Properties in Burghead, Garmouth, Keith, and Aberchirder are now benefitting from heat pumps, together representing around 20% of Osprey’s ‘off-gas’ homes.
Ofgem have agreed to support the sector’s call for a quicker resolution of meter issues in void properties by facilitating a further session with energy retail suppliers so affected properties can be tackled urgently.
The £6.9 million development at Balgove Road in Gauldry will provide 30 affordable new homes for social rent, all built to Passivhaus and Net-Zero Carbon standards.
The Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants’ Rights visited a multi-storey block at Cartcraigs Road in Pollokshaws to hear about ‘Connected Response’ technology.
With energy bills and the cost of living crisis severely affecting many of the association’s tenants, the funding will help households who are in, or at risk of, fuel poverty and financial hardship as a result of rising living costs.
This new review will now build on these previous MCRs, which examined how customers struggling with bills are treated, the support for vulnerable customers, and how direct debits are set, examined and handled.
The analysis by Cambridge Architectural Research found that heat pumps can be fitted in all types of Scottish home and are likely to be a cheaper way to heat our houses when Scottish Government proposals come into force in 2025.
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