Industry leaders attack lack of retrofit focus in ‘supply-side’ energy strategy

By Daniel Gayne2022-04-07T16:13:00

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Proposals to improve low-carbon supply do nothing to tackle rising enery costs or inefficiency in current stock, critics say

Industry leaders have greeted the government’s much-anticipated – and much delayed – energy security strategy with a mixed reaction. Senior figures from across the sector praised the ambitious commitments to expand low-carbon energy supply but many questioned the omission of funding or targets for improving energy efficiency across the UK.

The strategy published by the government this morning, contained the ambition to approve one new nuclear reactor every year until 2030 as well as significantly increase energy production from wind, solar and hydrogen. But it was conspicuously silent on the issue of improving energy efficiency, with the Treasury reportedly refusing to agree to additional spending to insulate homes.

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