UK homes to get £15bn for solar and green tech to cut energy bills

BBC< Households will be eligible for thousands of pounds’ worth of solar panels and other green tech to lower their energy bills, the government has announced.

The long-awaited Warm Homes Plan promises to provide £15bn to households across the UK over the next five years, as well as introducing new rights for renters. 

The government has said it wants to create a “rooftop revolution”, tripling the number of homes with solar, and lifting one million people out of fuel poverty. 

The plan has been strongly welcomed by the energy and finance industry, but the Conservative Party said the scheme will “saddle households with high ongoing running costs”.