Stand up for the future of your home heating – respond by 10th February

The government is currently consulting on how homes like yours will be heated in the future, and this is your chance to make sure your voice is heard. The government’s view is that low temperature heat pumps will be the primary low carbon technology for decarbonising most homes, but it recognises they may not be suitable for everyone. This is particularly true for homes off the gas grid that rely on oil heating. The consultation seeks views on a range of alternative options. The problem with the majority of these is that it involves replacing your existing heating system, and in most cases, this is extremely costly. The data in the consultation also suggests these alternative options are no cheaper to use than existing oil heating systems.

However, the consultation also says that liquid biofuels may play a role. The big advantage of this approach is that homeowners using oil already do not need to change their heating system – the renewable liquid fuel can be used in any existing or new oil heating system. The industry is ready to begin introducing this option but needs the support of government to make this happen.

It’s crucial that households have access to a range of viable choices, including renewable liquid heating fuels. Sharing your views through the consultation is the most important way to ensure this happens and, to make it easy, the Future Ready Fuel campaign has created an automated platform to enable you to submit a pre-prepared response – it only takes a minute.

To respond, simply visit the Future Ready Fuel website (futurereadyfuel.info/consultation/), add your details and press send – it’s that easy!

If you would like to edit the response first, you can download a copy here: https://futurereadyfuel.info/consultation-letter-hh, amend as needed and email it to alternativecleanheatsolutions@energysecurity.gov.uk

Full details of the consultation can be found on the .gov website: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/exploring-the-role-of-alternative-clean-heating-solutions

Please don’t miss this opportunity – the consultation closes on 10th February.