How EPC ratings are penalising my all-electric flat

Michael Holder
clock • 14 min read
(L-R) The previous EPC rating vs the latest updated certificate | Credit: Michael Holder
Image:

(L-R) The previous EPC rating vs the latest updated certificate | Credit: Michael Holder

In the latest in our series, a visit from OVO's Energy Experts provides Michael Holder with some valuable energy saving tips - and an insight into the unhelpful vagaries of the Energy Performance Certificate regime

Until only a few months ago, I'd spent the best part of a decade living in various draughty Edwardian and Victorian terraces. Many will be familiar with the type: where heat from the gas boiler quickly...

To continue reading this article...

Join BusinessGreen

In just a few clicks you can start your free BusinessGreen Lite membership for 12 months, providing you access to:

  • Three complimentary articles per month covering the latest real-time news, analysis, and opinion from Europe’s leading source of information on the Green economy and business
  • Receive important and breaking news stories via our daily news alert
  • Our weekly newsletter with the best of the week’s green business news and analysis

Join now

 

Already a BusinessGreen member?

Login

More on Buildings

How Britain can beat the heat without becoming addicted to air conditioning

How Britain can beat the heat without becoming addicted to air conditioning

The UK faces a choice - lock into energy-hungry cooling, or redesign homes, streets and routines to stay cool naturally - writes University of East London research fellow Mehri Khosravi

Mehri Khosravi, University of East London
clock 20 August 2025 • 4 min read
Study: UK retailers losing £146m a year due to leaky, inefficient buildings

Study: UK retailers losing £146m a year due to leaky, inefficient buildings

Report from Mitsubishi Electric examines how prepared the retail sector is for net zero and the ‘crucial’ role facilities managers will play in decarbonising buildings

clock 19 August 2025 • 3 min read
UK's 'first' all-electric football stadium passes planning hurdle

UK's 'first' all-electric football stadium passes planning hurdle

Oxford United FC's plans to build 'one of the greenest' football stadiums in the UK wins approval from Cherwell District Council

Michael Holder
clock 15 August 2025 • 3 min read