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> we need subsidies to make the poor more efficient at using the power they can afford.

They already have grants and subsidies that people can apply for.

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/find-energy-grants...

> I heard in England they don't have proper insulation in most homes.

Almost every house and apartment I've lived in had had some sort of insulation and double/triple glazing fitted on the windows. So I found this quite hard to believe so I looked it up.

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a7c19d040f0b...

Official stats from 12 years ago say that ~70% of properties do have cavity wall and loft insulation as of 2013.

> Building to passive house standards can completely transform an energy bill.

They are plenty of regulations on how new houses are built on how energy efficient they are. However we cannot build enough housing for a number of numerous reasons to meet current demand.

parent EndShell 1 year ago

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