Affordable Energy Calculator warns policy failures could cost households £1,800 a year

James Murray
clock • 3 min read
Affordable Energy Calculator warns policy failures could cost households £1,800 a year

New online tool to highlight energy bill savings that could be on offer if the government accelerates national insulation and heat pump roll out

Greenpeace UK has today launched a new online calculator that shows how the typical UK home could miss out on savings of £1,800 every year on their energy bills by the end of this decade unless the government...

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