Heating Controls - about 80% of UK homes don't have the minimum requirements
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Owner
occupied homes
|
All rented
homes
|
Total
|
Homes with no room thermostat
|
40%
6,133,526
|
45%
2,428,520
|
41%
8,548,198
|
Homes without thermostatic radiator valves
|
61%
9,441,243
|
73%
3,936,474
|
65%
13,395,429
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Homes without minimum controls requirements
(room thermostat, programmer & TRVs)
|
79%
12,290,253
|
89%
4,792,850
|
83%
17,040,912
|
Homes with no controls
|
5%
707,944
|
9%
489,576
|
6%
1,237,111
|
Proposed minimum standards for heating controls
All homes with a boiler and radiators should be able to:
Automatically switch off heating when not required (Time Control)
Automatically prevent the building getting warmer than it needs to be (Temperature Control)
Avoid over-heating parts of the house that are unoccupied or need lower temperatures (Zone Control)
Turn off the boiler when no heat is required (boiler interlock)
This requires a programmer, a room thermostat and TRVs, plus the ability to use them correctly
Split of domestic energy consumption in the UK
According to the
Energy Savings Trust heating controls are a proven measure that can reduce total household energy use between 17-23%
1
They are a low cost energy saving measure
There are a millions of EU homes without basic heating controls
Householders without controls have a limited potential to reduce their energy use through behaviour change
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Total energy consumption2
(million tonnes of oil equivalent)
|
Domestic carbon
emissions 20053
|
| Space heating |
58%
|
53%
|
| Water heating |
25%
|
20%
|
| Cooking |
3%
|
5%
|
| Lighting |
3%
|
6%
|
| Appliances |
11%
|
16%
|
1 Source: Energy Saving Trust and calculations using the EU Ecoboiler model developed for the Energy Using Products Directive
2 Source: Energy consumption in the United Kingdom: domestic data tables 2008 update (BERR)
3 Source: UK Climate Change Programme 2006