Building wide generating and averaging absolutely makes sense.
It needs tighter regulation though. As when you have apartments that are effectively tied to a provider, protections need to be in place to stop ridiculous energy price hikes and maintenance charges.
Tommy Sheppard, MP for Edinburgh East is involved and has written to the government asking them to take urgent action to extend energy price caps for these residents whose homes are heated through district heating – which are now being charged at commercial rates.
Residents in Edinburgh East who receive their heat and hot water from district heating have experienced eye-watering energy bill increases on unit charges when the UK Government’s Energy Bills Discount Scheme concluded at the end of March.
Residents in one 2019 newbuild development in Greendykes, built by Places for People, have said bills having skyrocketed with some experiencing overnight price increases well in excess of £1,200 a year for heat and hot water alone.
Building wide generating and averaging absolutely makes sense.
It needs tighter regulation though. As when you have apartments that are effectively tied to a provider, protections need to be in place to stop ridiculous energy price hikes and maintenance charges.
Especially as it has happened already: