![Chancellor John Healey has extended the VAT cut on household electricity bills to July, which he said takes £50 off the annual price cap. Standing charges will be removed from household gas bills from 2027, with reforms for electricity to follow, and 20 million households in council tax bands A to D will receive a £100 energy payment this winter under a £2.6bn scheme. The Budget contained no new support for home solar, heat pumps or batteries. Read the full report: [ARTICLE URL] What would make the biggest difference to your energy bills? #Budget2026 #EnergyBills #HomeEnergy](https://electrichome.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Healey_Finishing_Speech-392x272.jpg "Healey extends electricity VAT cut and scraps gas standing charges")
NEWS
East Anglia TWO cable ducts set world record, says ScottishPower
ScottishPower Renewables has installed two 1,800m cable ducts under the Suffolk coast for its £4bn East Anglia TWO windfarm, which it calls a world first.
POWERING YOUR HOME
Plug-in solar to hit UK shelves as government accelerates clean energy push
Plug-in solar panels will be available in UK shops within months as the government expands clean energy plans, including mandatory solar on new homes and cheaper wind power.
HEATING YOUR HOME
Why Andy Burnham should act on the evidence outside the window and stick with net zero
Andy Burnham is under pressure to ditch net zero if he becomes PM. With a £100bn green economy and a million jobs at stake, here is the business case for staying the course.
INSIGHTS & OPINION
Renewable power in Northern Ireland ‘sliding backwards’ as generation falls for third year
Renewable electricity generation in Northern Ireland has declined for a third consecutive year, raising concerns about meeting the 2030 target of 80% clean power.
