The electrify heat coalition has made a statement welcoming the the Clean Heat Market Mechanism, which puts electrification at the centre of the Governments ambition to decarbonise heat.

The coalition encourages the government to take the following steps to further secure a smooth and rapid transition to clean heat.

• Implement a high-ambition Future Homes Standard, ending gas grid connections to new developments to make energy efficient, electrified, net-zero homes the norm.

• Reduce the cost of electricity through the planned Fairness and Affordability Review by moving green levies off electricity bills.

• Reform Energy Performance Certificates (EPC) to de-risk homeowners’ investments in insulation, heat pumps, solar panels and other efficient technologies, which are currently unduly penalised by the outdated underlying EPC assessment system.

The full statement can be read HERE