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Written question asked by Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party) on Wednesday, 4 May 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 9 May 2016. It was answered by Andrea Leadsom (Conservative) on Tuesday, 10 May 2016 on behalf of the Department of Energy and Climate Change.

Heating: Solar Power

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what assessment her Department has made of the potential of solar thermal hot water heating to tackle fuel poverty.

Answer

Any measure which reduces the energy costs faced by a fuel poor home will have a beneficial impact on tackling fuel poverty. However, in order to tackle fuel poverty most cost effectively, it is right to focus on measures that can yield the greatest reductions in energy needs at least cost.

For example, low cost insulation is typically more cost effective in improving the energy efficiency of fuel poor homes than other measures, including solar thermal.

That is why Government is committed to insulating 1m homes this Parliament, helping to tackle the root cause of fuel poverty through cost effective policy.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
36521
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Fuel poverty Heating Solar power
Link
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