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\"0008\"<\/a>Problems that is with the energy company obligation (ECO) have come to light this week.\u00a0 One way to enable the poorest to cope with high energy prices is give them cheaper energy but also make their homes more energy efficient.\u00a0 We all do this in the UK through our fuel bills.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The energy company obligation is administered by the big energy companies (below 100,000 customers you are exempt*).\u00a0 They run it and decide who applies for help gets what. They put insulation in etc. but also put in new boilers.\u00a0 The problem is one I had thought about until this week.\u00a0 New boilers go wrong and those with them cannot afford to have them repaired.\u00a0\u00a0 This is leading to vulnerable people being put at risk.\u00a0 The\u00a0energy company obligation maybe administered by energy companies but the pot is controlled by the government.\u00a0 Due to sensitivity over bills this pot of money has been cut, hence the problem.\u00a0 Bizarrely the installation of smart meters is making it the issue even worse. \u00a0 Engineers who turn up to fit them and find a problem with the boilers have to turn them off.\u00a0 Either the fund needs increasing or priorities need changing otherwise people could die this winter.\u00a0 Writing as someone whose boiler is on the way out I understand the importance of this issue.<\/p>\n

Neil<\/p>\n

*One problem is that this a disincentive for companies to grow beyond this limit.\u00a0 This limits competition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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