heating costs thanks to investment of around £4 million over the next year to insulate and render their homes.
Published 4 April 2019
Over £13m for social housing solar panel project
A project to help people in social housing get solar panels is to benefit from a share of £13.4 million of low carbon funding.
Published 2 April 2019
Coatbridge housing blocks poised for £18.5m improvement works
North Lanarkshire Council has confirmed the appointment of regeneration specialist ENGIE for an extensive refurbishment programme on four sixteen-storey housing blocks in Coatbridge, worth a collective £18.5 million.
Published 29 March 2019
Highland fuel poverty charity receives £56,000 from national funding pot
A Moray-based charity that aims to fight fuel poverty through its energy advice service and home visits is among seven UK charities to receive funding from the Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme.
Published 29 March 2019
Renewable electricity at record levels
Renewable electricity generation in Scotland reached record levels in 2018, the latest figures from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) show.
Published 29 March 2019
First of its kind energy advice contract goes live for housing sector
Nine Scottish SMEs have been awarded a place on Scotland Excel’s new Energy Advice Framework for services that will help citizens across the country who live in fuel poverty.
Published 28 March 2019
