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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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I am confused.
Insulation has been a discussion point since the 70's thats 40 years... green taxes are collected by energy companies in our bills to assist a small proportion of the population with free insulation.
So how much money has been collected and how many houses have been insulated?? does it really take over 40 years to do the job on a nationwide basis.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I think its the quality of the insulation thats changed. I remember helping my dad do his in the 80s with a single layer of loft insulation. Nowadays the "ideal" depth is 270mm, which is approx a double layer of insulation.
Another example is floor and wall insulation. I am moving into a 1960s build that has neither.  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Yup I do get that there are more ways to insulate, though I think the grants available only cover loft and cavity wall insulation, which has an average cost of £500 fitted.
The basic question remains though, how much has been collected in extra charges on bills, against how much has been spent and how many houses are actually getting the benefit?
It appears that the compulsory charity donation or green tax added to our bills is £50 a year, if the scheme has been running for 10 years then that would be enough money to fit out every house in the country. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"its a tax and like all taxes most of the green taxes will be wasted in other departments just like the road tax."
Except this tax is collected by private corporations, and the other departments are shareholders pockets |
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