Delinking Gas and Electricity

I know that a lot of families and businesses in Truro & Falmouth are feeling the impact of global energy pressures as a result of the conflict in the Middle East.

I was pleased that this Labour government announced a series of steps to help end our dependence on international fossil fuel markets and move towards cheap, clean power that’s in our control, whilst bringing our energy bills down for good. And it’s what we need to do for the planet. Win-win. 

Steps being taken:

• Taking steps to delink gas and electricity prices, including by introducing new fixed price contracts for electricity generators, ensuring their prices will not surge in the event of future gas price spikes

• Increasing the Boiler Upgrade Scheme Grant available to households on heating oil and LPG, taking the total grant to £9,000

• Expanding the Social Housing Fund with an additional £100m of funding to upgrade tens of thousands of social homes this year 

• Making it easier to own EVs and solar panels by removing the need for planning permission for EV home charging and rooftop solar

• Expanding GB Energy’s solar for schools programme to an extra 100 schools so they can fit solar panels this summer

• Speeding up grid connections

• Mandating community benefits so that communities that host new wind and solar will directly benefit from the projects through community funding