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Heat pump rollout must not undermine insulation drive

The rollout of heat pumps across the UK must not undermine the importance of home insulation, a leading think tank boss has said. Speaking to Utility Week Lucy Yu, chief executive at the Octopus Energy-backed thinktank the Centre for Net Zero, agreed that work should be done to remove barriers preventing people taking up heat pumps but urged caution around dismissing insulation measures. It comes after the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero announced it is considering changing the eligibility criteria for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme by removing rules around loft or cavity wall insulation.

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Smart meter installations lag in Q2

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Innovative electricity networks – The net zero enabler

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Yorkshire to store wastewater in new wetland

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Octopus buys Shell Energy

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ESO unveils details of next Demand Flexibility Service

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Armitt: Water sector has a lot of catching up to do

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Utility Week Awards 2023 deadline approaches

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Eon launches bereavement tool

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Tideway boss pockets £1.7m bonus

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Helm: Breaking up Thames would be a good start

Economist Dieter Helm has proposed dividing beleaguered Thames into two public limited companies with simplified ownership to improve management and prevent financial engineering. The sector's long-term critic also took Ofwat to task for not taking steps to strip poorly-performing companies of their licences and proposed reverting to the single-company structures of the original privatised companies.

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