It is “clear” the UK needs a future homes standard to help those struggling with the cost of living, Ed Miliband has said, as he visited a “zero-bills” new-build in Staffordshire.
Octopus Energy is partnering with housing developers to try to make their zero-bills tariff the standard for new homes. The shadow energy secretary was visiting Bellway Homes’ housing development, Victoria Gate, in Stafford on Wednesday. “I think most people who’ve been offered the chance to buy a zero-bills home would say, ‘where’s the catch?’.“Well, as far as I can tell, there isn’t a catch and that’s because the combination of battery technology, heat pump technology and solar panels in a new-build home, can get you to a zero-bills home.
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