The MCS Foundation responds to budget  - MCS Foundation Read Garry Felgate, CEO of The MCS Foundation's response to the Autumn budget.

After today's #budget announcement, Garry Felgate, CEO at The MCS Foundation, responds to the ending of #ECO4 and the partial removal of social and environmental levies from the cost of electricity #bills.

Read the full response: mcsfoundation.org.uk/news/the-mcs...

The latest #EnergyPriceCap announcement highlights the disproportionate cost of #electricity in the UK. If we #CutTheCost, we could lower #bills, strengthen energy security, and reduce #CarbonEmissions all at the same time.

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A new report by @aldersgategroup.bsky.social, and supported by The MCS Foundation, maps #HeatPump skills. There are 76,000 workers who could enter the heat pump sector – what is needed to support that transition? The report looks at that question.

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A new report commissioned by The MCS Foundation, and carried out by Public First, reveals that while #BillSavings are expected from #renewable #HomeUpgrades, they are rarely the factor that triggers action.

Find out what factors are most persuasive: mcsfoundation.org.uk/news/beyond-...

More than 50 MPs, #MSPs, Peers & charities are calling on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to cut the cost of electricity in the #AutumnBudget by moving social and environmental levies off #electricity #bills.

You can help #CutTheCost by writing to your #MP: campaigns.mcsfoundation.org.uk/page/129420/...

The UK urgently needs more #HeatPump trainers to pass on their expertise.

Our new report explores what motivates #technicians to become trainers, what holds them back, and how we can better support this vital part of the #LowCarbon transition.

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Over #GreenCareersWeek, we’re showcasing our grants that support development of green skills. Good People’s London, Surrey and Hertfordshire Retrofit Career Pathways project helps people enter the green construction and retrofit sectors.

Watch this space for future updates!

A quote card featuring Rachel Macrorie, Research Fellow at the Centre for Sustainable Construction and Retrofit, Nottingham Trent University. Rachel states: "Ensuring a skilled retrofit workforce is essential for the UK to upgrade and decarbonise our homes to be fit for a changing climate and provide a safe, comforting space conducive to a healthy lifestyle. The critical labour and skills gap facing the construction industry, together with rising demand for retrofit, present key opportunities to up- and re-skill existing tradespeople and provide new entrants with a valuable career path".

This #GreenCareersWeek, we’re proud to showcase one of our grantees: the Centre for Sustainable Construction and Retrofit at Nottingham Trent University's INSPiRE project - a new initiative that champions both climate action & inclusion in the workforce.

Watch this space for future updates!

Today is #HeatPumpDay - a great opportunity to highlight real experiences from people who have made the switch.

If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to live with a heat pump, Straight from the Source brings together first-hand stories from UK homeowners.

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Start at Home

Heating engineers: With @nestauk.bsky.social's Start At Home initiative, you can get up to £7,500 funding towards a heat pump to install in your own home.

Find a scheme and claim your heat pump here: www.startathome.org.uk

Thanks to Neil Gray MSP for stopping by to find out about heat pump deployment in Airdrie and Shotts, and our work to lower electricity prices. #snp25

Lovely to see @keithbrownmsp.bsky.social at SNP Conference this morning #snp25. Fantastic to talk through your heat pump constituency data and how we can increase heat pump uptake in Scotland.

We will be represented at the @snp.org conference to talk about Scotland’s #HeatinBuildings bill and how to boost domestic #renewables. Come talk to one of our representatives if you’re in attendance!

Thank you Aphra Brandreth for visiting us to talk through the UK's #ElectricityPricing and #HeatPump deployment. It was great to meet you!

Well done Gregory Stafford MP for your excellent score on our quiz at #CPC25! It was also great to talk to you about lowering #ElectricityPrices and #HeatPump deployment, and we're looking forward to continuing the conversation

Pleased to welcome Caroline Johnson to our stand at #CPC25. It was great to talk through #HeatPumps and #SolarPV with you - and thank you for your interest in your constituency's heat pump uptake.

Thanks Nick Timothy MP for the engaging discussion around #FutureHomesStandard today at #CPC25. It was good to go through #HeatPump data for your constituency with you.

Great to talk to Damian Hinds at #CPC25 and talk about all things #HeatPumps. Thank you Damian for your interest and we're looking forward to speaking again soon

Thanks for visiting us at #CPC25 Lord McInnes, and thanks for the engaging conversation around lowering #ElectricityPrices. It was great to meet you!

Thanks to Nigel Huddleston MP for visiting us today at #CPC25, great to see your interest in your constituency's #HeatPump data.

Thanks all who visited us at #CPC25 today - had a great day full of positive discussions around #HeatPumps & #ElectricityPricing. Are you interested in your constituency's heat pump data, or want to play our interactive game? Visit us tomorrow, stand 58

Thanks to Mel Stride for visiting us at #CPC25 and looking through your contituency's #HeatPump data. It was great to meet you!

Pleased to welcome Harriet Baldwin to our stand at #CPC25. It was great to go through our lower #ElectricityPrices game with you and brilliant to see your enthusiasm!

Thanks for visiting us at #CPC25 Douglas Lumsden and brilliant to see how well North East #Scotland is doing for #HeatPump deployment! It was great to discuss hydrogen's role in decarbonisation with you.

Great to see Desmond Swayne at #CPC25. Brilliant to see the level of interest in #HeatPump deployment in your constituency, and we're looking forward to continuing the conversation!

Thanks Bernard Jenkin for visiting to our stand at #CPC25 and speaking to us about #HeatPump deployment and #ElectricityPrices.

Great to meet @tomtugendhat.bsky.social at #CPC25. Thanks to Tom for visiting us and discussing #ElectricityPrices in the UK

Good to meet @jamescleverlymp.bsky.social at #CPC25 and talk through #Braintree's #HeatPump data. Thanks, James, for visiting us!

The MCS Foundation is heading to #Manchester for the @conservatives.bsky.social Party Conference #CPC25 this week. If you’re attending the conference, take part at stand 58, spark conversation, and explore the role of electricity pricing in boosting domestic renewables.

What a fantastic day 3 at #Lab25. We’re delighted to have met so many people who are enthusiastic about lowering #ElectricityPrices, were interested in their heat pump constituency data – and many with #HeatPumps themselves!

See you tomorrow #LPC25