The Green Homes Grant: a golden opportunity for energy efficiency

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The Chancellor's £3bn green homes investment is a chance to prove the market for energy efficiency, argues James Griffiths from the Association for Decentralised Energy

If you, like me, advocate for energy efficiency to drive a green ecovery, you would have likely been pinching yourself during the Chancellor's Summer Statement. £3bn was directed towards energy efficiency,...

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