CHPA Press Release

Annual Energy Statement gives energy saving equal priority with energy production

Gas to 'feature strongly' in UK energy mix

Heat Strategy to be published next year

The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change presented his second Annual Energy Statement to Parliament today. The Statement reflected a new emphasis in energy policy on energy efficiency, with a commitment that 'energy saving is now an equal priority with energy production'. The Statement also recognised that 'gas will continue to feature strongly in our energy mix'.

Graham Meeks, Director of district heating and CHP industry body the CHPA, commented on today’s Statement:

"It is essential that energy efficiency is the foremost priority in our energy policy, and today's announcement is an important commitment to that goal. The Secretary of State has also recognised that gas will continue to feature strongly in our energy mix, and when used in the right way this highly flexible fuel can play a key role in delivering an affordable and practical decarbonisation pathway. He has committed to making our homes and businesses less wasteful, and combined heat and power will be essential in securing this goal for the gas that we continue to use. ‘Only yesterday, in an address to the CHPA annual conference, the Energy Minister Greg Barker pointed to 'a new ambitious role for CHP' in the context of the ‘paramount importance’ of energy efficiency. The new heat strategy, announced in today’s Statement, provides the opportunity to set out the policies that will see CHP helping consumers heat their homes and businesses securely and affordably."




Source: www.chpa.co.uk