• The UK government’s Clean Power Action Plan will reduce heating costs by increasing renewable energy sources like wind and solar.
  • The plan encourages adopting technologies like electric heat pumps, reducing reliance on expensive gas and promoting sustainability.
  • Reforms will streamline installation, improve grid connections, and provide long-term support to make energy cleaner and more affordable.

The UK government’s Clean Power Plan is a pathway to greener, cheaper heating and energy

The UK government has unveiled an ambitious plan to overhaul the country’s energy system by 2030. A key focus is reducing heating costs for households and businesses while promoting green solutions.

The government’s Clean Power Action Plan is ramping up renewable energy production and reducing the UK’s reliance on imported gas. This will provide more stable prices and cut costs for heating in the long run. Clean energy sources like wind and solar are now cheaper than gas, making the switch both economical and sustainable.

The plan also prioritises helping consumers adopt modern heating technologies

Electric heat pumps, for instance, run on renewable energy and offer a cleaner alternative to gas boilers. With increased renewable capacity, clean energy will be more affordable for many more homes.

Jess Ralston, Head of Energy at the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU), explained:

“The UK has paid the price for over-reliance on expensive gas over the past few years and the crisis is not over yet. Accelerating the rollout of renewables will stabilise prices and clean technology like electric heat pumps will increasingly run off British wind and solar in contrast to gas boilers which will increasingly be run off foreign gas imports. Continuing to accelerate this rollout is the way we will avoid being on the hook for expensive gas in future.” 

The government is tackling installation barriers like slow planning permissions and grid connection delays. A reformed energy grid will connect new projects faster, ensuring renewable energy is available where it’s needed. 

CEO of Energy UK, Dhara Vyas, commented:

“We support the need for fundamental changes that speed up the planning process, enable the swift construction of critical infrastructure, cutting the time for grid connections and enabling more homes and more businesses to benefit from the expansion of clean energy far more quickly. A clean power system must also include the necessary expansion of other established and emerging clean technologies, including storage and flexibility. 

An undertaking of this scale obviously needs a comprehensive plan so we look forward to reading the detail.  We also again underline the need for the clean energy drive to be accompanied by a focus on improving things for customers – not only by increasing our own sources of power to protect them from volatile energy costs, but by putting in place long term, targeted support for households struggling to afford bills, improving the energy efficiency of homes and buildings, and supporting the switch to cleaner and ultimately cheaper ways of heating and travelling.”

The reforms promise warmer, cheaper homes powered by clean, local energy. Families will be less affected by international energy crises. For households struggling with energy costs, this could mean real relief—and a cleaner future.

These reforms across the next decade, combined with ongoing initiatives like the Warm Homes Plan, will be crucial in determining whether the UK can make heating greener, cheaper, and more reliable for everyone.