@ElectricHomeUK

Electric Home: The place for news, insights and advice about renewable sustainable living, powering your home and heating your home from the @EVPowered Team.

 United Kingdom
electrichome.uk
Joined November 2022
  • Tweets155
  • Following8
  • Followers35
39Media
Mega solar farms built on England’s best farmland, CPRE warns, as charity urges rooftop-first solar strategy bit.ly/3Ue4uEA

Mega solar farms built on England’s best farmland, CPRE warns, as charity urges rooftop-first solar...

Nearly two-thirds of England’s largest solar farms have been built on productive agricultural land, with a third of their area sited on the nation’s most valuable farmland, according to a damning new...

electrichome.uk
6
Turning the Tide: Wave and Tidal Energy’s Moment in the British Isles bit.ly/3BWAdon

Turning the Tide: Wave and Tidal Energy’s Moment in the British Isles

The harbour at Kirkwall in Orkney is busy with boats—some ferrying tourists out to view local wildlife, others supporting an altogether more futuristic enterprise.

electrichome.uk
9
The Great Retrofit: Transforming the UK’s Older Homes for a Green Future bit.ly/4064c5c

The Great Retrofit: Transforming the UK’s Older Homes for a Green Future

Rows of Victorian terraced houses in Leeds stand much as they have for well over a century. Their weathered brick façades, wrought-iron railings, and narrow sash windows exude a certain timeless...

electrichome.uk
5
Miliband planning shake-up to bypass local opposition in wind farm push bit.ly/49CJsqi

Miliband planning shake-up to bypass local opposition in wind farm push

Ed Miliband, the Energy Secretary, is poised to rewrite Britain’s planning rules to clear the path for a massive expansion of wind and solar energy, effectively reducing local powers to block or...

electrichome.uk
7
Households near wind and solar farms could get energy bill discounts under clean power plan bit.ly/4gxPtGO

Households near wind and solar farms could get energy bill discounts under clean power plan

Households living near new wind and solar projects may receive money off their energy bills under proposals being considered by the government to meet its 2030 clean energy target.

electrichome.uk
10
E.on and Yorkshire Water to harness sewage heat for 40,000 homes bit.ly/4eAjrsy

E.on and Yorkshire Water to harness sewage heat for 40,000 homes

E.on and Yorkshire Water plan to use sewage heat to provide low-carbon heating for 40,000 Sheffield homes, aiming to expand heat networks and reduce carbon emissions.

electrichome.uk
14
Good Energy considers takeover offer from Dubai’s Esyasoft while expanding solar capabilities bit.ly/3NImsfk
43
Cornwall’s largest solar canopy powers council HQ with clean energy bit.ly/4e5XWzp

Cornwall's largest solar canopy powers council HQ with clean energy

Cornwall Council’s new solar canopy at New County Hall will generate a third of the building’s electricity needs, reducing emissions by 50 tonnes and cutting energy costs.

electrichome.uk
28
Scotland unveils streamlined planning reforms for clean energy projects bit.ly/4f4UXIV

Scotland unveils streamlined planning reforms for clean energy projects

The UK and Scottish governments propose reforms to streamline the planning process for Scotland’s clean energy projects, enabling faster approvals and greater community engagement.

electrichome.uk
18
Yorkshire’s largest solar farm goes live, set to power 20,000 UK homes bit.ly/4fm6Xp3

Yorkshire’s largest solar farm goes live, set to power 20,000 UK homes

Atrato Onsite Energy’s £39.4m solar farm, Yorkshire’s largest, goes live to provide enough clean energy for 20,000 homes and support OVO’s zero-carbon goals by 2035.

electrichome.uk
11
Iberdrola and Masdar complete turbine installation at Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm bit.ly/3UekAyK

Iberdrola and Masdar complete turbine installation at Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm

Iberdrola and Masdar complete turbine installation at the 476 MW Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm, which will provide clean energy to 475,000 homes and reduce carbon emissions by 800,000 tonnes...

electrichome.uk
15
Mark Carney Lobbied Reeves for Heat Pump Subsidy Changes bit.ly/487iQx1

Mark Carney Lobbied Reeves for Heat Pump Subsidy Changes

Former Bank of England Governor Mark Carney allegedly lobbied Chancellor Rachel Reeves to relax heat pump subsidy rules.

electrichome.uk
1
41
Scottish Power owner Iberdrola commits £24bn to upgrade UK’s green energy infrastructure bit.ly/3BKPCrx

Scottish Power owner Iberdrola commits £24bn to upgrade UK’s green energy infrastructure

Iberdrola, owner of Scottish Power, pledges £24bn investment to upgrade the UK’s energy grid and build new wind farms as part of its commitment to boost Britain’s green energy future.

electrichome.uk
23
Electric car makers and heat pump firms ‘deserve net zero tax break’ bit.ly/4eR04Mk

Electric car makers and heat pump firms ‘deserve net zero tax break’

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has urged Chancellor Rachel Reeves to introduce significant tax cuts for electric car, heat pump, and biofuel manufacturers to accelerate the UK’s path to...

electrichome.uk
25
Free electricity on Sundays could become a reality under Miliband’s green energy plans, says EDF bit.ly/3XF3ElB

Free electricity on Sundays could become a reality under Miliband’s green energy plans, says EDF

EDF Renewables suggests free electricity on Sundays may be possible under Ed Miliband’s green energy push, as renewable capacity grows. Smart meters and surplus energy could drive down prices.

electrichome.uk
14
Scottish government pauses wood burning stove ban in rural U-turn bit.ly/3ZGfSxj

Scottish government pauses wood burning stove ban in rural U-turn

The Scottish government has temporarily paused its ban on wood burning stoves in newbuilds following a backlash from rural communities, with a final decision expected by December 2024.

electrichome.uk
11
New solar farm could power 363,000 homes annually as Norfolk consultation begins bit.ly/47BN7DQ

New solar farm could power 363,000 homes annually as Norfolk consultation begins

Residents invited to comment on plans for High Grove Solar Farm in Norfolk, which could power 363,000 homes annually with 720MW of clean energy. Consultation runs until 18 October.

electrichome.uk
14
Scottish Power selects Lowestoft as new offshore wind base, boosting local economy bit.ly/3XFAsLo

Scottish Power selects Lowestoft as new offshore wind base, boosting local economy

Scottish Power invests £8m to establish a new offshore wind base in Lowestoft, supporting the East Anglia Three wind farm and creating local jobs amid growing electricity demand.

electrichome.uk
19
South Yorkshire to become hub for UK’s first mini-nuclear reactor factory bit.ly/3zEL9FY

South Yorkshire to become hub for UK’s first mini-nuclear reactor factory

US energy giant Holtec has chosen South Yorkshire as the preferred site for the UK’s first mini-nuclear reactor factory, set to create up to 3,000 high-tech jobs and boost the region’s clean energy...

electrichome.uk
1
18
Interest rate cuts could spark renewed interest in green energy investment trusts bit.ly/4cMhkB8
29
Load more