Photo / RNZ, Cole Eastham-Farrelly Fonterra has announced that it is converting two of its North Island gas boilers to electricity, lowering its total fossil gas use by about 38%. Until now ...

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has confirmed that the Government is not planning to introduce a future ban on gas boilers, citing concern around the potential cost to consumers. Speaking at the ...

Heat pumps may never be cheaper than gas boilers, Ed Miliband has said, despite Labour sneaking a 'boiler tax' through Parliament. The Energy Secretary confirmed that the government has no ...

Plans to ban new gas boilers from 2035 will be ditched by Labour Credit: Getty Heat pumps, which are powered by electricity, are currently used by only one per cent of households and cost ...

Heat pumps may never be cheaper than gas boilers, Ed Miliband has said. The Energy Secretary made the comments as Labour snuck a boiler tax through Parliament with minimal scrutiny on Wednesday ...

The government is reportedly planning to drop a target to end the sale of new gas boilers, prompting fresh calls for Ministers to urgently set out how they intend to accelerate the roll out of ...

Some 346 Labour MPs voted to give the Labour Government powers to impose extra costs on families who install new gas boilers. The Government threw its support behind the Clean Heat Market ...

Following media reports that the Labour-led Government is likely not to go ahead with a 2035 ban on sales of gas-fired boilers to homes, clean energy organisations are urging Ministers to reconsider.

Speaking at the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee on Wednesday, Mr Miliband said he was “wary” of stopping people from having gas boilers by a specific date if the Government cannot ...

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Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has confirmed that the Government doesn't plan to impose a future ban on gas boilers, highlighting concern over the potential financial impact on consumers.