Government consults on easing rules for heat pumps and EV charge points

Cecilia Keating
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Government consults on easing rules for heat pumps and EV charge points

Eight-week consultation proposes series of measures designed to accelerate rollout of key clean energy technlogies

The government is consulting on plans to ease rules governing the installation of heat pumps and electric car chargers in England in a bid to boost uptake of clean energy technologies. In a consultation...

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