davehawkey.bsky.social
17 posts
38 followers
128 following
Regular Contributor
comment in response to
post
It’s there in Keir Starmer’s article in the Sun
comment in response to
post
According to Google, no one wrote it down before the 1990s.
books.google.com/ngrams/graph...
comment in response to
post
…. "I went into hospital and because I didn’t declare it, I lost my benefits, my housing benefits - they sanctioned me. So they stopped all my money and I couldn’t afford to pay my rent," he explains.
comment in response to
post
Isn’t it worse than that? If I sell 100 boilers and pay the fine on the 6 heat pumps I should have sold, that’s £3,000. Or £30 per boiler.
comment in response to
post
It's great that local energy planning is becoming a thing. Scotland ahead of the curve with Local Heat and Energy Efficiency Strategies.
But these need to graduate from technical exercises to central planks of mass deployment. Keep our homes warm as the country transitions out of gas.
comment in response to
post
Local energy planning is going to be really important. Instead of relying on households spontaneously making the switch, the change needs to be brought to them, street by street, making it straightforward for households and coordinating with the supply chain and infrastructure upgrades.
comment in response to
post
Is that feasible? What's the right policy mix?
Support for upfront costs is non-negotiable, efforts to drive boiler manufacturers to make heat pumps are laudable (though now watered down and feel a bit limp), but what else is needed to boost and sustain growth? A PLAN. Or: rather, lots of plans!
comment in response to
post
So what does growth from here to 2028 look like?
Here's a projection. Given we're at about 60,000, reaching 600,000 by 2028 needs a sustained growth rate of around *80%* per year.
comment in response to
post
Where do these numbers need to get to?
The UK government a while ago set a target for 600,000 per year, a number they're sticking with.
www.gov.uk/government/c...