Electrify Britain

🚨 The Govt announces new loans for electric tech incl. heat pumps, solar & batteries 🚨 This is really positive. With upfront cost the biggest barrier to households going electric, govt-backed, no- and low-interest loans will be really helpful for people who can borrow [1] www.gov.uk/government/n...

The loan scheme is designed to sit on top of the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant of up to £9,000. This combination is what makes a heat pump affordable for a typical homeowner, so any cut to the BUS grant tomorrow would undermine the loan scheme [2]

Alongside > 100 businesses, charities, trade groups & installers - including @age-uk.bsky.social, @natfednews.bsky.social, @vaillantuk.bsky.social & @wwf.org.uk - we've written to ministers urging them to protect the Warm Homes Plan in full. Read more in the I paper: inews.co.uk/news/politic...

⚡ We were quoted in a recent Guardian column by @nilspratley.bsky.social on the Jackdaw decision and the future of UK energy policy. But beyond this decision, a bigger question remains: how do we reduce our dependence on oil and gas? www.theguardian.com/business/nil...

The answer? Electrify now. ⚡ We need a clear, joined-up electrification strategy that accelerates heat pump adoption, supports the shift to electric vehicles and makes better use of the clean electricity we're already generating. That means backing the Warm Homes Plan.

⚡ We were quoted in a recent Guardian column by @nilspratley.bsky.social on the Jackdaw decision and the future of UK energy policy. But beyond this decision, a bigger question remains: how do we reduce our dependence on oil and gas? www.theguardian.com/business/nil...

A 116-year-old swimming pool is proving that clean energy can make a real difference. Since installing solar panels, Yearsley Swimming Pool has cut its grid electricity use by 53% and expects to save £25,000 a year on energy bills.

What can a 1,000-year-old cathedral teach us about the future of energy? At @yorkminster.bsky.social, solar panels are helping to reduce the building’s electricity costs by around one-third, allowing it to reinvest in the Minster’s other projects.

As Nicola Newby spoke to our CEO Camilla born about the installation at the Minster, they discussed how data from the system is now helping identify opportunities to expand its impact even further.

Gillian installed solar at Rose Dene B&B in Scarborough 12 years ago. ☀️ Today, those panels are still working hard - helping power the B&B and charge her electric car.

Gillian’s electric car can be charged during the day using the solar energy generated on the roof and guests can use the charger too. 🚗⚡ As bills rise, her 12 year old investment seems pretty smart today!.

⚡️ Heat pumps aren’t complicated. They’re about getting the design right - then letting the system quietly keep your home comfortable. At this home in Stowerby Bridge, we met Nick from Duo Heating & Renewables, an engineer since 17.

Nick has been installing heat pumps for five years, after retraining with @heat-geek.bsky.social. Today, around 95% of Duo’s work is heat pumps. Get the design right, and comfort can become something you barely have to think about.⚡️

⚡️ Heat pumps aren’t complicated. They’re about getting the design right - then letting the system quietly keep your home comfortable. At this home in Stowerby Bridge, we met Nick from Duo Heating & Renewables, an engineer since 17.

⚡ The UK has one of the widest spark gaps in Europe, making it harder for households and businesses to switch to electric technologies. High electricity costs are holding Britain back.

Moving levies off electricity bills is one way to close that gap, accelerate electrification and strengthen our energy security by reducing our dependence on oil and gas.

Delicious food, more precise cooking, and less clean-up time. Who wouldn’t want an electrified professional kitchen? We visited Singapulah Restaurant in London to see their electrified kitchen in action, and to hear about the difference it can make for the people working in it

creating a calmer and safer working environment. It's a great example of why the conversation around electrification needs to be about more than technology. It's about how these changes work in real businesses, for real people, every day.

Delicious food, more precise cooking, and less clean-up time. Who wouldn’t want an electrified professional kitchen? We visited Singapulah Restaurant in London to see their electrified kitchen in action, and to hear about the difference it can make for the people working in it

every day. One of the biggest benefits is simplicity. An electric kitchen is easier to clean, meaning less time spent on cleaning and more time for chefs and staff to focus on what they do best: creating great food.

Elite chefs are turning down the heat by moving from gas to electricity 😀 ⚡ . www.theguardian.com/environment/... Commercial kitchens have been known to involve leaping flames and intense heat, but recent heatwaves have raised working conditions to unsafe levels

annually on energy costs ⚡ Better surroundings: Cuts cleaning times from 24 minutes to seconds and reduces noise by doing away with turbo gas burners Businesses have high expectations, but policy needs to keep up. The government can help drive this transition by lowering the cost of electricity

Elite chefs are turning down the heat by moving from gas to electricity 😀 ⚡ . www.theguardian.com/environment/... Commercial kitchens have been known to involve leaping flames and intense heat, but recent heatwaves have raised working conditions to unsafe levels

- leading some UK establishments to reduce hours or close completely. Facing rising bills and more intense heat, top chefs are taking the initiative. On Friday, Fiona Harvey of The Guardian spoke to restaurateurs including Chantelle Nicholson, Jeremy Pang and Ellen Chew who are spearheading

Local pubs are vital community hubs and major local employers, and a vital cultural heartbeat of our high streets. If we want to protect these institutions and safeguard jobs, we cannot treat commercial energy pressures as an afterthought. www.thesun.co.uk/money/401842...

To give our pubs more security, and help guarantee their place in our towns and villages long into the future, we need: ⚡️ A proper electrification strategy ⚡️ Cheaper electricity  ⚡️ A faster rollout of the heating and cooking systems that run on it

☀️🔌 Plug in. Switch on. Save money. Big news for UK households: plug-in solar panels are now available to buy in shops across the UK! ⚡ More affordable than rooftop solar 🛠️ Easy to install – no engineer required 🔌 Just plug in and start generating electricity

For people living in flats with balconies, plug-in solar could offer a new way to generate their own electricity where rooftop solar isn't an option. And with energy bills rising again, every bit of savings could help.

Reacting to today's price cap rise announcement, our Director of Policy and Advocacy, Ben Westerman, reports: “Today’s cap, driven by further rises in the gas price, shows once again that the government needs to free households from dependence on oil and gas.

In the shortest term, it should use the Budget to shift more policy costs off electricity, saving households money and encouraging people to invest in air con and heat pumps.

If Britain is serious about building a future beyond oil and gas, we can't stop at generating clean electricity. We need to help people use it. Watering down the ZEV mandate may buy time today, but it risks slowing the transition. ⚡️

EVs are better to drive, cheaper to run, better for air quality and a huge opportunity for British industry. Instead of easing targets, let's make switching easier: more affordable EVs, better charging, bigger incentives and more confidence. 🚗