Heat network households left exposed as bill support scheme ends

The Heat Trust has called for support for 500,000 households living on communal and district heating networks. The consumer champion for heat networks has written to energy minister Lord Callanan calling for an urgent extension of the Energy Bill Discount Scheme (EBDS). The scheme came to an end on 31 March, which the Heat Trust claims leaves “families exposed to unrestricted prices dictated by the wholesale gas market”.

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