If there’s one thing we can be sure of in 2022, it’s that we are headed for an energy crisis of proportions never seen before. For many, energy bills will mean the choice between eating and staying warm. People will die.
Making our homes more efficient is one of the most effective ways to mitigate the energy price rise. As Jan Rosenow from the Regulatory Assistance Project says, "The cheapest energy is the energy we don't use."
Yet there are some big challenges to tackle before we can unlock a functioning, self-financing whole house energy retrofit market in the UK.