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"Energy firms’ licence conditions protect many vulnerable people from formal disconnection over the winter ... but transferring households on to PPMs [pre-pay meters], which require regular top-ups and charge for #energy at a higher rate, often prompted people in debt to “self-disconnect”.

For cash-strapped households, being moved from a credit meter to a #PPM can mean the difference between having heating, or not..."

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/nov/29/calls-for-uk-ban-on-pre-payment-meter-installations-made-under-court-warrants

#Capitalism #Futurism


California: first state to ban natural gas heaters and furnaces.

Residential and commercial buildings account for ~ 5% of the state’s total nitrogen oxide emissions due to natural gas combustion. space and water heating make up nearly 90 percent of all building-related natural gas demand. California’s Public Utilities Commission also eliminated subsidies for new natural gas hookups. The new regulations will rely on adoption of heat pump technologies.

https://thehill.com/changing-america/sustainability/energy/3658284-california-first-state-to-ban-natural-gas-heaters-and-furnaces/

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