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Heating oil theft falls
OFTEC registered technicians can assist your customers with advice on the necessary precautions to protect their oil heating assets OFTEC has welcomed research which reveals that heating oil is no...
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Could heating oil prices be frozen?
...very little mention was made of other fuels such as heating oil. The possibility of a heating oil price freeze Citing international factors, gas and electricity suppliers plus a number...
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Oil – the cheapest of all major heating fuels
...data on comparative UK domestic heating prices, oil is now by far the cheapest of all the major heating fuels, costing just £930 a year to heat an average three...
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Oil – the only heating fuel where prices have fallen
...in heating costs of 14% and 16.5% respectively. the price of oil has decreased by 2.18%. Directly comparing the price of heating a three bedroom home in January 2011 to...
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Industry unites to discuss the future of liquid fuel heating
...heat incentive & heat in buildings deputy director at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s (BEIS). Richard will discuss current thinking on government heat policy and may be...
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A future framework for heat in buildings: call for evidence
...phase out high carbon fossil fuel heating in off gas grid buildings‘ Evidence is sought from across society and, in particular, from consumers and the heat market – those using...
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Energy trade body calls for urgent clarification of home heat decarbonisation policy
...for urgent clarification of Government policy surrounding fossil fuel boilers, heat pump installation and decarbonisation of home heating. ‘Nobody’s going to be forced to ditch their boiler’ In the newspaper...
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Industry body highlights importance of seasonal support scheme for heating oil users
...UK homes rely on liquid fuels for their heating needs. UKIFDA members distribute in excess of 80% of the UK heating oil volume and play a crucial role in ensuring...
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Domestic heating oil users urged to place orders now
Customers are recommended to place heating oil orders with local distributors as normal ahead of the winter period, as industry trade association, UKIFDA, welcomes further increased support for domestic heating...
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Rushing to put the heating on
...Those in Durham (42%) were most likely to turn on their central heating, followed by Carlisle (39%). In Bristol 24% resorted to central heating help, and in Manchester 28%. www.emooil.co.uk...
Opinion
Time to ‘axe the tax’ on renewable liquid heating fuels
...disparity on duty between renewable liquid fuels and fossil fuels when used for home heating. Currently, no duty is applied to kerosene for heating use but renewable liquid fuels for...
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Wanted – a total rethink on the UK’s low carbon heat strategy
...position to make the large leap towards wholly renewable heating,” said OFTEC director general Jeremy Hawksley. Working towards a low carbon future for heating Committed to working towards a low...
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Questions remain as alternative fuel payments commence to heating oil users
Earlier this month the government announced the start of alternative fuel payments to domestic and non-domestic users of heating oil but, with end users still raising questions regarding the payment...
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UKIFDA and OFTEC launch ‘Be Winter Wise’ campaign for heating oil users
With unpredictable weather and the continuing cost of living pressures, UKIFDA and OFTEC have launched their Be Winter Wise campaign – a five-point plan to help heating oil users plan...
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Cheaper heating bills for oil households
...gas grid homes. According to the Sutherland Tables, a recognised source of data on comparative UK domestic heating prices, the current annual cost of using oil to heat a three...
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What future for heating oil?
...for domestic heating, representing 6% of the total heating fuel market. LPG use as domestic fuel accounted for a further circa 200,000 households. In comparison, natural gas is used by...
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PDP Scheme acts on home heat sector concerns
...needs of the home heat sector. Covid and the restrictions on training must have been challenging for the Scheme, what did you do? When we went into lockdown in March...
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Oil-fired heating – time to back the most cost-effective option
Offering the best decarbonisation solution for oil heated homes, OFTEC says it’s time for government to back low carbon liquid fuels as the most practical, cost-effective solution. OFTEC’s recently released ‘Industrial Strategy for decarbonising oil heated homes’ underlines...