Written question asked by Bill Wiggin (Conservative) on Monday, 22 April 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 24 April 2024. It was answered by Amanda Solloway (Conservative) on Tuesday, 30 April 2024 on behalf of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.

Boiler Upgrade Scheme: Rural Areas

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking to reform the Boiler Upgrade Scheme to support off-gas properties.

Answer: The Government published its response to the consultation on amendments to the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) in March. We will be making a series of changes including: removing insulation requirements; increasing the capacity limit for shared ground loops from 45kW to 300kW; expanding the definition of biomass boilers to include those with a cooking function and introducing flexibility to allow for the potential future differentiation of grant levels for off grid properties.

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