'Net zero cuts costs and saves cash': Clean technologies could save homeowners £23,000 by 2040

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Study aims to quantify savings from solar panels, heat pumps, and EVs - and warns not decarbonising will cost households and the country 'far more' compared to pursuing net zero goals

Households that install a range of clean technologies such as solar panels and heat pumps could save as much as £13,000 by 2035, and more than £23,000 by 2040, compared to homes that continue to use oil...

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