A report has warned that British energy bills are primed to increase more than twice as quick as previous government experts expected because Britons aren’t doing enough to embrace energy efficient technologies.

Ministers believed that that bills would only rise by £64 from 2013 to 2020 but the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), a progressive think-tank who carried out analysis for Global Action Plan, claims that the frustratingly slow adoption of new green technologies by homeowners could result in an additional £63 rise in energy bills.

Households sitting on cash and the laboured introduction of new regulation are predicted to lead to a 40% decline in previously predicted savings from product efficiency.

IPPR stated that: “Under performance of products policy means that domestic energy bills could be £63 higher in 2020 than the DECC currently projects,” adding that there is a “policy black hole”.

Chief executive of Global Action Plan, Trewin Restorick, said: “Consumers are hit twice when faced with rising energy bills. They’re paying for unnecessary electricity usage due to energy-inefficient appliances, and then forking out for ever-increasing subsidies to produce energy that is not actually needed in the first place. We need to boost the uptake of energy efficient appliances in the UK. Financial incentives that directly benefit customers’ pockets are key.”

AC Test, a domestic and commercial electricians company in Enfield, frequently reacts to energy news and analysis.  A spokesman for the company said: “It’s clear based on the findings of this study as well as our own experiences as a provider of LED and efficient lighting that the government isn’t doing anywhere near enough to properly explain the benefits of new technologies.  

“We’ve worked with many homeowners and businesses and a lot of them have expressed shock at just how effective in driving down their energy costs that our environmentally-friendly lighting and electrical options have been. They weren’t aware that these technologies were so readily available and efficient. We’re confident that if more was done to get the word out, homeowners would be eager to embrace these options and lower their bills over the long term.

“If there is anybody out there who hasn’t had their electrics tested or updated for a while and is in need of a long term solution to ease the burden of electrical bills then our team of specialists will be more than happy to help.”

ACtest is renowned in the electrical industry for bringing together quality solutions and affordable prices. Visit www.actest.co.uk to find out more about how they can save your money.

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