Industry warns 'green levy' review is having 'devastating' impact on ECO insulators

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Association for the Conservation of Energy warns its members are having contracts postponed and cancelled as Big Six crank up pressure on government to ditch ECO scheme

The speculation surrounding the future of the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) scheme is having a "devastating" impact on the insulation and energy efficiency industry as the "Big Six" energy companies...

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