Weekly column by EUA's Chief Executive
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2
Dec
Cooking the books against gas, who would do such a thing?
2nd Dec 2024
Last week I wrote about an under-discussed topic, secondary or supplementary heating, today I want to highlight another topic that must n...
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25
Nov
Winter is here, turn on the heat
25th Nov 2024
As I drove through blizzard conditions last Tuesday to catch a train to London, I needed no reminder that we are in the “heating se...
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18
Nov
Carbon credits back on the agenda
18th Nov 2024
It’s COP29 and as the private jets fly into the oil rich Azerbaijan the rest of us wait for news to filter out.
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11
Nov
“Sorry, can I interrupt you there.”
11th Nov 2024
It’s a very English trait, being overly polite and apologising ahead of acting is just one of those behaviours we have grown up with.
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4
Nov
Speaking up for the small installer business
4th Nov 2024
As we head into the winter heating season, I am reminded that there are 130,000 or so Gas Safe Registered heating installers who day-in,...
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28
Oct
“Feed the world, let them know it’s Christmas time again.”
28th Oct 2024
Perhaps the most important song lyric of our generation and certainly one that will be played regularly as we approach the festive period.
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21
Oct
Are some lobbyists getting too excited?
21st Oct 2024
Like so many of you, I have kids. They are grown up now but like every parent I had my trying times (it is all perfectly normal and not w...
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14
Oct
Have we just bid farewell to net zero?
14th Oct 2024
Last week may have been just a blip or events may have conspired for historians to look back and say that this was the week the UK’...
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7
Oct
Cutting edge trial for heat pumps
7th Oct 2024
As you may know, I am voluntary Chair of a Community-Interest-Company that tackles fuel poverty.
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30
Sep
Low key conference suggests challenges ahead
30th Sep 2024
Having got back from a rain-soaked Labour Party conference, I thought I’d share a few reflections (apologies to all those I met the...
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23
Sep
23rd Sep 2024
Some so-called “energy experts” are often heard making the call to decommission the gas networks as part of the drive to net...
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16
Sep
Building homes, growing industry, raising incomes
16th Sep 2024
Rumbling away in the background is the noise you can hear around the debate on building more homes and where they should be located.
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9
Sep
9th Sep 2024
You must have noticed the chill in the air for those that rise early or are out late.
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2
Sep
History lessons are invaluable
2nd Sep 2024
This week I am going to take you down memory lane and at the same time touch upon a current political debate that has some relevance to...
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19
Aug
Football season has started, when should the ref blow the whistle?
19th Aug 2024
Yippee, the football season has started and with my team now languishing in League One with the minnows, I am desperate for some favourab...
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12
Aug
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5
Aug
A look at the facts, what are consumers buying?
5th Aug 2024
It’s the holiday season and the recent warm weather means household heating choices are far from the minds of most people.
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29
Jul
29th Jul 2024
I know politicians get a raw deal when it comes to trusting what they say, but over the last few weeks the actual words uttered by the mo...
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22
Jul
No easy answers on electricity prices
22nd Jul 2024
Over the last few days, a number of august bodies have suggested that the UK’s electricity unit price is too high and needs to be l...
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15
Jul
Is there a moral duty to tell truth to power?
15th Jul 2024
Like some of you, I am watching events across the pond with a sense of bewilderment and dread.
Mike Foster
EUA's Chief Executive
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