The U.K. government on Tuesday introduced new rules requiring developers to install heat pumps and solar panels in all new homes across England, in policymakers’ latest response to the economic fallout of the Iran conflict.

U.K. ministers say the Iran war and the largest supply disruption in the history of the oil market reinforces the need to leverage clean power as an energy security tool.

The Future Homes Standard — a set of new-build regulations for England from 2028 — will establish requirements to ensure homes are built with on-site renewable electricity generation, the majority of which is expected to be provided by solar power.

The rules will also see homes built with low-carbon heating, such as heat pumps and heat networks.

The government added that plug-in solar panels, which homeowners can install on balconies, would be available within shops over the coming months.

  • Blackmist@feddit.uk
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    7
    ·
    3 days ago

    Hey ChatGPT, make me two dozen Facebook pages with Union Jack flags and names like “I love the good old days” and fill them with oil industry propaganda.

    Then create about 500 accounts with English sounding names and reply to those with comments about Ed Miliband being useless, and how much you miss the smell of coal.

    • RamenJunkie@midwest.social
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      4
      ·
      3 days ago

      SOLAR PANELS COOK 5000 BIRDS PER YEAR AND ARE UNSUSTAINABLE BECAUSE OT TAKESATERIALSTO BUILD THEM PLEASE DO NOT LOOK INTO HOW MUCH MATERIALS OIL TAKES TO USE.

      I fucking hate the anti-progress Facebook bots on every fucking post and news article.