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Mike Foster

@mikefostereua

CEO of a trade body representing the energy and utilities sector. Chair of Affordable Warmth Solutions. No virtue signalling here but occasional blunt truths.

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Today at our #OneUnion conference, Community's Chris Wallace chaired today's panel discussion alongside Jude Kirton-Darling, Mike Foster, GFG Alliance's Jo Milligan on how we can achieve decarbonisation across the UK that will help secure jobs. Thank you all for attending today. 🙌

Today at our #OneUnion conference, Community's <a href="/Chris93Wallace/">Chris Wallace</a> chaired today's panel discussion alongside <a href="/Jude_KD/">Jude Kirton-Darling</a>, <a href="/mikefosterEUA/">Mike Foster</a>, <a href="/GFGAlliance/">GFG Alliance</a>'s Jo Milligan on how we can achieve decarbonisation across the UK that will help secure jobs.

Thank you all for attending today. 🙌
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Sorry to rain on the parade, but Theresa May committed the UK to the target; Boris Johnson set targets (no actual plan obviously) and it’s no state secret that achieving net zero will cost the UK £ billions. Climate Change Committee actually publish this fact every year too. #FakeOutrage

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Really difficult to justify this opposition when you also want green electricity to decarbonise. Coming from a heat pump lobby organisation, he should know better. telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/…

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Boiler Upgrade Scheme latest from ⁦Ofgem⁩ suggests there is a growing gap between monthly applications and payments. Anyone know what the issues are?

Boiler Upgrade Scheme latest from ⁦<a href="/ofgem/">Ofgem</a>⁩ suggests there is a growing gap between monthly applications and payments. Anyone know what the issues are?
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A step forward in offering consumers greater protection against misleading claims. Important that the whole industry takes note. ⁦Competition & Markets Authority⁩ will be watching. gov.uk/government/pub…

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Unfortunately the previous administration had a habit of ignoring those that actually do the work. A few years ago, the person tasked with devising a scheme of government-backed accreditation said installers just “grunt” at consumers. That spoke volumes.

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Entirely sensible approach to net zero. Take consumers with us on the journey. Now, let’s stop the nonsense & wishful thinking of the fanatics; let’s devise a plan that has a chance of working.

Entirely sensible approach to net zero. Take consumers with us on the journey.  Now, let’s stop the nonsense &amp; wishful thinking of the fanatics; let’s devise a plan that has a chance of working.
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At long last, this so called “expert” accepts my long held premise that the least well-off in our communities will suffer with a heat pump only future. I always welcome a convert, provided their newly acquired concerns are genuine. telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/…

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So it seems there is no evidence that hydrogen boiler discussions put people off buying a heat pump. What a surprise, not. media.nesta.org.uk/documents/Unde…

So it seems there is no evidence that hydrogen boiler discussions put people off buying a heat pump. What a surprise, not. 
media.nesta.org.uk/documents/Unde…
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For those sat at the back of the class, this is worth repeating. Unfortunately certain individuals can’t accept their world view might be misplaced, so blame others.

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Where was this Claire Coutinho when she introduced the Clean Heat Market Mechanism, penalising boiler manufacturers if consumers didn’t buy heat pumps. I like this one better, she seems to understand how markets work. #BoilerTax

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One hopes that regulators put consumers ahead of the interests of those advertising their heat pump offer. Especially recent Competition & Markets Authority rulings. #JustSaying #RulesApplyToAll

One hopes that regulators put consumers ahead of the interests of those advertising their heat pump offer. Especially recent <a href="/CMAgovUK/">Competition & Markets Authority</a> rulings. #JustSaying #RulesApplyToAll