Energy Saving Trust (EST) has regulated that residential buildings must comply with the minimum standards of energy efficiency to better be able to afford rates of energy suppliers. According to the EST, homeowners of the UK must urge themselves to obtain an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) for their property.
Several companies operating in the UK are offering comprehensive home insulation survey including an Energy Performance Certificate for general buildings. These home insulation service providers enable house owners to be attentive about usage of gas and energy. Therefore, homeowners can understand why their utility bills are rising high, identify which electrical appliances are adding up to their electricity bills and adopt measures accordingly to reduce mounting utility bills or if they need to switch companies.
Along with this, EST has also announced a ban over houses that are billed with lowest level on the scale of efficiency ratings - G or F. The houses with F or G ratings are prohibited from being sold or being rented by the year of 2015. The spokesperson has confirmed that the organisation has suggested the Government that house with these least energy efficient homes should not be in the market for sale or to be rented.
Most of the least energy efficient houses are found to be properties built in Victorian-era that deficit of insulation or lack effective boiler systems. Currently, government has taken this nationwide energy efficiency strategy according to which every house owner must be properly insulated in the UK. A properly insulated house becomes adequately energy efficient so that it can check spending on energy bills up to 378 pounds.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
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