‘Every Scottish home to be energy efficient by 2020’

All households in Scotland are to have loft and cavity wall insulation and every home gas central heating will have an efficient boiler with appropriate controls by 2020. That’s the aim set out by the Scottish Government in its new ‘Sustainable Housing Strategy’ in a bid to tackle fuel poverty and reduce the nation’s carbon […]

Lower energy bills for 540,000 Scottish homes

More than one in five households in Scotland have received help to cut their gas and electricity bills in the last four years. According to new figures published today, more than 540,000 homes received over 629,000 free or subsidised installed cavity wall or loft insulation through the Carbon Emission Reduction Target (CERT) initiative between April […]

Slash your energy bill this New Year

The Scottish Government is urging householders to save hundreds of pounds this New Year by installing basic energy efficiency measures. Householders can cut energy bills by up to £175 a year by getting loft insulation and replacing single-glazed windows with double glazed ones could save around £165 a year. Getting a new energy efficient boiler […]