Energy price cap: Insulate homes against soaring fuel bills, urges Friends of the Earth

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Commenting ahead of tomorrow’s (26 August) energy price cap announcement by Ofgem, Friends of the Earth’s head of policy Mike Childs, said:

“With millions of people already struggling with rocketing energy bills, the government should stop dithering and start insulating.

“There are almost five million households in England and Wales without even basic measures such as loft or cavity wall insulation, which means their homes rapidly lose heat and cost more to keep warm.

“A nationwide, street-by-street home insulation programme, focussing on those most in need, would slash energy use, reduce climate-changing pollution and could cut energy bills by £1,000 or more each year.

“The next prime minister must put the long-term future of the country first, end their fossil fuel fixation, and build a future based on energy efficiency and developing our cheap, almost limitless, homegrown renewable resources.”

Earlier this week, Friends of the Earth published new research revealing nearly 9,000 communities who will be most affected by spiralling energy costs. The ‘energy crisis hotspots’ release is here.