Earlier this month the UK Government announced several cuts to green energy subsidies in a bid to drive down costs for consumers. Amber Rudd, Energy and Climate Change Secretary, stated that ‘reducing energy bills for British families and businesses and meeting energy goals in the most cost-effective way’ are to be their priorities and that the measures set out will do just that.
The Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme is now well underway and most businesses will be aware of the 5th December compliance deadline. However, a recent survey conducted by Inenco has shown that more that half of businesses are yet to appoint a lead assessor and even more businesses have not yet started their site audits.
As we come to the end of the CHPQA submission process, many CHP operators will have received their CHPQA certificates validating their performance for the calendar year 2014.
With the General Election on 7th May 2015 fast approaching the pressure’s on for each party to get across its policies. So naturally we, at 2EA®, have summarised what the parties views are on UK energy and climate policy and how this could affect you as a business.