Government Publishes Future Homes Standard Consultation; options promise 20% or 31% reduction in carbon emissions and include solar PV.
It sets out our plans for the Future Homes Standard, which will require new build homes to be future-proofed with low carbon heating and world-leading levels of energy efficiency; it will be introduced by 2025.
The Future Homes Standard would deliver a 20% reduction in carbon emissions
The options to uplift energy efficiency standards are either; one that would deliver a 20% reduction in carbon emissions, based on “very high fabric standards”, and one that would deliver a 31% carbon emissions reduction based on “the installation of carbon-saving technology such as photovoltaic (solar) panels and better fabric standards”.
The more ambitious 31% reduction is the ministry’s preferred option which sits well with the Solar Trade Association who say “It is encouraging to see that solar, an affordable and popular technology, is highlighted in this consultation as a way to really cut down carbon emissions in new dwellings and reduce energy bills for residents.
The Solar industry welcomes government proposals for higher building standards, read the STA press release →